Our latest blogs
Whatever the weather: Radio helps people adapt to climate change
As world leaders gather at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, Diana Njeru from BBC Media Action Kenya explains how climate change is affecting people across East Africa, and how we’re supporting them to adapt through radio.
Radio show tackles malaria myths in Sierra Leone
As our malaria myth-busting radio show in Sierra Leone, Tawa Fo Welbodi, enters its second series, hear from Mariama Sesay, the show's Lead Producer, about her personal reflections on the disease and what audiences have learnt and done as a result of tuning in.
How can media help? Research from six humanitarian crises.
On World Humanitarian Day 2019 we launch a new online resource which shares data from six humanitarian evaluations to build evidence on how media can help people affected by crises.
Balancing an unbalanced media scene in Libya
As the Global Conference for Media Freedom opens in London, our North Africa team talks about the importance of our project El Kul (For Everyone) in bridging societal divides in Libya.
Against all odds: female voices breaking the mould in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a journalist. Find out how our project Her Voice Her Rights is supporting female journalists across the country to speak up about their rights and share their stories.
On the front lines of the climate emergency, information is a critical defence
Find out how two of our projects in Asia are helping people cope with the increasingly severe impacts of climate change.
Media freedom and rethinking support to independent media
We are dedicated to the cause of media freedom – the principle that expression and communication through media is a right that should be exercised freely – which is at the very core of effective democracies and inclusive societies. Find out more.
World Press Freedom Day 2019: Our youth delegates take Addis Ababa by storm!
For the UNESCO World Press Freedom Day conference (WPFD2019) in Ethiopia, we sponsored two youth delegates to take part in the Youth Newsroom initiative, which gives young journalists from around the world the chance to report on the conference and improve their journalism skills.
“Climate change is about people”: TV to encourage action in Cambodia
A new blog about our latest research into how climate change is affecting people in Cambodia, and how it informed our new climate TV show: Don't Wait For Rain.
