Verashni Pillay

Verashni Pillay
Born (1984-02-11) 11 February 1984
Nationality South African
Alma mater Rhodes University
Occupation Journalist, news editor

Verashni Pillay (born 11 February 1984), is a South African journalist and news editor. She was the editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post South Africa.

Early life

Pillay was born on 11 February 1984 and grew up in Laudium, Pretoria. In 2007 she graduated with an honours degree in journalism from Rhodes University.[1]

Career

Pillay began working as a journalist in October 2009. She worked at News24 and later joined the Mail & Guardian in 2009.[2] Pillay contributed an essay to the collection, Categories of Persons (2013) about popular culture and language.[3] In 2014 she left the Mail & Guardian to work on digital journalism and consultancy.[4] However, in 2015 she returned as the editor-in-chief of the Mail & Guardian.[4] Pillay was known for creating a strong editorial team and helped the Mail & Guardian grow in circulation.[5]

On 1 November 2016 she left the Mail & Guardian and accepted the position of editor-in-chief at The Huffington Post (South Africa).[1] She resigned[6] on 22 April 2017 after allowing and defending the publication of a racist and sexist opinion piece.[7]

Pillay once wrote that she wished she didn't have to talk about race, but still sees it as a part of culture that causes discrimination whether people like it or not.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Media24 appoints Verashni Pillay as editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post SA". 28 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Paul, Barun (5 October 2015). "The Mail & Guardian gets a New Editor-in-Chief". One World News. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Chetty, Kavish (8 November 2013). "Apartheid Is Still Alive and Well". Cape Times. Retrieved 12 December 2016 – via HighBeam Research. (Subscription required (help)).
  4. 1 2 "Verashni Pillay appointed editor-in-chief". Mail & Guardian. 5 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Editor-in-chief Verashni Pillay leaves the M&G". Mail and Guardian. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  6. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.co.za/2017/04/22/verashni-pillay-resigns-as-editor-in-chief-of-huffpost-sa_a_22050914/
  7. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.co.za/2017/04/22/the-ombuds-full-rulling-against-huffington-post-south-africa_a_22050700/
  8. ↑ Dixon, Robyn (31 May 2015). "In South Africa, continuing racism leads blacks to doubt Mandela's vision". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 December 2016.


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