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Alive in Baghdad

09 Apr 2007 11:32 am

If you're interested in something a little more worthwile than a Matt Yglesias vlog, you should check out Alive in Baghdad, an ongoing independent internet video production done with fairly professional production values by a team based both in the United States and in Iraq. Their latest episode, embedded here, is an interview with a man aliased "Mohammed" who tells his story of torture at the hands of one of Iraq's many armed factions.

I watched five or six episodes of the series last night in quick succession after discovered it and was sufficiently impressed to PayPal a donation their way. Check them out and see what they think. This is the sort of journalism nobody does on television anymore. A lot of older journalists of my acquaintance think the ultimate impact of the Web will be to drive it out of the print world, too. I'm more of an optimist -- believing that dramatically lowered costs of production and distribution will, as seen in Alive in Baghdad, help spark a rennaissance providing those of us who are interested with unparalleled access to information.

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Comments (7)

It appears your liberal readers dont give a damn about the people of iraq, pudding gut. Hardly surprising.

actually, we do. But unlike the pundits we know the value of silence.

Watch out Matt, the PIMP HAND is after you!

why do you let that asshole insult you on your own blog? he contributes nothing at all. at least other trolls are good for a laugh. he's good for nothing.

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