EXPERIENCE & RECOGNITION
Over more than three decades, my work has taken me from local newsrooms to some of the world’s most complex conflicts, reporting for international audiences across television, radio, print and digital media.
"Modern conflict is fought not only with weapons, but with narratives, images and information.”
- paula slier
Career Highlights & Recognition
International journalist, war correspondent, speaker and media trainer.
Reported from more more than 25 warzones and over 70 countries across the Middle East, Africa and Europe
Former Middle East Bureau Chief for RT and former Head of RT Africa.
Founder of Newshound Academy
26 January 2026
information warfare
In a world where headlines scream louder than facts and viral posts outrun the truth, knowing how to spot fake news is not a luxury – it is essential.
Paula Slier delivers her Summer School lecture. / UCT News
March 9, 2026
And then Paula met a man who stole her heart and every cent she had in the biggest scam of her life. Join us on Paula’s life journey
Covered major conflicts including Israel-Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Russia-Ukraine, Somalia, Mozambique, as well as political transitions, humanitarian crises and elections across Africa.
Founder of Newshound Media International
MA Government, Diplomacy and Conflict Studies (Expected 2026)
17 January 2014
Paula Slier back in South Africa, doing excellent and comprehensive reporting for RT from across the country.
Awards
TEFI Awards Finalist
(Live Coverage while under Fire in Libya)
Southern Africa's Most Influential Women in Business & Government (Media) 2015.
Third Prize - Moscow TV Festival
(119 Unlived Lives documentary)
Inaugural Europcar Jewish Woman in Leadership Award (2015)
Top 40 South African Journalists Under 40 - The Media Online
Selected Organisations
My work has appeared on or been commissioned by organisations including:
- Reuters
- CNN
- RT International documentary. Holocaust. The questions I never asked.
- eNCA
- Eyewitness News
- Forbes Africa
- The Times of Israel
- Carte Blanche
Living Maths interview with Paula Slier
"Censorship no longer works by hiding information from you; censorship works by flooding you with... irrelevant information”
- Yuval Noah Harari, Writer
ORGANISATIONS I BELONG TO
