Paula Slier
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{{Infobox person
| name = Paula Slier
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| birth_place = Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
| occupation = Journalist
| education = Waverley Girls' High School
| alma mater = University of Witwatersrand
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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, and the founder and CEO of Newshound Media International.{{cite web|url=http://www.newshoundmedia.com|title=Newshound Media International|work=Newshound International Media}}{{cite web|url=http://whoswho.co.za/paula-slier-25501|title=Paula Slier|access-date=18 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828155939/http://whoswho.co.za/paula-slier-25501|archive-date=28 August 2016|url-status=dead}}
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, 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.{{Cite web| title=Reporting from the Frontline | url=https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/f9f227_758460c16ab84f3c9d8ddfbd61e448cf.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925215932/https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/f9f227_758460c16ab84f3c9d8ddfbd61e448cf.pdf | archive-date=2018-09-25}}
In 2005, she was appointed as the Middle East Bureau Chief for RT.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} As a freelance news reporter in the Middle East{{Cite web |title='Snukified' SABC can learn from Russian media | IOL News |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/snukified-sabc-can-learn-from-russian-media-299218 |website=iol.co.za}} she contributed reports to Eyewitness News,{{cite web |title=EWN contributor : Paula Slier |url=http://ewn.co.za/Contributors/Paula-Slier }} 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".{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-News/SA-reporter-banned-for-being-Jewish|title = SA reporter banned for being Jewish}}
In 2008, Slier founded Newshound Media International, a news content production company.{{cite web|url=http://www.newshoundmedia.com|title=Newshound Media International|access-date=8 January 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/NewshoundMedia/|title=Newshound|via=Facebook}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.paulaslier.com}}
- {{official facebook page|PaulaSlierRT}}
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Category:21st-century South African women journalists
Category:South African war correspondents
Category:South African people of Dutch descent
Category:RT (TV network) people
Category:University of the Witwatersrand alumni