▁knowledge ▁and ▁spiritual ▁en light en ment ▁of ▁all ▁pe op les ▁en abling ▁them ▁to ▁achieve ▁closer ▁understanding ▁and ▁to ▁play ▁an ▁informed ▁and ▁responsible ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁affairs ▁of ▁their ▁nation ▁and ▁the ▁world . ▁To ▁this ▁end ▁the ▁Foundation ’ s ▁activities ▁are ▁primarily ▁concerned ▁with ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁modern ▁techniques ▁of ▁mass ▁communic ations ▁in ▁emer gent ▁countries ." ▁ ▁For ▁many ▁years , ▁the ▁organisation ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁Card iff , ▁Wales , ▁and ▁worked ▁closely ▁with ▁Card iff ▁University ' s ▁journal ism ▁school . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁central ▁London ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁based ▁on ▁Ch anc ery ▁Lane . ▁ ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Thom son ▁Media ▁g G mbH ▁is ▁the ▁Berlin - based ▁partner ▁organisation ▁of ▁the ▁Thom son ▁Foundation ▁group . ▁ ▁Project s ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁past , ▁the ▁foundation ▁has ▁worked ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 0 ▁countries . ▁Its ▁current ▁projects ▁include ▁the ▁OP EN ▁Media ▁Hub , ▁a ▁four - year ▁programme ▁which ▁see ks ▁to ▁strength en ▁independent ▁media ▁and ▁professional ▁journal ism ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁of ▁the ▁countries ▁border ing ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁and ▁create ▁a ▁media ▁sharing ▁platform . ▁Program mes ▁include ▁the ▁In qu ir er ▁Awards , ▁which ▁prom otes ▁investig ative ▁journal ism ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁countries ▁across ▁Asia ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁ ▁The ▁foundation ' s ▁previous ▁projects ▁have ▁included ▁a ▁long - running