A high profile business magazine in India profiles the changing balance of power brought on by social media in India... and includes the work of Knight Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary as one of the mechanisms of change. The story highlights the power of citizen journalists to effect change, even in isolated communities.
An article in Malaysia's New Strait Times features former Knight International Journalism Fellow Ross Settles, and quotes him in discussing how citizen journalism is growing both in number and in terms of influence across the region.
In the remote regions of India, demand is growing for access to Shu Choudhary’s cell phone network -- which allows citizens to send and receive news reports in their own language for the very first time.
Knight International Journalism Fellow Shubranshu Choudhary teaches villagers the basics of assembling news reports.
Knight Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary has developed an innovative mobile-phone project that allows tribal citizens in India to create and access news about their communities for the first time.
Knight Fellow Ayman Salah is connecting journalists in the Middle East with tech experts. Together they will find ways to deliver quality news using the latest digital know-how in a freer media environment.
