Sherelle Emma Jacobs is a British journalist. She is the Assistant Comment Editor at ''

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'' and has previously written for ''

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''.

Early life and education

Jacobs attended

St Paul's Girls' School St Paul's Girls' School is an independent day school for girls, aged 11 to 18, located in Brook Green, Hammersmith, in West London, England. History St Paul's Girls' School was founded by the Worshipful Company of Mercers in 1904, using part o ...

and read history at the

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in London.

Career

Jacobs started her career working on the breaking news desk for '' Deutsche Welle'' in the German city of

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. Jacobs subsequently worked in

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as a freelance journalist. While in Tunis, her journalistic interest was focused on the

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, its problems and the rise of Islamist extremism in the

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. She appeared on the panel of the BBC's ''

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'' in November 2019 and on ''

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'' in May of the same year. Jacobs is a

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supporter and has been lauded by The Conservative Woman website as a rising star. Jacobs is sceptical towards elements within the

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claims of a climate emergency, while still believing

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is an existential problem. In February 2019, Jacobs was criticised by

Owen Jones Owen Jones (born 8 August 1984) is a British newspaper columnist, political commentator, journalist, author, and left-wing activist. He writes a column for ''The Guardian'' and contributes to the ''New Statesman'' and '' Tribune.'' He has two ...

for using the antisemitic term " Cultural Marxism" in an editorial for the '' Daily Telegraph''.

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External links

Sherelle Jacobs on Muckrack.com
21st-century British journalists The Daily Telegraph people Alumni of SOAS University of London Living people People educated at St Paul's Girls' School Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-journalist-stub