The ambitious struggle : an African journalist's journey to hope and identity in a land of migrants /
By: Kakande, Yasin
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BookPublisher: Gainesville, FL : FAP Books, Florida Academic Press, Inc., c2013; ©2013.Description: 270 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781890357436; 189035743XSubject(s): Kakande, Yasin, 1980- | Journalists -- Uganda -- Biography | Journalists -- United Arab Emirates -- Dubayy (Emirate) -- Biography | Ugandans -- United Arab Emirates -- Dubayy (Emirate) -- BiographyDDC classification: 070.92 Online resources: Location Map
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A fascinating and gripping account of life in the United Arab Emirates, as seen and reported on by a Ugandan journalist resident for over a decade in Dubai. The first such account of its kind, in outlining the duties he was assigned (in print and broadcast media) and the news events that made it (or did not make it) into the print and and broadcast media, one gains a keen look at the points of sensitivity in th complex society of the UAE.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 070.92 KA AM (Browse shelf) | Available | T0010442 |
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| 070.909051 PH CH Changing journalism / | 070.909051 PH CH Changing journalism / | 070.92 FO MU Murdoch's world : | 070.92 KA AM The ambitious struggle : | 070.92 MO TE The tender bar : | 070.92 OR WI Wife in the north / | 070.92 PH NE Newspaperman : |
My roots -- The road map to Dubai -- Reporting from Dubai -- The new society -- The color of my skin -- Kings, presidents, and rulers -- Epilogue.
A fascinating and gripping account of life in the United Arab Emirates, as seen and reported on by a Ugandan journalist resident for over a decade in Dubai. The first such account of its kind, in outlining the duties he was assigned (in print and broadcast media) and the news events that made it (or did not make it) into the print and and broadcast media, one gains a keen look at the points of sensitivity in th complex society of the UAE.