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NIGHTLINE; RAQ: the Baghdad Blogger
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Terry L Parker
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Jan 16, 2004 13:56 PST
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Nightline
Blog From the Heart of Baghdad
An Iraqi who calls himself Salam Pax,
writing a Web log from the heart of Baghdad,
has developed a large Internet following
with his wry accounts of daily life in this city
BlogAt http://www.dear_raed.blogspot.com/
The final part of Nightline's week-long series: "Report from Iraq."
Tonight Ted Koppel tours a Baghdad that few ever see with a man known around the world by his pseudonym and by his internet diary. Seeing Iraq through the eyes of the Baghdad Blogger
With all due respect to William Safire, first, a brief lesson on language. A blog is a colloquial term used by the web-savvy to refer to an Internet diary known as a web log. Blog for short. A blogger is someone who keeps a web diary and therefore invites millions of strangers to read his or her otherwise personal thoughts. Its like an instant column with no editorial or space restrictions--written by anyone who wants to write one. If you have never heard of bloggers, well, be assured, they are a very big deal.
And one of the most-read bloggers in the world is the Baghdad Blogger known by his pseudonym, Salam Pax, which means peace in both Arabic and Latin. Since 2002, from the grim final days of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship, through the 'shock and awe' bombing campaign that rained down on his home, and up through today's continuing violence and chaos, he has aired his observations and opinions. He was the digital voice of the average Iraq. And many of those missives ended up in an international best-seller last year.
Today Ted Koppel got a tour of Baghdad from Salam Pax and saw a Baghdad few western journalists ever see. It was from this vantage point that Nightline is able to show you how Iraqis are coping with the many newfound freedoms and challenges that the war has brought: freedom to open businesses, freedom of religion and freedom of speech.
This broadcast will conclude this week's five part series: Report from Iraq. We hope you'll join us.
Sara Just and the Nightline Staff
ABCNEWS Washington bureau
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<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG><FONT size=4>Blog From the Heart of Baghdad
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<DIV><FONT size=2>An Iraqi who calls himself Salam Pax, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>writing a Web log from the heart of Baghdad, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>has developed a large Internet following </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT>with his wry accounts of daily life in this city
<BR></FONT>BlogAt </FONT><A
href="http://www.dear_raed.blogspot.com/"><FONT
size=2>http://www.dear_raed.blogspot.com/</FONT></A><FONT size=2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>The final part of Nightline's week-long series:
"Report from Iraq."</STRONG> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Tonight Ted Koppel tours a Baghdad that few ever see with
a man known around the world by his pseudonym and by his internet diary. Seeing
Iraq through the eyes of the Baghdad Blogger <BR><BR>With all due respect to
William Safire, first, a brief lesson on language. A blog is a colloquial term
used by the web-savvy to refer to an Internet diary known as a web log. Blog for
short. A blogger is someone who keeps a web diary and therefore invites millions
of strangers to read his or her otherwise personal thoughts. Its like an instant
column with no editorial or space restrictions--written by anyone who wants to
write one. If you have never heard of bloggers, well, be assured, they are a
very big deal. <BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>And one of the most-read bloggers in the world is the
Baghdad Blogger known by his pseudonym, Salam Pax, which means peace in both
Arabic and Latin. Since 2002, from the grim final days of Saddam Hussein's
dictatorship, through the 'shock and awe' bombing campaign that rained down on
his home, and up through today's continuing violence and chaos, he has aired his
observations and opinions. He was the digital voice of the average Iraq. And
many of those missives ended up in an international best-seller last year.
<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Today Ted Koppel got a tour of Baghdad from Salam Pax and
saw a Baghdad few western journalists ever see. It was from this vantage point
that Nightline is able to show you how Iraqis are coping with the many newfound
freedoms and challenges that the war has brought: freedom to open businesses,
freedom of religion and freedom of speech. <BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>This broadcast will conclude this week's five part series:
Report from Iraq. We hope you'll join us. <BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sara Just and the Nightline Staff<BR>ABCNEWS Washington
bureau <BR><BR>----------- <BR>If you have questions or comments regarding this
message or a recent "Nightline" broadcast, please do not hit reply; simply click
on this link to send your message directly to the "Nightline" staff: <BR>Or log
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your friends to sign up! Send them this link:
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/nightline/DailyNews/nightline_login.html <BR>Did
you know that ABCNEWS.com can also send you a daily email from ABCNEWS Political
Unit? Get the daily political scoop from our insider sources. Click here to sign
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