PAULA SLIER
" Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind. ”
- Rudyard Kipling, journalist
meet paula
a life devoted to truth
For more than three decades, one question has shaped Paula Slier’s work: Why do people experience the same event so differently?
It Started with a Question
Journalism Found me
the story behind the stories
The People Who Believed in Me
When the World Called
Leaving Home
The First War
The Stories that Stayed With Me
From War Zones to Information Warfare
Beyond the Battlefield
THE BULLET i NEVER HEARD
As a journalist, she has spent her career reporting from places where history is unfolding in real time.
She realised that conflict isn't only about understanding politics, military strategy or diplomacy. It's about understanding people.
Facts matter. But they rarely shape outcomes on their own. Perception, belief and the stories we tell ourselves often have just as much influence over the decisions we make and the world we create.
Today, Paula explores not only what is happening, but why people interpret events differently, how trust is built or broken, and how information influences leadership, decision-making and public opinion.
Whether reporting from a conflict zone, speaking to business leaders or working with organisations, Paula is still asking the same questions that first drew her to journalism: What are we missing? What assumptions are we making? And what happens when we choose to look beyond the obvious?