Hometown Baghdad
Created byChat The Planet
Country of originIraq
No. of episodes38
Production
ProducerFady Hadid
Production locationUniversity of Baghdad
Original release
ReleaseMarch 19, 2007 (2007-03-19)[1]

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]

References

  1. ^ "Hometown Baghdad | About The Project". Chat The Planet. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "Hometown Baghdad". www.nationalgeographic.com.au. National Geographic. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Freeburg, Emily (April 11, 2007). "Hometown Baghdad: Living in a War Zone". The Nation. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Webby Nominees". Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2009.


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