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Title: USAID funds the BBC Media Action
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URL Source: https://citizenwatchreport.com/usaid-funds-the-bbc/
Published: Feb 4, 2025
Author: Horse
Post Date: 2025-02-04 18:48:17 by Horse
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Elon Musk @elonmusk BBC is literally state-funded media Quote Basil the Great @Basil_TGMD Found out today that USAID funds the BBC WTF? https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/about/funding USAID, a government agency funded by U.S. taxpayers, has contributed a staggering $3.23 million to BBC Media Action in the last financial year alone. This donation makes it the second-largest donor to the charity, supporting a wide range of projects across 30 countries and 50 languages. These initiatives include advising the United Nations on media disinformation and mentoring journalists in Africa on climate change, among others. https://www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/the-turbulence-and-the-toll-of-the-usaid- freeze/ Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s USAID closure will hit BBC charity The US humanitarian relief agency being shut down by Elon Musk and Donald Trump has been funding the BBC’s charity to the tune of $3million of American taxpayers’ money each year, MailOnline can reveal today. The complete closure of USAID, which President Trump has said is ‘run by radical lunatics’, would blow a giant hole in BBC Media Action’s annual budget. BBC Media Action is the BBC’s international development charity and it trains journalists and produces programmes that are broadcast in some of the world’s poorest regions. It funds a range of projects in 30 countries and 50 languages across the world, from advising with the United Nations on media disinformation to mentoring journalists in Africa on climate change and ‘changing perceptions’ about the Covid-19 vaccination. See also Trump bans transgender military service, eliminates DEI programs with three executive orders. Democrats threaten legal action. The charity, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, says its work is ‘building stronger democracies’, making a ‘safer, more habitable planet’ and creating ‘more inclusive societies’ – especially for the disabled and LGBTQI+ people. Last year USAID gave BBC Media Action $3.23million (£2.58million) of US taxpayers’ money, making it the second largest donor to the British- based charity. In the previous 12 months USAID donated $2.35million (£1.89million) to fund projects in Afghanistan, Kenya, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nigeria and other nations. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14359179/Donald-Trump-Elon- Musks-USAID-closure-hit-BBC-charity.html 
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