India's Tribal Citizens Track Abuses on Mobile News Network

By: Jerri Eddings | 10/13/2011

A news story in India's Andhranews.net highlights CGnet Swara as a development project that is producing change for tribal people vulnerable to Maoist influence. Knight Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary developed the cellular service as part of his Knight International Journalism Fellowship.

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