Paula Slier

Paula Slier
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Born
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
EducationWaverley Girls' High School
Alma materUniversity of Witwatersrand
OccupationJournalist
EmployerRT

Paula Slier (born 26 March) is a South African television, radio and print journalist, news editor, and war correspondent, who is based in the Middle East. She is the Middle East Bureau Chief for RT,[1] and the founder and CEO of Newshound Media International.[2][1]

Early life and family

Slier was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the eldest of three, having both a younger brother and sister. She attended Waverley Girls' High School,[1] following which she enrolled at the University of Witwatersrand, graduating with a degree in international relations and philosophy.

Career

Slier began her career in journalism as a producer, senior reporter, and anchorwoman for The Breakfast Club morning show at the South African Broadcasting Corporation.[3]

In 2005, she was appointed as the Middle East Bureau Chief for RT.[citation needed] As a freelance news reporter in the Middle East[4] she contributed reports to Eyewitness News,[5] Carte Blanche, and Reuters Africa.

In 2006, SABC news head, Snuki Zikalala, ordered an outright ban on reports from Slier because "she was critical of South African President Thabo Mbeki", and "as Slier is Jewish she supports Israel".[6]

In 2008, Slier founded Newshound Media International, a news content production company.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Paula Slier". Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Newshound Media International". Newshound International Media.
  3. ^ "Reporting from the Frontline" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2018.
  4. ^ "'Snukified' SABC can learn from Russian media | IOL News". www.iol.co.za.
  5. ^ "EWN contributor : Paula Slier".
  6. ^ "SA reporter banned for being Jewish".
  7. ^ "Newshound Media International". Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Newshound". www.facebook.com.