Paula Slier (born 26 March) is a South African television, radio and print

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalis ...

, news editor, and war correspondent, who is based in the

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. She is the Middle East Bureau Chief for RT, and the founder and CEO of Newshound Media International.

Early life and family

Slier was born in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Dem ...

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, and is the eldest of three, having both a younger brother and sister. She attended Waverley Girls' High School, following which she enrolled at the

University of Witwatersrand The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (), is a multi-campus South African public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg. It is more commonly known as Wits University or Wits ( or ). The university ...

, graduating with a degree in

international relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such a ...

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 The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is the public broadcaster in South Africa, and provides 19 radio stations ( AM/ FM) as well as six television broadcasts to the general public. It is one of the largest of South Africa's state ...

. In 2005, she was appointed as the

Bureau Chief for RT. As a freelance news reporter in the Middle East she contributed reports to '' Eyewitness News'', ''

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'', and ''

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Africa''. In 2006,

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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". In 2008, Slier founded Newshound Media International, a news content production company.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Slier, Paula Living people White South African people South African women journalists South African war correspondents South African Jews South African people of Dutch descent RT (TV network) people University of the Witwatersrand alumni People from Johannesburg 1973 births