ALBAWABA - Syrian journalists, notably Amer Murad, were disappointed to learn that their "master's" degrees from the Paris School of Journalism (ESJ) are meaningless. Murad, who spent €2,000 on his degree, was rejected for a PhD at the University of Paris II after first efforts to verify his credentials. Murad was rejected because the university didn't recognize his degree from ESJ, a private, unaccredited college. "The rejection was a huge ...