Press Mention

October
3
2011

News Story Shows New Power that Comes From Social Media in India

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.

September
29
2011

News Site Profiles 'Democratization of Media' Workshop by Knight Fellow

An online media service in India showcases a workshop on "Democratization of Media" by Knight Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary.

September
29
2011

News Story Highlights Cause for Celebration for Citizen Journalists

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.

August
30
2011

Business Journal Features Knight Fellow Project in India

CXO Today, which compiles global business and industry news, highlights the work of Knight Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary as one way to help poor populations advance.

July
1
2011

Hardnews Features Citizen Journalists Using Knight Fellow's Mobile News Network

Indian magazine Hardnews features citizen journalists who traveled to Delhi for a six-day workshop organized by Knight Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary. These journalists from rural India report local issues using Choudhary's mobile news network, CGNet Swara. CGNet team member Smita Choudhary discusses the marginalization of Indian tribes by mainstream news sources. “Media is politically and commercially controlled these days. Nobody wants to hear a villager’s story,” she said.

February
28
2011

Indian Magazine Features Knight International Journalism Fellow's Alternative News Platform

Down To Earth profiles Knight Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary's project, CGNet Swara, a mobile news network that crowdsources tips from tribal populations of India.

February
22
2011

Media Development Loan Fund Features Ross Settle's Work with Malaysiakini

Media Development Loan Fund features Knight Fellow Ross Settles' account of his project with Malaysiakini, Malaysian independent news site. Settles explains the project's goals are "to support Malaysiakini's traditional reporting goals of balance and independence, leverage its strengths and build a new revenue line."

February
16
2011

Editor & Publisher Features Knight International Journalism Fellow's News Source for Rural India

Editor & Publisher magazine profiles Knight Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary's project, CGNet Swara, a mobile news network that enables tribal populations to send in news relevant to their population. The piece calls the network the "first source of news in the state."

December
1
2010

CUNY Professor Interviews Knight Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary

Professor Sandeep Junnarkar of the City University of New York speaks with Knight Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary about his fellowship project, CGNet Swara, an alternative news network enabling tribal Indians to report local issues using mobile technology.

December
1
2010

Dutch Radio Broadcasts Piece on Knight International Journalism Fellow's Indian Mobile News Network

The Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) website features a radio broadcast about Knight Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary's mobile news network, CGNet Swara, which provides a new form of news gathering for tribal populations in central India. The broadcast story contains input from Choudhary explaining the evolution and necessity of the project.