Barnie Choudhury is an award-winning journalist, academic, and communications consultant with a 45-year track record of exposing injustice and forcing change. For 24 years, he reported for the BBC specialising on authentic and important stories regarding communities of colour, holding power to account.

His investigations cut through rhetoric. In 2001, his BBC Radio 4 exposé on no-go zones for white people sparked national controversy. Greater Manchester Police threatened to arrest him for reporting the truth. Six weeks later, race riots erupted in Oldham, Burnley, Leeds, and Bradford – confirming his warnings about Britain’s racial fissures, leading to two government inquiries. He documented the rise of the far-right British National Party during that time.

Choudhury’s work doesn’t just make headlines – it shapes policy. His reporting helped bring in the Forced Marriage Act 2007. He has influenced several government policies and challenged deep-seated biases in public institutions.

Now, as Editor-at-Large at Eastern Eye, the UK’s leading south Asian newspaper, he’s still asking the hard questions. Barnie’s taking on the judiciary, taking court action to force the Judicial Appointments Commission to disclose records it wanted to keep hidden. He occasionally presents on BBC Radio 4, reports for regional TV, and remains in demand as a news commentator.

Beyond journalism, Barnie trains the next generation. He lectures at the University of East Anglia, and in 2017 the University of Buckingham appointed him as its first professor of professional practice in communications.