She previously worked as a social media producer at the Sun Sentinel and the Orlando Sentinel, as well as a freelance reporter at WLRN-Miami Herald News. Selima was also a digital intern at WLRN-Miami Herald News, where her stories were picked up by NPR, Al Jazeera, MSNBC and Studio 360. She graduated from Florida International University in April 2014 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication.