Indian Magazine Profiles Knight International Journalism Fellow's Mobile News Network
Jun
302011
Indian magazine Frontline profiles Knight Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary's altnerative news network, CGNet Swara. The platform enables tribal Indians from a majority illiterate society to report local issues via mobile phones. Once the reports are thoroughly investigated, they are posted to CGNet's website to attract attention of mainstream media and government authorities. The piece covers the project's success stories and workshops teaching citizen journalists to take better advantage of the news platform.
