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Kelly Silvera

Executive Producer

Kelly is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of international experience. She’s traveled all over the world leading news coverage of history-making events. Her video-first reporting of global news stories including the Arab Spring has been recognized by the Emmys, George Foster Peabody, United Nations, New York Film Festivals and Britain’s Royal Television Society, among others. Kelly’s work gives the audience access to a range of perspectives while empowering people to tell their own stories. Throughout her career she has elevated underrepresented voices both in media coverage and the workplace. Kelly began her career at BBC London radio while studying journalism at University of the Arts London. Her extraordinary talent is running very fast in heels.

Latest from Kelly Silvera

  • Above, CEO Carlos Tavares in October. He recently resigned.
    Frederick Florin/AFP via Getty Images

    Stellantis is searching for a new chief executive. Why is that?

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  • VW workers in Zwickau, Germany, striking on Monday.
    Jens Schlueter/AFP via Getty Images

    From the BBC World Service: Thousands of workers at Volkswagen’s German factories are staging walkouts over planned job and wage cuts.

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  • Holiday discounts are a delicate dance
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    It depends on how much consumers are willing to spend, and how much retailers are willing to discount. Some years the discounting is deeper, and this is expected to be one of those years.

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  • Prices might be coming down today, but keep your guard up
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    From fake delivery texts to ads for nonexistent products, now is the time to be especially careful when holiday deals looks too good to be true.

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  • Nov 29, 2024

    Canada sues Google

    Canada sues Google
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    From the BBC World Service: Canada’s competition watchdog files a lawsuit against Google, accusing it of unfairly dominating the online advertising market. Plus, Australia passes a social media ban for kids under 16.

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  • ‘Tis the season to shop
    Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images

    The National Retail Federation expects over 183 million people to shop between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Plus, are U.S. Treasurys still “risk-free” investments?

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  • Turkey legs with a side of Treasury bonds
    Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

    While we gorge on turkey today, the U.S. government continues to rack up debt. The national debt is just over $36 trillion. Most would agree there’s something to cut in all of that. The question is how?

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  • Could Uniqlo become fashion’s biggest retailer?
    Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images

    From the BBC World Service: Uniqlo CEO Tadashi Yanai wants to become the world’s biggest clothing retailer. Also: Malaysia is now a hub for plastic recycling, but how safe and sustainable is this trade?

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  • Walmart rethinks DEI
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    The nation’s largest retailer joins a growing list of companies that just a few years ago were sowing off their efforts to address racial disparities.

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  • EV sales have been hitting records … and speedbumps
    Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images

    One study found 46% of electric vehicle owners in the U.S. were likely to switch back to combustion engines for their next car. Also: why farmers are working extra jobs.

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