Established in autumn 2006 and based at the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford, the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism is dedicated to exploring the future of journalism worldwide through debate, engagement, and research.The RISJ hosts journalists from all over the world, connects them with professional peers and leading academics from a wide range of different fields and facilitates the exchange of ideas by taking part in public debates, by hosting conversations, and by publishing new and interesting work.