Roles and responsibilities
- Adam sets the editorial direction for 成人快手 NI 鈥� ensuring alignment with divisional and Group strategy.
- He oversees commissioning and the development of services in Northern Ireland, so the 成人快手 can meet the diverse needs of the local community and reach audiences across the UK with great content.
- Adam also leads on stakeholder engagement and is accountable for the delivery of all 成人快手 Northern Ireland鈥檚 services within agreed annual budgets.
Biography
Born and brought up in Belfast, Adam graduated from Oxford University before joining the 成人快手 in 1995 as the Regional Trainee for Northern Ireland. He has spent the majority of his career in journalism. He started out in front of camera reporting on Northern Ireland鈥檚 fluctuating transition from communal violence to political compromise, before moving behind the camera to lead production teams.
Adam鈥檚 journalism has encompassed spells as a reporter for 成人快手 Newsround, Ireland reporter for 成人快手 Radio Five Live, and Head of News in the 成人快手鈥檚 Belfast newsroom. During his almost thirty years at the corporation he has won many major awards as well as covering some of the biggest stories of recent times, such as the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre.
Adam has been at the forefront of driving the shift to high impact digital content, while protecting the highly regarded and popular portfolio of programmes produced for local audiences in Northern Ireland.
Adam is a Wavelength leadership alumni, fellow of the Westminster Abbey Institute, and Forward Institute fellow.
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by 成人快手 staff on behalf of the 成人快手 and claimed through the 成人快手's expenses system.
Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the 成人快手 and booked through the 成人快手's central bookings system. Both expenses and central bookings are published every three months.
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- Adam Smyth had no expenses paid in Q2 2022-23
Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with 成人快手 policy. Information about gifts and hospitality is published every three months.
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- Adam Smyth's had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2022-23
- Adam Smyth's had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2022-23
Declaration of personal interests
Staff must make a declaration of their personal and business interests, including any memberships or directorships of public or industry bodies, and any shareholdings, as well as any interests that their immediate families may also have.
A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.
This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.
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- Adam Smyth's Declaration of Personal Interests will be published shortly.