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We Interrupt Our Programming...
What on earth is happening to television news? A corrupt manager trying to steal money... a big-name correspondent lying her way into serious trouble in a conflict zone... and a newsroom where love, lust, and plain stupidity sets the daily agenda?We Interrupt Our Programming... is a comical drama offering the reader a candid look at some of the quirky things that might take place behind the scenes. It's a chance to meet some fascinating and familiar-sounding characters that inhabit the often dysfunctional, but always highly-influential, world of global media.From the hazards of live, breaking news stories, to the challenges faced by tough, global correspondents on the front-line, We Interrupt Our Programming... puts a new perspective on the kind of people we watch every day from the comfort of our television sets.It is the first venture into fiction for Riz Khan who knows the news industry inside-out, as an internationally-renowned television broadcaster who helped set-up and shape the world's three leading news networks - BBC World, CNN International and Al Jazeera English. Recognized and respected around the globe for his high-profile interviews with leading figures in politics, entertainment, business and sports, Riz gives the reader a perspective that will make them think again the next time they watch the news!A long-time and avid supporter of education, health and literacy for children in developing countries, Riz Khan has pledged to donate a part of the profits from his new book to the charity, The World Is Just A Book Away. The organization has initiated programs to serve 25,0000+ children with 50,000+ books, through 49 libraries, 26 parent libraries and 2 mobile libraries at 100+ schools. (justabookaway.org)This is what critics would have to -"Genius! Sheer genius!" -Ed Furrow -"I wish I was still around to read it." -WalterCrankuptite -"I'd have this guy on my show... if I still had one!" -Larry Schwing -"Ha ha ha!" -Piers Boredom -"WTF?!?" -Peter Yennings -"Management really deserves this!" -Kate Hadies -"Near-truth at its almost best!" -Dan Rathernotsay -"Who are these people?! Huh? Huh, huh?" -TomBrokenrecord -"I can hardly wait for the sequel and the prequel - allare without equal." -Jon Snowedunder -"Wuvly. Absolutely wuvly. I wuved it." -Barbara Watercoolers -"Here as I stand in this jungle of publishing, one smallray of light shines..." -Anderson Kapoor (ultra-famous, Bollywood-esque IndianReporter) -"Kapoor is not as famous as me!" -Riz Khantsaywho
404 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 7, 2012
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Riz Khan
13 books3 followersRizwan "Riz" Khan (Urdu: ريز خان; born April 1962) is a British television news reporter and interviewer.
From 2006 until April 2011 he hosted his own eponymous television show on Al Jazeera English. He first rose to prominence while working for the BBC and CNN.
From 2006 until April 2011 he hosted his own eponymous television show on Al Jazeera English. He first rose to prominence while working for the BBC and CNN.
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January 30, 2016
Riz Khan is a former CNN and Al Jazeera news anchor and host.
I think anyone who has worked in the TV news business will find this to be a fascinating read, as they discover fictional counterparts to people, admirable and otherwise, whom they encounted on the job.
But even readers outside the media business will find this to be a compelling piece of satire.
I think anyone who has worked in the TV news business will find this to be a fascinating read, as they discover fictional counterparts to people, admirable and otherwise, whom they encounted on the job.
But even readers outside the media business will find this to be a compelling piece of satire.
Displaying 1 of 1 review