Tony’s Chair NUJ Birmingham & Coventry Branch

Tony Adams (Journalist/Broadcaster)

The latest appointment of “Chair” to the National Union Of Journalists Birmingham & Coventry branch is of Birmingham Press Club board member- Tony Adams, who is currently serving his fourth term.

Tony (pictured), who is an experienced multilingual broadcaster and journalist, is also the Vice-Chair of the NUJ Black Members Council, which monitors discrimination in employment practices in the media industry, promotes best practices, and uses the Union’s guidelines to encourage anti-racist news reporting. He’s a member of the International Federation of Journalists and the NUJ Midlands rep for TUC (Trade Union Council) and also Board Member for Birmingham-based charity “LoveBrum”

Tony, who is an expert in audio-visual remote broadcasting solutions, commented: “I’m absolutely delighted and honored to be elected once again as chair of the NUJ Birmingham & Coventry Branch, with over 35 years of experience as a journalist and broadcaster, I’ve been fortunate to work with great colleagues across all spectrums of the media profession and key stakeholders, who strive to encourage best practices for journalists including the union's code of conduct and ‘Race Reporting Guide.’

I’ve been an active member of the NUJ for a number of years and this role will enable me to continue to forge deeper relations with other ‘sister unions’ Equity, BECTU (the largest union at the BBC), and the Writers’ Guild to work on the much- needed work for the industry governance and policies”.