"Hayter, Sparkle"@en . "Canadian writer and journalist" . "1958Z"^^ . "Sparkle Hayter (born 1958) is a Canadian journalist and author.Hayter was born in Pouce Coupe, British Columbia, Canada and grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. In 1986, she graduated in film and television production from New York University. Among other things, she worked for CNN in Atlanta, WABC in New York and Global Television in Toronto. At the time of the Afghan civil war, she moved to Pakistan and then went along with the Mujahedin to Afghanistan, reporting for the Toronto Star."@en . .