Recognition

Awards

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  mBillionth Award, 2010.
  
  
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  India eGov 2.0 Award, 2010.
  First Place, Social Media Usage (Jury Award)

International Media (English)

• In Jungles of India, New Phone App Helps Indigenous Tribes Embroiled in Maoist Insurgency.
  National Geographic, September 2014.
• Shubhranshu Choudhary: Giving a Voice to a Ravaged, Neglected Region.
  National Geographic, June 2014.
• Democratising journalism: Giving remote tribal areas a voice.
  IANS, May 2014
• The Talking Revolution: An Interview With Shubranshu Choudhary.
  Journalism for Change, March 26, 2014
• How citizen journalists on mobiles are ‘democratising’ news in central India.
  BBC, May 2, 2014
• CGNet Swara: a Voice for the Voiceless.
  Doha Center for Media Freedom, April 2014
• A Voice of Hope for India's Unprivileged.
  Huffington Post, March 2014
• India Can Ignite Your Imagination.
  Huffington Post, March 2014
• Award for Indian journalist-activist.
  Business Standard, March 2014
• Indian Journalist Shu Choudary Beat Edward Snowden To Be Digital Activist Of The Year, For Creating News For Those Who Can't Read.
  Huffington Post, March 2014
• Indian journalist beats Edward Snowden to win 2014 Google Digital Activism Award.
  IBN Live, March 2014
• Journalism should become everyone’s business.
  DW News, March 2014
• Innovators enlist citizen journalists to combat India.s rape crisis.
  Global Post, November 26, 2013.
• India Calling.
  Index on Censorship, Sage Jounals, September 2013.
  Reproduced with permission from the Sage Journals website.
• Citizen Journalism Grows in India.s War-Torn Tribal Belt.
  New York Times, October 2, 2013.
• How a Voice Portal Helped Spread Women's Tribal Stories in India.
  PBS, August 5, 2013.
• Taking Back The Tech: Interview with the co-founder of Mojolab.
  TechnoHolik, April 29, 2012.
• Phone journalism gives a voice to India's rural poor.
  CNN, February 22, 2012.
• Audio-Blogging From India's Maoist Heartland.
  The Wall Street Journal, November 21, 2011.
• Urgent Call.
  Columbia Journalism Review, September/October, 2011.
• Listen to my voice!.
  BBC News, November 27, 2010.
• Bringing News to India's Poorest People.
  The Atlantic, June 29, 2010.
• India's neglected tribes gain voice in mobile news service.
  Reuters, May 11, 2010.
• Mobile Phone-Based News System Gives Voice to Tribals.
  IPS News, May 5, 2010.
• Giving a voice to India's villagers.
  BBC News, April 25, 2010.

Indian Media (English)

• Ever heard of 'Puppet journalism'? CGnet Swara's innovative approach to citizen journalism.
  DNA India, June 2014.
• Shoddy implementation of schemes like FRA will cost Congress dear.
  Hindustan Times, May 8, 2014
• The Medium is the Message.
  Indian Express, April 2014
• 2014 Digital Freedom Award: The Indian who beat Edward Snowden.
  DNA India, March 2014
• CGNet Swara: Shifting the power of journalism to the mobile phone for Adivasis.
  LiveMint, March 2014
• Bengali journalist pips Snowden.
  BD News, March 2014
• Indian journalist wins top digital activism award.
  Hindustan Times, March 2014
• Indian journalist beats Snowden to win Google Digital Activism Award.
  Indian Express, March 2014
• Bhopal journalist wins Digital Activism award.
  The Hindu, March 2014
• Journalist Shubhranshu Choudhary wins 'Digital activism award'.
  Times of India, March 2014
• Make media democratic, says 2014 Google Digital Activism Award winner Shubhranshu Choudhary.
  Mid Day News, March 2014
• Giving A Voice To The Voiceless.
  Tehelka, March 2014
• Newsflash in dark spots.
  Mumbai Mirror, March 2014
• Scripting Their Stories.
  Indian Express, February 2014
• Swara gives power to the voiceless.
  Times of India, February 2014
• A Google for India's poor.
  IPS News, November 24, 2013.
• The new jungle drums.
  The Hindu, November 12, 2013.
• CGNet Swara | Spreading a revolution with words.
  Mint / Wall Street Journal, November 1, 2013.
• Tuning into the rural chatterati.
  The Telegraph, October 27, 2013.
• Mobile phone journalism helping underprivileged Indian villagers to voice their plight.
  Mid Day, October 19, 2013.
• Tribal woman gangraped at Surguja. (Source attributed to CGNet Swara)
  The Hindu, August 12, 2013.
• A Mobile War Against The Naxals.
  Tehelka, June 15, 2013.
• Connecting citizens.
  DNA India, March 10, 2013.
• Now, CGNet makes daring foray into MP.
  Hindustan Times, December 5, 2012.
• India's Mobile Phone News Agency.
  Asia Calling, Sep 1, 2012.
• Banking on the phone.
  Tehelka, Aug 27, 2012.
• Reaching out to tribal people.
  The Hindu, Jun 26, 2012.
• Good morning from Chattisgarh!
  Prayas, Jun 15, 2012.
• Mobile becomes voice of Adivasis.
  Patrika Newspaper, Feb 19, 2012.
• CGNet Swara: The Rise of the Citizen-Journalist.
  Mahindra Rise, Nov 29, 2011.
• Orissa tribals use communication technology to herald change in region.
  AndhraNews.net, Oct 13, 2011.
• Orissa: Workshop on democratization of media at Koraput.
  Orissadiary.com, Sep 29, 2011.
• Giving villagers a voice to spur change.
  Mint, Sep 21, 2011.
• Mobiles deliver news in Chhattisgarh.
  CXO Today, Aug 30, 2011.
• In their voice.
  Frontline, Volume 28, Issue 16 (Jul 30 - Aug 12, 2011).
• Select Adivasi News.
  HardNews, July 25, 2011.
• Broadcasting Dantewada.
  Himal Magazine, June, 2011.
• Land Nor Freedom.
  Counter Currents, August 28, 2010.
• Voices in the wilderness.
  The Hindu, July 4, 2010.
• Media of the masses.
  Business Standard, June 20, 2010.
• By the tribal, for the tribal.
  The Telegraph, May 30, 2010.
• Ear to the mobile.
  The Hindu Business Line, May 28, 2010.
• Phone media brings news to India's Maoist heartland.
  Hindustan Times, May 14, 2010.
• Chhattisgarh tribals turn into reporters on cellphones.
  Rediff News, May 14, 2010.
• India's neglected tribes gain voice in mobile news service.
  Reuters, May 11, 2010.
• Chhatisgarhi Mobile Radio.
  Open, May 8, 2010.
• A coming-out party.
  Hindustan Times, May 5, 2010.
• Mobile media venture gives voice to Gond tribals.
  Indo-Asian News Service, April 18, 2010.
• Radio via phone helps link tribals.
  Mail Today, April 6, 2010.
• News in dialects may soon be just a call away.
  The Hindu, February 16, 2010.
• Dial D for Dantewada.
  Hard News Media, February 1, 2010.

Indian or International Media (Non-English)

• अमावस की रात में हाथियों का कहर . (Hindi)
  BBC Hindi Edition, October 7, 2013.
• डिजिटल इंडियंस: जहां अखबार, रेडियो, टीवी नहीं, 'वहां मोबाइल मीडिया' . (Hindi)
  BBC Hindi Edition, September 10, 2013.
• जिसने लौटाए घूस के 99,000 रुपए (Source cited as CGNet Swara.)
  BBC Hindi Edition, August 9, 2013.
• Article on CGNet Swara (Telugu)
  Eenadu, March 18, 2013.
• Article on CGNet Swara (Hindi)
  NaiDuniya, December 5, 2012.
• Interview with Shubhranshu Choudhary. (Marathi)
  Anubhav, October, 2012.
• CGNet Swara. (Kannada)
  Scanned version: page 1, page 2.
  Udayavani, July, 2012.
• CGNet Swara. (Malayalam)
  July, 2012.
• CGNET Swara: La voz de los invisibles. (Spanish)
  Periodismociudadano, July, 2012.
• CGNet Swara. (Malayalam)
  Madhyamam, June, 2012.
• CGnet Swara convierte el movil en la heramienta mas democratica de la India. (Spanish)
  Periodismociudadano, March, 2012.
• CGNet Swara. (Marathi)
  Also available as a scanned version.
  eSakal, November, 2011.

Television and Video

• Journalist Shubhranshu Choudhary beats Edward Snowden to win 'Digital activism award'.
  DD News Official, March 2014
• Jai Ho - The Real Heroes of India.
  News Nation, February 2014
• गरीब आदमी का सोशल नेटवर्क.
  NDTV, December, 2013.
• Voices of India hit the airwaves.
  NDTV, December 23, 2013.
• Social network for a poor man (Hindi).
  NDTV, November 22, 2013.
• Interview with Shubhranshu Choudhary.
  NRI Samay (Los Angeles Radio Station), April, 2013.
• Program on CGNet Swara.
  Tribal FM Radio - Vizag, April, 2013.
• Tipping Point - Stalin, Amita Tute & Shubhranshu Choudhary.
  Tehelka's THiNK 2012 session on "People's Bandwidth: Deepening Democracy Through Technology", November, 2012.
• Technology to usher in development in Maoist-hit areas.
  Local TV Stations, November, 2011.
• CGNet Swara.
  Two Circles TV, July 5, 2010.
• India's Tribal Citizens Use New Cell Phone Technology to Produce Local News.
  International Center for Journalists, March 25, 2010.
• A radio station not just for tribals, but of tribals.
  NDTV, February 2010.

Websites

• Indian journalist Shubranshu Choudhary wins digital activism award for regional news service.
  Tech 2 News, March 2014
• Innovative Indian journalism initiative for adivasis competes with Snowden for global prize.
  Scroll.In, March 2014
• Citizen Journalists Take On Rape And Domestic Violence.
  Tech President, December, 2013.
• Struggle finds a New Voice with Radio Sangharsh.
  Greenpeace India, November 22, 2013.
• Citizen Journalism and mGovernance in Rural India
  Tech President, August 19, 2013.
• How Women and Mobile Media Are Raising Citizens' Voices In India
  Occupy.com, June 24, 2013.
• Let's call it.... journalism?
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, February 27, 2013.
• Of Chhattisgarh and MIT. Of Journalism and Change : CGNet Swara
  Sanki.in, September 17, 2012.
• The "Missed Call" Revolution News and Justice for All
  Public Global Health Network, November 17, 2011.
• Global Voices Podcast: Bridging the Language Gaps
  Global Voices, November 1, 2011.
• Empowering tribals, the mobile way
  Just Femme, April 4, 2011.
• Mothers and daughters give voice to tribals
  The Hoot, February 26, 2011.
• Kuanjam I'm saying!
  Network6, Ocotber 6, 2010.
• Citizen Journalism Only a Phone Call Away.
  AudienceScapes, September 3, 2010.
• The people's voice.
  InfoChange News & Features, August 2010.
• CGNet Swara.
  MobileActive, July 8, 2010.
• CGNet Swara: Voice of the unheard.
  Two Circles, July 7, 2010.
• Community radio rides on mobile in Chattisgarh.
  RadioAndMusic.com, May 24, 2010.
• Mobile News on your bid.
  Naya India, May 20, 2010.
• Vox Populi Chhattisgarh - What an Idea, Sirji!.
  The Hoot, May 15, 2010.

Blogs

• TIMES Pieces: On the Line with CGNet Swara
  Reset For a Better World, September, 2013.
• CGNet Swara . Medium For Masses, Of Masses!
  Halabol Voices, July, 2013.
• We're Singing Holi Songs.
  Weblog, April, 2013.
• How a hack with MIT's technology is solving India's biggest internal security threat.
  NextBigWhat, September, 2012.
• Giving voice to India's silent communities.
  Rodrigo Davies, June 21, 2012.
• CGNet Swara: Enabling Tribals of Chhattisgarh To Tell Their Stories.
  Rising Voices, April 22, 2012.
• CGNet Swara: A Voice Portal for Citizen News Journalism in India.
  Brute Labs, December 6, 2010.
• Circumventing India's radio news ban.
  Committee to Protect Journalists, May 23, 2010.
• Empowered by Information: CGnet Swara in Chhattisgarh.
  NDN, April 26, 2010.
• India's Tribal Citizens Use New Cell Phone Network to Produce Local News.
  International Center for Journalists, February 2010.