BBC Media Action

BBC Media Action

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/

BBC Media Action, a privately owned organization headquartered in the UK, is a subsidiary of BBC. Founded in 1999, it employs approximately 840 individuals and reported $61.4M in revenue as of 2016. Functioning as an international charity organization, it utilizes media and communication to support poverty reduction and health improvement, and communicates its purpose globally, funded independently by external grants and voluntary contributions.

2016 Revenue

Founded

1999

Headcount

832

Headquarters

United Kingdom

Primary Segment

Other

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On June 26, 2026, BBC Media Action joined other organizations in sounding the alarm over funding cuts to independent media, a trend a new report indicates is strengthening authoritarian influence worldwide. The report found that up to 80% of independent media outlets surveyed globally have reported downsizing, closures, and a reduced ability to report or investigate. Previously, on June 19, 2026, BBC Media Action India discussed its PRIDE project in Bengaluru, India, which aimed to build greater social acceptance for waste pickers in the city.

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Jun

26th

2026

01:00

Funding Activities, B2B Tag

Authoritarian influence ‘strengthened’ by cuts to independent media, report warns

BBC Media Action is among the organisations sounding the alarm over funding cuts to independent media that are strengthening authoritarian influence worldwide. It comes as a new report shows that up to 80% of independent media outlets surveyed across the globe have reported downsizing, closure and less ability to report or investigate.

Jun

19th

2026

01:00

From awareness to action

Sonal T Chaudhuri Senior Research Consultant Neema Gupta Research Manager, BBC Media Action India Beula Anthony Project Officer - PRIDE, BBC Media Action India Soma Katiyar Executive Creative Director, BBC Media Action India Tej Prakash Yadav Head of Project - PRIDE, BBC Media Action India Varinder Kaur Gambhir BBC Media Action Our PRIDE project, in Bengaluru, India, set out to build greater social acceptance of waste pickers in the city.

Jun

19th

2026

01:00

Reframing lives, restoring value

Sonal T Chaudhuri Senior Research Consultant Neema Gupta Research Manager, BBC Media Action India Beula Anthony Project Officer - PRIDE, BBC Media Action India Soma Katiyar Executive Creative Director, BBC Media Action India Tej Prakash

Jun

19th

2026

01:00

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Inspiring change, shifting norms

We are living through a time of unprecedented global challenges: climate crisis is worsening; gender equality is backsliding; and there is a sustained attack on democracy, freedom, and human rights. These issues are interconnected: climate change impacts economics, which impacts social issues, which widens inequity, and the cycle goes on.

Jun

16th

2026

08:20

Media leaders call for stronger climate disaster communication

As climate-related disasters become more frequent, media organisations across the Asia-Pacific region are discussing ways to strengthen efforts to provide timely, accurate information to help communities prepare for and respond to emergencies. This was discussed during the 10th Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Summit in Paro.

May

25th

2026

06:30

Global Study Reveals High Level Of Workplace Harassment Among Women Journalists In Bangladesh

( MENAFN - IANS) Dhaka, May 25 ( IANS) As Bangladesh confronts workplace safety concerns, a new international study revealed that female journalists across the country are nearly six times more likely than their male counterparts to experience sexual harassment, with most incidents remaining unreported due to fears of career repercussions, local media reported.

May

21st

2026

06:23

60% of women reported verbal harassment in Bangladeshi media workplaces: WAN-IFRA study

Women in media workplaces experience significantly more sexual harassment than men, with nearly 70 percent of cases going unreported, according to a new study by WAN-IFRA Women in News, City St George’s University of London and BBC Media Action.

May

20th

2026

08:38

Govt won't make unilateral move on media commission formation: Swapon

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon has said the government will not impose any unilateral decision regarding the formation of an effective and independent media commission, reports BSS. "No unilateral decision on formation of the media commission will be imposed," he said while speaking as the chief guest at a seminar organised by BBC Media Action with support from UK International Development at a hotel in the capital on Wednesday.

The Financial Express Bangladesh

May

20th

2026

04:38

Govt to form advisory body on media reform

The government will form an advisory committee to prepare final proposals on media reform, Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon said yesterday. The committee would take into account stakeholder discussions, recommendations and policy proposals already made to chalk out the proposals, he said while addressing an event titled “PIMHIE Learning Sharing: From Policy Reform to Newsroom Practices”, organised by BBC Media Action at a city hotel.

May

20th

2026

02:42

Advisory committee to finalise media reform proposals: Info minister

The government will form an advisory committee to prepare final proposals on media reform, drawing on stakeholder discussions, recommendations and policy proposals already made, Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan said today. Media reform is not the government’s responsibility alone, the minister said while speaking at the event “PIMHIE Learning Sharing: From Policy Reform to Newsroom Practices”, organised by BBC Media Action at a Dhaka hotel, according to a press release.

May

15th

2026

01:00

Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

The new frontline for women and truth in the age of AI

By Arbana Xharra, Fatou Baldeh, Kat Fotovat and Varinder Kaur Gambhir Women who enter public life, including journalists, activists and those in politics, have always understood that visibility comes at a cost. But in the digital age, first shaped by social media and now increasingly driven by artificial intelligence, that cost has deepened, changed form, and become systemic and often relentless.

May

13th

2026

05:54

Solomon Islands Journalists Boost Fact-Checking Skills

The training brought together participants from a wide range of mainstream media organisations, including the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) , ZFM, Island Sun , Solomon Star , Barava FM, Sunday Isles , as well as a representative from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) media and communications unit.

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