The runaway winner in the first annual Vloggie awards (Vlog is another bad name for video casts) was Alive in Baghdad.

(That was a surprise to me as they did not have anywhere near the viewership of Rocketboom or other mainstream shows.)

Alive in Baghdad was formed to counter the sound-bite driven, “Live From” news model. Through the work of a team of Americans and Iraqi correspondents on the ground, Alive in Baghdad shows the occupation through the voices of Iraqis. Alive in Baghdad brings testimonies from individual Iraqis, footage of daily life in Iraq, and short news segments from Iraq to you.

The CNN news model which got so popular during the first gulf war is limited at best. I much prefer to hear what the people in Iraq have to say.

See for yourself: AliveinBaghdad.org

To see an interview with the founder click PLAY, or watch the clip on YouTube.