Pulse shortlisted for three British Society of Magazine Editors Talent Awards

Three members of the Pulse team have made the shortlist for this year’s British Society of Magazine Editors (BSME) Talent Awards.

Deputy news editor Anna Colivicchi has been shortlisted for ‘best writer – news’, while reporter Harry Hetherington has been nominated for ‘best new writer’.

The BSME Talent Awards celebrate editorial excellence, best practice and groundbreaking creativity and innovation among grassroots teams across all digital, print and social platforms. 

Anna became deputy news editor in April last year, after spending two years as a senior reporter at Pulse, and reporting at a variety of local newspapers for four years prior to that. In her role as deputy news editor, she has continued to break exclusive stories for Pulse that shed light on the biggest issues affecting GPs, as well as taking on more editorial responsibility for the brand.

Harry joined Pulse last June and, in his first full-time role as a reporter, has produced agenda-setting journalism. Just a month into the role, he questioned the health secretary about the Government’s intentions on the future of the GP partnership model, and has since continued to find and break exclusive stories, tackling complex issues and turning them into compelling journalism for our audience.

Anna and Harry have also been shortlisted for ‘best section editor/team – B2B’ as the Pulse news team, alongside senior journalist Maya Dhillon, for their work over the year on the Leng Review’s implications, the 10-year health plan and their exclusive coverage of the BMA’s fall out with the Government over the GP contract.

Pulse editor Sofia Lind said: ‘I’m incredibly proud of my team, who are a bunch of top-notch journalists who always go above and beyond.’

The winners will be announced on 13 May.

These nominations follow several awards for the Pulse team in the past year, including editor-in-chief Jaimie Kaffash winning a BSME award in November for his work on access and recruitment in general practice, and Maya winning for her ‘important’ journalism, shining a light on the negative impact of misleading GP headlines.