German Website Highlights Knight International Journalism Fellow's Mobile News Network of India

Feb 182011

Deutsche Welle covers Knight Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary's mobile news network, CGNet Swara, which allows tribal Indian populations to raise local issues in their indigenous language, Gondi. Such issues overlooked by the mainstream media include illegal mining, welfare irregularities and cases of corruption. A CGNet volunteer calls the project "a vital link for the population."