Sherelle Jacobs
Sherelle Jacobs | |
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| Born | 1988 Brent, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, opinion columnist |
| Known for | Assistant Comment Editor at The Daily Telegraph; writings for The Guardian; appearances on BBC programs; Brexit advocacy |
Sherelle Emma Jacobs is a British journalist and opinion columnist who holds the position of Assistant Comment Editor at The Daily Telegraph. She has also written articles for The Guardian.
Early life and education
Jacobs was born in 1988 in Brent, London, into a working-class family with backgrounds in steel manufacturing and retail sectors. She completed her schooling at St Paul's Girls' School and pursued a degree in history at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.
Career
Her journalism journey started on the breaking news team at Deutsche Welle located in Bonn, Germany. Subsequently, she worked as a freelance reporter in Tunisia, where her coverage centered on the Arab Spring and the emergence of Islamist extremist movements within the Maghreb region.
Jacobs has made appearances on BBC programs such as Question Time and Any Questions?. She gained attention as an advocate for Brexit and was recognized by The Conservative Woman as an up-and-coming influential figure.
She is noted for her skeptical views on climate change, labeling the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as a "post-truth scam" and criticizing the dominant climate science consensus as "groupthinkishly unscientific."
In 2019, Owen Jones criticized her for employing the phrase "Cultural Marxism" in an editorial published by The Daily Telegraph. More recently, in April 2024, Jacobs publicly supported Israel's military operations in Gaza, describing them as "existentially vital" to both Israel’s security and Western interests.
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- 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)
- 21st-century Black British women
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Black British journalists
- Black British women writers