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    Writing sports in the United Arab Emirates for The National

    By William K. Wolfrum on Tue, 08/03/2010 - 10:49am | Sports, Personal, Media

    From time to time I’ve been known to escape the confines of this blog, and this week is one of those times, as I have some stories up at The National, an English newspaper in the United Arab Emirates.

    The stories – given to me by former colleague Paul Oberjuerge – were on sporting venues in South America. The three stories:

    Maracana is the heart of Brazilian football

    Chocolate Box of Boca is no treat for visiting clubs

    Where Speed is King in Brazil

    They were interesting stories to write. I talked with a few people about the venues, and was also able to add some of the knowledge I’ve picked up in Brazil to the story. All in all, a quite interesting and positive assignment and experience.

    –WKW

    Crossposted at William K. Wolfrum Chronicles

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    Comments

    Although not really free of government censorship and self-censorship, The National has moved the goalposts a bit for Middle Eastern journalism, introducing its readers to progressive voices like Tony Karon. It's also attracted other very good writers and editors from all over the English-speaking world. I'm sure your football pieces are up to your usual high standard.


    by acanuck on Thu, 08/05/2010 - 2:42pm