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- Hugh Ruthven Pym (born 18 October 1959) is a British journalist and author. A financial and political journalist by origin, he currently works for BBC News as its health editor.
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Hugh Ruthven Pym (born 18 October 1959) is a British journalist and author. A financial and political journalist by origin, he currently works for BBC News as its health editor.
Sep 9, 2024 · BBC Health Editor Hugh Pym became a household name when the world was plunged into lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting on crucial information for the nation.
May 9, 2022 · Hugh is the BBC’s health editor. He has been reporting politics, economics, public spending and NHS finance for more than two decades. He was a correspondent for ITN and has co-authored...
- Covering Covid
- Reporting in Northern Ireland
- A Moment in History
- Scrupulous Impartiality
- An Evolving Profession
Pym’s reporting on the Covid-19 pandemic, an event which he describes as “completely unprecedented in our lifetimes”, led to him receiving of the British Journalism Review Charles Wheeler Award in 2020. However, he emphasises that the award is a shared effort, explaining that, as with most broadcast pieces, “it is all about teamwork, and there is a...
Although the overwhelming majority of Pym’s career has been based in England, he spent a period of time covering the politics of Northern Ireland at the time of the Omagh bomb in 1998 and recounts the differing nuances which made complicated the reporting of political affairs compared with those in Britain. “I remember the question at the time, in ...
The death of British Queen Elizabeth II saw a level of specialised coverage previously unseen for the vast majority of the broadcaster’s viewers, and was a historical moment for news presenters and the public alike. Pym, who reported on the health of the Queen in the hours prior to the announcement of her death, explains: “We had been informed that...
On the task of being an impartial reporter, Pym believes that: “From day one, you have got to be scrupulous in ensuring the impartiality of your coverage.” In the 2001 general election, he was a candidate for the Liberal Democrats in North Wiltshire, a seat which is normally safe Conservative. Pym explains the transition from political activist to ...
On how the world of media has changed through his career, Pym says: “When I was a trainee journalist, we did our shorthand and law, so those basic skills have not changed. Research wise, there is a world of difference; we did not have any mobile phones or internet. To do our research we had to go to newspaper libraries or cuttings libraries and do ...
Jun 29, 2024 · Hugh Pym. Health editor. @bbcHughPym. There was a lot to chew on in the party manifestos on health and the NHS, with promises to cut waiting lists, modernise hospitals and create more GP and...
Aug 15, 2018 · BBC health editor Hugh Pym, born in Wiltshire, seems an unlikely advocate for the Church of Scotland, but his close personal involvement, with that of his wife, Susan, for eight years a member of the Church of Scotland’s Social Care Council, is undoubtedly honest and heartfelt.
Feb 27, 2022 · Getty Images. By Hugh Pym. Health editor. @BBCHughPym. "Next slide please…" It became an everyday phrase. The official experts - Sir Chris Whitty, the UK government chief medical adviser, and...
