Paula Hancocks is an international correspondent based in Jerusalem. Before taking up this position in July 2008, she served as a correspondent at CNN's London bureau, reporting on a wide range of stories. Hancocks joined CNN in 1997 and reported on the London bombings and terror trials as well as prominent stories and breaking news across Europe.
She also covered the Israeli-Palestinian story on several occasions throughout her career at CNN. As a reporter, she has also reported on the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict, for which the team won the Ed Murrow award; the Pakistan earthquake; the ongoing troubles in Iraq; and the Asian tsunami, for which the CNN team won a DuPont-Columbia Award.
Hancocks joined CNN in 2001 as a production assistant, and has worked her way up to her current position. Prior to joining CNN, Hancocks studied for a postgraduate degree in broadcast journalism at the University of Wales, Cardiff.
Hancocks also graduated with a BA in French and Italian from the University of Durham.
Hancocks grew up in Monmouth, South Wales.
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