Journalist. Training and Communications Editor, Thomson Foundation @thomfound
Joined March 2009
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
30 Oct 2025
From Cartagena ๐จ๐ด to Mauritius ๐ฒ๐บ, the journey of the Media and Information Literacy Toolkit for Media continues.
Our Training & Communications Editor Catherine Mackieโฏis in Mauritius for the @UnionUar & @UNESCO workshop on integrating #MIL in African media operations.
Thomson is proud to be a key contributorโฏto this global effort.
๐ Explore the Toolkit: unesco.org/mil4teachers/en/tโฆ
#MediaLiteracy #Journalism #UNESCO @MILCLICKS
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
10 Jul 2025
The 2024 Thomson Foundation Young Journalist of the Year has been forced to stop reporting in #Afghanistan due to increasing risks under Taliban rule.
Her award-winning work for @theaftimes spotlighted the stories of women and girls, reported in secret, at great personal risk.
Find out more: bit.ly/4nH5X3Y
#JournalismMatters #Journalism #YoungJournalistAward
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
11 Feb 2025
Twice abandoned for bearing daughters, a woman counts the cost of gender bias and misogyny in Afghanistan
rukhshana.com/en/twice-abandโฆ
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
25 Nov 2024
BREAKING: The #TFYoungJournalist of the Year 2024 is an Afghan woman reporter resisting Taliban restrictions and working in secret for @theaftimes. Congratulations to her and to finalists @sommulbaloch and @aisha_farrukh, celebrated tonight at the @FPALondon Media Awards.
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
11 Nov 2024
As #Cop29 climate summit begins in Azerbaijan, our free expert-led online courses are a โmust haveโ for local journalists. Helping connect your communities to the global story. In English, Spanish, Arabic & BCSM. Environmental journalism|Why local matters bit.ly/3kPEJwl
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
8 Nov 2024
Congrats to Thomson alumna @robin_francke on winning Vodacom Journalist of the Year for Live Reporting/Breaking News for her coverage of the missing child Joshlin Smith. Robin's powerful reporting continues to make an impact since her time on our 2019 summer school.
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
6 Nov 2024
We're hiring! Join Thomson as a Digital Content Producer and lead digital storytelling with video, infographics and animations across social media, websites and eLearning. ๐
Apply by 17 November: thomsonfoundation.org/networโฆ
#Jobs #Media #DigitalContentProducer
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
11 Oct 2024
On this International Day of the Girl Child, we highlight @RukhshanaMedia giving a voice to the #Afghan girls denied an education bit.ly/4dG0y7c
#DayoftheGirl @UN_Women
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
23 Sep 2024
We're excited to reveal this year's shortlist for the #TFYoungJournalist Award ๐:
๐ 825 stories submitted
๐ค 275 candidates
๐ 64 countries
12 outstanding journalists have made it through.
Read about them: bit.ly/3BnC1WJ
@FPALondon
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
21 Jun 2024
Introducing JTI Campus: Your newsroomโs pathway to trust and credibility. By joining, you can complete a self-assessment, publish your Transparency Report, and enter our grant competition to cover your JTI certification costs. Enrol your newsroom today! bit.ly/3XldudX
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
3 May 2024
Your support and solidarity with our team are greatly appreciated. Thank you for your backing.
@carokriel
3 May 2024
๐ฆ๐ซ In Afghanistan, we're working with @RukhshanaMedia to empower women's narratives. Our focus is on supporting their governance, operations, and strategies to ensure sustainable journalism: rukhshana.com/en/
#WorldPressFreedomDay #JournalismMatters
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
23 Apr 2024
Struggling to stop the spread of lies online? The answer may be all in the mind. ๐ง During our #IJF24 panel, experts unpacked the idea of 'prebunking', explaining how deeper audience understanding could be key to tackling disinformation: bit.ly/3Jt9JuS
@journalismfest
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
22 Apr 2024
Searching for the climate crisis link in every story. This #EarthDay tell stories that matter and enhance your impact with our #EnvironmentalJournalism courses, available in several languages, including Arabic & English. ๐โ๏ธ Start learning: bit.ly/3kPEJwl
@ARIJNetwork
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
21 Apr 2024
Thanks to our panel for a new take on tackling #disinformation in a year of elections & to #ijf24 for a wonderful festival. Missed it? Catch it here youtube.com/watch?v=5iikCrrGโฆ
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
5 Apr 2024
One of the 2 billion voting in 2024? Join top experts on the #free webinar 'Disinformation and AI: what weโve learned from the 2024 elections so far' to understand the broader implications of new technology for global democracies. ๐๏ธ11/4/24, 12pm (London): bit.ly/3vFj9jE
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
4 Apr 2024
Excited that this is now live! Featuring expertise from me on navigating disinformation campaigns, this free course is a great learning opportunity for all journalists and researchers.
4 Apr 2024
Itโs time to ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป with our unique e-learning course. Learn why and how conspiracy theories spread and how psychology is helping journalists fight back: bit.ly/3VKCyu1 ๐งต๐
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
4 Apr 2024
Itโs time to ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป with our unique e-learning course. Learn why and how conspiracy theories spread and how psychology is helping journalists fight back: bit.ly/3VKCyu1 ๐งต๐
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
27 Mar 2024
Our 2023 Annual Review, 'Getting it Right', is here. It's been a remarkable year of growth, partnerships, and breakthroughs in ethical AI use, conflict reporting, and defending democracy. Learn more here: bit.ly/4cyZdPU
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
24 Feb 2024
๐ Check out @thomfound's free online training course, "AI in the newsroom: the ethical approach."
The course aims to guide senior journalists on the ethical policies to adopt to make sure their brand remains a trusted source of news.
Enrol now ๐ buff.ly/3XHjziZ
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Catherine Mackie retweeted
12 Dec 2023
As #Cop28 nears its end with delegates arguing over the draft agreement itโs more important than ever that journalists can explain complex climate issues to their audience. Our free online expert-led courses will help with that. Link here ๐ bit.ly/3kPEJwl #Journalism
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