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How your support makes a difference

Our purpose is to promote press freedom and access to liberal journalism across the world. Here's how our work made an impact in 2023/24, with the support of our volunteers, donors, partners and funders.

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Building a media-literate generation

Disinformation was named as the number one risk to the global population by the World Economic Forum in 2024. Through school workshops, teacher training and resources we’re equipping young people with the skills to recognise quality, accurate news.

Spotlight: the lasting impact of NewsWise

Our primary school programme is an effective tool that has implications beyond the education system. Research revealed that not only are we increasing children's resilience against fake news, but we can now prove that through a better understanding of news, children are more likely to want to engage in their community, volunteer and help others.

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Before NewsWise fewer than

half

of children knew how to spot fake news

Pupils showed a clear long term improvement in detecting fake news after completing the NewsWise programme.

Championing more diverse voices and perspectives in the media

Great journalism should include diverse perspectives, from a range of sources, to enable informed decision making. To do this effectively and fairly, barriers to entry into the industry must be broken.

Spotlight: Media Makers

We supported four interns to gain valuable experience in the media industry through 6-month work placements at Cafeyn, an international subscriptions company.

The programme concluded in December 2023 and we are now seeking new partners and funding for further internships. Could you help?

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During my time as a Media Maker, I’ve learnt how to track user engagement and report useful insights to my team. I’ve learnt how to adapt journalism for social media formats like Instagram, writing headlines that grab readers’ attention. The Guardian Foundation and Cafeyn have given me a very beneficial learning experience that’s shown me the inner workings of the media industry.

Maysoon Sheikh

Media Makers intern

Supporting independent media to strengthen their work and engage audiences.

Quality journalism needs resources and freedom to thrive. It needs to be resilient to threats to press freedom, the pace of digital evolution and crises like pandemics and conflict — all while remaining financially viable.

Spotlight: Incubator for independent media in Turkey

Every year as part of the Incubator programme, Turkish media professionals with a range of backgrounds and experience come to London for a week of workshops and knowledge-sharing. The exchange of ideas over the week gives attendees a chance to reflect on the needs and future opportunities for their newsrooms, and to further the sustainability and resilience of independent media organisations in Turkey.

One participant reflected on how the week helped his local magazine, and made him more hopeful.

Read Baha's story