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Eight workers who were at risk of losing their jobs at the American University in Cairo (AUC) after the move to the new campus in Kattameya have been promised a place and a salary at the new campus.
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Egypt’s ongoing labor strikes extend to white collar jobs: a “hopeful” sign?

By Riham El Houshi
Caravan Reporter

In what was labeled as the largest wave of worker protests since the Second World War, more than 550 labor protests have taken place in Egypt in the last year, including doctors’ and university professors’ demands for salary increases last Sunday.
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Behind the lens: An inside view of war photography

By Sarah Wali
Caravan Freelancer

Due to the nature of their work, many photojournalists risk their lives for the moment they seek to capture. This risk was graphically presented to the diverse audience attending the screening of Beyond Words: Photographers of War last Wednesday at the main campus of the American University in Cairo (AUC).
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Jones inspires students to visit East Africa

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By Dina Maaty
Caravan Reporter

Journalism and mass communication (JRMC) Professor Robert Jones has mounted an exhibition in the department’s Media Gallery to educate students about the country of Tanzania, in East Africa, in preparation for a summer 2008 field study course there.
The course, entitled “Converging Media: Communicating across Borders with Words, Pictures, and Sound,” is sponsored by the JRMC department and the office of field studies and will be taught by Robert and Doris Jones. Doris Jones is a professor in the department of rhetoric and composition.
The trip will take place from June 9 to July 20.
“This show is for students who will accompany us on the field study to give them a taste of what they will encounter,” said Jones, adding that the trip reflects the necessity of training students to be multi- skilled and to communicate effectively in today’s media.
Students will explore places like Mount Kiliminjaro and the wildlife in the Ngorongoro Crater. They will then be required to produce different media products such as photographs, advertisements and news and feature stories.
Preference to join the program will be given to seniors eligible for registering for JRMC 499, an independent studies course.
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