Yasir Khan

Editor in Chief, Thomson Reuters Foundation (@contextnewsroom). Journalist. Filmmaker. Podcaster. Co-founder @storystanmedia. Chai fixes everything. 🇨🇦🇮🇳

[Yasir Khan @khanundrum]

I started reading Chinua Achebe in 2nd year university and this is exactly what happened.

[Rory Peck Trust @rorypecktrust]

So pleased to welcome @khanundrum @TRF to our panel of expert Judges #RoryPeckAwards 2025.

Yasir is a Rory Peck alum having received safety training support from RPT early on in his career. Great to have him back as an industry veteran and supporting our work.

[Context News @ContextNewsroom]

Big Tech denies the soaring demands of AI and cloud computing bust the sector's emission goals.

✍️ Carey Biron reports

🔗 https://t.co/Z9qHwtivny

[Rory Peck Trust @rorypecktrust]

RORY PECK AWARDS 2025🏆
Call for entries now open!

We are proud to invite entries for the 2025 Awards, taking place at the BFI Southbank on Wednesday 26 November.

Categories, criteria & enter here 🔗https://t.co/EVCAmbRnIf…

Entries will close at midnight (BST) on Thursday 10th July.

[Reuters @Reuters]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he intends to step down but will stay on in his post until the ruling Liberal Party has chosen a replacement for him. Follow the latest here ⬇️ https://t.co/8i7jOIqGoX

[Yasir Khan @khanundrum]

I know this story.
My dad had a quadruple bypass 14 years ago, in Canada.
The bill was around $100 (Canadian).
For the parking.
For all its shortcomings and need for reform, public healthcare saves lives and keeps ordinary people out of crushing debt.

[Ryan Solsten @ryansolsten]

Right now, I’m sitting in a hospital room with my dad, who had open heart surgery yesterday to repair a valve.

His doctor walked in and said his insurance company tried to deny his care yesterday, she told them it was too late, he was already in surgery.

🧵1/12

[Yasir Khan @khanundrum]

@AASchapiro @propublica @Bing_Chris @HannahAllam Super smart hire by @propublica.
You’ve done consequential work with us at @TRF & @ContextNewsroom, Avi.
Looking forward to watching you fly even higher.

[Context News @ContextNewsroom]

"AI is the internet," says Kara Swisher.

Context's @AASchapiro sat down with veteran technology journalist, @karaswisher at @TRF's annual @trustconf event this year in London.

Watch the full interview here: https://t.co/wDTAobyMQO

[Yasir Khan @khanundrum]

This week in @ContextNewsroom’s #COP29 coverage, we’ve got Sue Duke, VP Global Public Policy at @LinkedIn.
Every climate goal is at risk, she says, if we don’t have the right people in the right green jobs.
Link 👉🏽 https://t.co/DIofoFrXMt

[Context News @ContextNewsroom]

Don’t think we’d let you forget! 🗣️

Last week, we were honoured with three gongs at the 2024 Lovie Awards!

🏆 Emma Batha's superb investigation into the exploitation of UK care workers won the Bronze Jury Award AND the People’s Choice Award for Best Writing - News & Politics.

[Yasir Khan @khanundrum]

🧁If you’re at @TRF’s Trust Conference in London, come say hi to the @ContextNewsroom team and grab a cupcake.

And scan that QR code before you eat it - we want all the cupcake traffic we can get!

#TC2024

[Context News @ContextNewsroom]

As of Oct. 4, at least 127 journalists and media workers had been killed since the conflict began, making it the deadliest period on record for journalists since 1992.

✍️ Nazih Osseiran reports

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[Context News @ContextNewsroom]

After a year of war in Gaza, Big Tech is in the spotlight for its alleged role as a systems supplier and suppressor of dissent.

✍️ Nazih Osseiran and Avi Asher-Schapiro report

🔗 https://t.co/23Fcbd6PUO

[Yasir Khan @khanundrum]

@etharkamal Mabrook!

[Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom]

#StandWithJournalists

[Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom]

Six years ago today, Saudi journalist and @washingtonpost columnist #JamalKhashoggi was murdered inside the country’s consulate in Istanbul.

There is still no accountability.

We will not forget Jamal Khashoggi. #EndImpunity

[Yasir Khan @khanundrum]

@Rolionaroll @Laadli_PF @ContextNewsroom @meganrowling @BhaskerTripathi Zabardast!
Very proud of you, @Rolionaroll!

[Amruta Byatnal @amrutabyatnal]

Proud of this story we've published today. A lot of the reporting on women's access to work ignores the cost to health, and @MariejoSRamos was able to highlight it.

This is part of a @ContextNewsroom series on women's economic empowerment (or lack thereof) around the world 🧵

[Mariejo S. Ramos @MariejoSRamos]

Difficult trails to gold mines in Sagada and Paracale during scorching afternoons made this story the hardest I’ve worked on this year.

But this reporting has brought tales of women hoping for a shiny future in mining—a man’s world in the Philippines.

https://t.co/u6MbKfGfRM

[Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom]

"CPJ is dismayed by the news that Al Jazeera TV reporter Ismail Al Ghoul and cameraman Ramy Al Refee were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza. Journalists are civilians and should never be targeted. Israel must explain why two more Al Jazeera journalists have been killed in what appears to be a direct strike," says CPJ CEO @jodieginsberg.

[Yasir Khan @khanundrum]

Delighted to welcome @anxioushuxley to the @ContextNewsroom shop as our Southeast Asia correspondent!

[Adi Renaldi @anxioushuxley]

1st day of work. Been wanting to tweet “I’m thrilled” in a while, so:
After 4 years of freelancing, I’m thrilled to join @TRF @ContextNewsroom as SEA Correspondent, where I’ll cover climate, inclusivity, tech. Get in touch: [email protected]