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Announcing the three finalists for the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award 2026. Congratulations to  Aaron Atsahyel (@AtsahyelAaron 🇳🇬), Humberto Basilio (@HumbertoBasilio 🇲🇽) and William Kamau (@MoigeWilliam 🇰🇪).

Winner to be announced at the @FPALondon awards on 30th November. Read more: https://t.co/QPVRF6V14g

#TFYoungJournalist #Journalism #Competition #Awards @IFJGlobal @IJNet @gijn @gijnAfrica

[Thomson Foundation @thomfound]

Recognising manipulated content doesn’t always stop people sharing it. Sometimes it reinforces a political belief or a sense of identity.
Drawing on Hungary, Sudan and Uganda, Thomson’s new report challenges assumptions about how to counter disinformation and explores why responses need to reflect local realities.
Read: https://t.co/L7K8KSILAa

#Disinformation #InformationIntegrity #IndependentJournalism #MediaLiteracy
@ForumAthens.
📷: Image created with the help of AI

[European Neighbourhood Council (ENC) @ENC_Europe]

Who you'll actually hear from on 13 October 👇

Let's take a look at the line-up — from the opening remarks to the closing word, in the room at the European Parliament.

Registration closes tomorrow: https://t.co/h0JaU0oWsv

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[European Neighbourhood Council (ENC) @ENC_Europe]

🚨📣Registration closes tomorrow for our event on “Protecting Independent Media and the Costs of Not Taking Action”, organized under the framework of one of the biggest global media development project, AGILE, co-funded by the 🇪🇺!

🗓️13 October 📍European Parliament, Brussels ⏱️09:00–11:00 CEST 👉Hosted by MEP @ilhankyuchyuk (@RenewEurope)

Find the full programme and who is speaking below— journalists from the Philippines, Colombia, France, the UK and Kenya on what the pressure on independent media looks like where they work.

An EP badge has to be issued in advance, so registration shuts tomorrow, Wednesday 7 October.

Register: https://t.co/E7HKuPONL9

[European Neighbourhood Council (ENC) @ENC_Europe]

📣Join us in the @Europarl_EN for one of this year’s highest level media events and engage with MEPs from multiple political parties; @EU_Commission officials, journalists, media development experts and NGOs across Europe and around the world.

AGILE Project commits €10.5m over four years enabling support for independent journalism in countries where media freedom is under attack & provides over €1.79💸million in direct financial support to independent #media📱, journalists📰, and CSOs.

Internews Europe CEO @MeeraSelva1 highlights that there is an increasing demand for flexible, adaptive and innovative support for at-risk journalists and media outlets and EU🇪🇺 co-funded AGILE Project is exactly addressing these problems.

Registration closes in 4 days 👉 Secure your spot today 🔗 https://t.co/E7HKuPONL9

[European Neighbourhood Council (ENC) @ENC_Europe]

📣 5 days left to save your seat!

📍Join us at the @Europarl_EN🇪🇺 and meet Europe’s leading media consortium and partners, including Internews Europe, @CFImedias, @ThomsonmediaDE, @article19org and @fojo_int!

Independent media worldwide face growing pressure from #disinformation, authoritarian crackdowns & digital insecurity.

Hear from our partners and contribute to discussions on evidence-based solutions and experiences from Ethiopia 🇪🇹, Colombia 🇨🇴, Kenya 🇰🇪, Rwanda 🇷🇼, Somalia 🇸🇴, Uganda 🇺🇬, Tanzania 🇹🇿, Zambia 🇿🇲, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, Egypt 🇪🇬, Lebanon 🇱🇧, Jordan 🇯🇴, Philippines 🇵🇭, Bangladesh 🇧🇩, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰, and Vietnam 🇻🇳.

📅October 13, 09:00-11:00 CEST, hosted by MEP @ilhankyuchyuk (Renew Europe)

Register here 🔗 https://t.co/E7HKuPONL9

[Thomson Foundation @thomfound]

What does it take to make societies more resilient to disinformation?
More than 50 people joined our session at @ForumAthens to consider this question. Independent journalism, people’s ability to assess information critically, digital platform design and effective governance need to work together to reduce the impact of false and manipulated information.

Thank you to our speakers, our moderator Gary Mundy and everyone who joined the discussion.

We’ll share a full report next week.

#AthensDemocracyForum2026 #InformationResilience #Disinformation
📷 : Aris Messinis / Athens Democracy Forum

[European Neighbourhood Council (ENC) @ENC_Europe]

📢 What happens when independent media isn't protected? One of the biggest EU co-funded global media development projects - AGILE provides practical solutions for #media📱, policymakers and citizens.
📍Sign up now and join us in the @Europarl_EN on 13th October for a high-level discussion on sustainable media and fighting disinformation with case studies around the world.
The event is hosted by MEP @ilhankyuchyuk with participation from multiple political groups and the @EU_Commission, organised by ENC under #AGILE, and implemented by @Internews.
Register today 🔗 https://t.co/E7HKuPONL9

[Thomson Foundation @thomfound]

Trusted journalism questions, investigates and explains so the public can understand what matters.

This World News Day, Thomson is supporting the call to #ChooseTrustedJournalism.
Our free Journalism Now course Rethinking Disinformation helps you understand why falsehoods take hold and how psychology, prebunking and practical verification techniques can help stop them spreading.

Start learning: https://t.co/5bzhmlerPA

#WorldNewsDay #YourRightToKnow @NewspaperWorld

[Thomson Foundation @thomfound]

🏆 The winner will be announced at the Foreign Press Association Awards in London, UK on November 30, 2026. Read more about the 12 shortlisted here: https://t.co/ETVlwyro4g

@FPALondon #TFYoungJournalist #JournalismMatters

[Thomson Foundation @thomfound]

🏆 #YJA2026: Meet the final four journalists on this year’s shortlist.
Their reporting investigates online child exploitation, human trafficking, controversial scientific research and the exploitation of women workers. 🧵👇

#TFYoungJournalist #JournalismMatters

[Thomson Foundation @thomfound]

In Algeria, Douha Amrani goes undercover in a garment workshop to investigate the exploitation of female workers who are also students, bringing their working conditions into view.
https://t.co/mJD2Su4F9g

@Hounna_net #YJA2026

[Thomson Foundation @thomfound]

Watch out for more details about the other candidates on the shortlist for the Young Journalist Award 2026.​ Read about all 12 here: https://t.co/ETVlwyro4g

#TFYoungJournalist #JournalismMatters
@FPALondon

[Thomson Foundation @thomfound]

🏆 #YJA2026: Meet four more journalists on this year’s shortlist.
Their investigations scrutinise political connections, disappearances, the impact of farmer-herder conflict on children and a decades-old adoption scandal. 🧵👇

[Thomson Foundation @thomfound]

In Indonesia, Rafly Pratama investigates an adoption scandal dating back to the 1970s and 1980s, speaking to survivors sent to the Netherlands as children who are still dealing with its consequences decades later.
https://t.co/7lcxQCyv0s

#YJA2026