The Hindustan Times mentions Knight Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary's mobile-based news network, CGNet Swara, as an effective means for covering overlooked issues in rural India. The piece credits the network for revealing community complaints after the government stalled a public hearing about a disputed power plant.

Indian online magazine Just Femme discusses how Knight Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary's mobile news network, CGNet Swara, empowers tribal women. The piece says women provide a unique perspective on issues because they "see things men don't," issuing reports on childhood labor that were met with investigations and results, for example.

New Delhi-based news source The Hoot profiles tribal women and their usage of Knight International Journalism Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary's mobile news network, CGNet Swara, in rural India. At least 15 women are working to expose corruption cases, children's lack of access to education and other ignored issues. The piece calls the female reporters "pioneers in a state where men have completely dominated journalism."

The Independent features Sajidul Haque, a trainee of Knight Fellow Kawser Mahmud, who received an award for excellence in Bangladeshi journalism in the electronic media category. Haque participated in training during Mahmud's fellowship in Bangladesh where he created the first women's broadcast new agency.