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Thomson Foundation - United Kingdom
The Thomson Foundation is an NGO which provides media training worldwide for press, radio and television and all aspects of journalism and broadcasting.
Communication Strategies
Training of journalists, managers and technicians in all media, and in radio and television, training of general production staff as well. They organise, direct and take part in a wide-ranging programme of training courses and consultancies, held either in the UK or in-country. This translates to 60 or more workshops, seminars, courses and consultancies overseas every year, and around 12 programmes bringing journalists and broadcaster for training in Britain. Their web site includes information on the press and broadcasting, training courses, scholarship and funding details and SCOPE, their magazine.
Development Issues
Media.
Key Points
The Thomson Foundation is a charitable trust, and thus, makes no profits. They do not "seek to impose any political ideas. [They] are not selling British jounalism or British television techniques. [They] are interested only in creating effective media appropriate to the countries they serve."
Partners
A member of the One World Partnership, "an Internet community of 260 organisations leading the way for human rights and sustainable development worldwide."
Sources
The Thomson Foundation web site.
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