Hometown Baghdad is a documentary web series that tells the stories of three Iraqi college students struggling to survive in Baghdad.[2][3] It was produced by New York-based media company Chat The Planet.[4] The series won three Webby Awards for the categories of Public Service and Activism, Best Reality and News, and Politics in 2008, and was nominated for four Webby Awards in 2009.[5]
Hometown Baghdad | |
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Created by | Chat The Planet |
Country of origin | Iraq |
No. of episodes | 38 |
Production | |
Producer | Fady Hadid |
Production location | University of Baghdad |
Original release | |
Release | March 19, 2007[1] |
References
edit- ^ "Hometown Baghdad | About The Project". Chat The Planet. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Hometown Baghdad". www.nationalgeographic.com.au. National Geographic. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ Beckerman, Gal (May 15, 2007). "If the networks and the Pentagon hate it, 'Hometown Baghdad' is surely must-see TV". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ Freeburg, Emily (April 11, 2007). "Hometown Baghdad: Living in a War Zone". The Nation. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Webby Nominees". Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2009.