The Woman IN BETWEEN AMON OSCAR Copyright © 2017 Amon Oscar All rights reserved. ISBN: ISBN-13: 978-1548312053 All rights reserved. This book or parts thereof may not be reproduced in any form, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise—without prior written permission of the publisher, except as provided by copyright law. DEDICATION I wish to dedicate this book to my beloved mother, Nitunze Perazia, who not only gave me life, but also taught me everything needed to live peacefully with people around me. Her unconditional love and endless support have always helped me through good and bad times. Mama, no words can be enough …show more content…
Being a young journalist, I wanted to see for myself the freedom of the press Americans have enjoyed for many years. Freedom that cannot be found in any other part of the world. A place where the media are free to report anything for the interests of the public. It goes back to 1997, when I was at St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT), majoring in journalism. I remember my Press Law instructor using America as a role model for society where people have successfully adapted to a democratic system of life. A place where people are free to associate and express their opinions freely with whomever they want without fear of the strong arm of the government. You can easily understand that, being a journalism major, I had so many imaginations about the American press, as did many other students in the class. For you to realize why I was so excited to see America’s journalistic “freedom of the press” for myself, in person, you must know a little of the background which shaped my thoughts. For many years, African governments were reluctant to allow private media. Only recently have some governments started to allow people to introduce their own media. Actually, this was a result of a multiparty system, which has reshaped the continent from government- run media to government and privately owned