BBC admits to receive American financing and its impact on its activities

In an exciting development, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) admitted that its charitable media work institution is receiving funding from the USAID. The authority announced that the suspension of the agency’s work has significantly affected its activities.

In a statement posted on its website on February 4, the BBC explained that “BBC Media Action” is an international charity that is completely independent of (BBC News), and it depends entirely on donors and supporters to carry out its work. She added: “The free press is a necessity for freedom and democracy, as 75% of countries around the world do not have a free press.”

“BBC Media Action” confirmed its support for local media around the world to provide reliable information to those who desperately need it. With the suspension of American government funding, which constitutes about 8% of its income in 2023-2024, the authority indicated that it is making every efforts to reduce the impact on its partners and beneficiaries of its services.

The newspaper “Telegraph” reported that the US agency granted 2.6 million pounds to “BBC Media Action”, which trained journalists and improved communications in poor countries, making it the second largest donor to the organization after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth and Development, which provided more than 3 million pounds per year Tax 2023-2024.