The Black Collective of Media in Sport (BCOMS) believe there should be a better representation of our diverse society in the media. While the participants of elite-level sports are largely diverse – there is an under-representation of people from Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, LGBTQ+ and other under-represented communities in the sports media.
A self-proclaimed conversationalist, Mayowa aims to use football as a means of discussing societal issues whilst opening up the game to being more about just the final result.
Brian was one of the first recipients of the inaugural BCOMS x Chelsea Foundation scholarship which enabled him to study for his NCTJ.
Maria is a former professional table tennis athlete, achieving a Commonwealth Bronze medal in 2018. After successfully completing her masters […]
Aadam was part of the inaugural BCOMS North cohort in 2021/22. He works as a sports reporter for The Daily […]
Fadumo is one of the UK’s leading voices in women’s sport. She has experience as a journalist, presenter, reporter, expert pundit, event host and influencer.
Experienced Writer with a demonstrated history of working in the broadcast media industry. He is currently a digital content manager at FIFA where he covers tournaments like the FIFA Men and Women’s World Cup.
Um-E-Aymen Babar is an award-winning multilingual journalist working at the intersection of race, class and sport. She won the 2022 Hugh Cudlipp Award for her debut piece in Wisden.
Our flagship Masterclass programme has seen a number of breakthrough successes in the sports media industry.
There was a time when intimidation in football was loud. You could feel it before the whistle, that thick, almost […]
Balagué describes the origins of the book with a simple line: “Books come to you.” His publishers had asked him, as […]
Offering aspiring sports journalists from under-represented backgrounds access to journalism qualifications After the continued success of the bursary programme Chelsea […]
