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'''''Balaknama''''' is an Indian newspaper which is run by children .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/news/sports/these-delhi-children-run-the-world-s-only-newspaper-published-by-street-kids-248939.html|title=These Delhi Children Run The World's Only Newspaper Published By Street Kids|work=India Times}}</ref><br />
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Based out of [[Delhi]]'s slums, ''Balaknama'' is completely staffed by children who live and work on the streets. The sixteen-page editorial publishes stories and reports based on the lives of street children. It explores issues like [[sexual abuse]], [[child labour]], [[police brutality]], and also covers feel-good stories. Launched in 2003 with just few reporters, its network has spread to seven cities across India, with over 10,000 children working for the publication.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2015/12/india-slum-kid-reporters-stories-street-life-151227052830502.html|title=India's slum kid reporters tell stories of street life|work=Al Jazeera}}</ref><br />
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It is edited by volunteers of Chetna, an NGO which works with street and working children. In 2014, the circulation of the paper went up to 5,500 units. The newspaper has 14 regular reporters in [[Delhi]] itself and many others in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], and [[Haryana]]. Children who cannot write contribute by dictating their stories to other reporters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/static/making-headlines-that-matter/|title=Balaknama: Making headlines that matter|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> In 2015, ''India Today'' called Balaknama the "world's unique newspaper for and by street and working children".<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/these-children-run-balaknama-a-newspaper-of-their-own-whats-your-excuse/1/558946.html India Today]</ref><br />
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In November 2013, Balaknama's story was made into a TV documentary titled ''Slumkid Reporters''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/oct/31/channel4-india|title=The 'slumkid reporters' telling of children's street life in India|first=Roy|last=Greenslade|date=31 October 2013|work=The Guardian}}</ref><br />
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