▁programme ▁of ▁work ▁in ▁Sud an , ▁which ▁included ▁training ▁for ▁journal ists ▁working ▁in ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁media ▁and ▁Africa ▁Me ans ▁Business , ▁a ▁project ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁University ▁of ▁Gh ana ▁and ▁the ▁African ▁Research ▁Cons ort ium ▁based ▁in ▁Ken ya , ▁with ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁Bill ▁and ▁Mel inda ▁G ates ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁The ▁Thom son ▁Foundation ▁runs ▁an ▁annual ▁digital ▁and ▁multimedia ▁summer ▁course , ▁which ▁sees ▁journal ists ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁glo be ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁for ▁a ▁five ▁weeks ▁of ▁training ▁and ▁work ▁pla c ements . ▁ ▁The ▁foundation ▁has ▁also ▁done ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁work ▁in ▁China ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁three ▁dec ades , ▁including ▁encourag ing ▁modern ▁journal istic ▁practices ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁news ▁ag ency ▁X in h ua . ▁ ▁Compet itions ▁The ▁foundation ▁runs ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁compet itions ▁mainly ▁aim ed ▁at ▁young ▁journal ists ▁to ▁enable ▁them ▁to ▁show case ▁their ▁work ▁and / or ▁to ▁provide ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁study ▁t ours ▁and ▁receive ▁ment oring ▁from ▁senior ▁international ▁journal ists . ▁The ▁Young ▁Journal ist ▁Award ▁has ▁been ▁running ▁annual ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁UK ▁Foreign ▁Press ▁Association .. ▁The ▁Mobile ▁Journal ism ▁competition ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Mo jo con ▁a ▁conference ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Irish ▁Broad c aster ▁R TE ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁associated ▁with ▁Mo jo F est . ▁