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'''Appan Samachar''' (''Hindi: अप्पन समाचार'') is an all women village news network. It is fortnightly rural [[news channel]] run by a group of women, most of them marginalised [[Dalit]], [[Other Backward Class|Other Backward Classes]], [[Musahar|Mushahar]] (rat eating community) & muslim communities in Muzzafarpur district of Bihar. | '''Appan Samachar''' (''Hindi: अप्पन समाचार'') is an all women village news network. It is fortnightly rural [[news channel]] run by a group of women, most of them marginalised [[Dalit]], [[Other Backward Class|Other Backward Classes]], [[Musahar|Mushahar]] (rat eating community) & muslim communities in [[Muzaffarpur|Muzzafarpur]] district of [[Bihar]]. | ||
It was launched in 6 December 2007<ref name="Singh-2008">{{cite web|last=Singh|first=Rajnish|date=6 March 2008|title=A news channel run exclusively by girls in Bihar|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2008/03/06/news-channel-run-exclusively-girls-bihar-1204787220.html|accessdate=16 November 2012|publisher=[[Oneindia.in]]}}</ref> at Muzaffarpur. It broadcasts to about a hundred villages in Paroo, [[Sahebganj]], [[Saraiya]], Marwan, [[Kanti]], and Mushahari.{{cn|date=November 2012}} | It was launched in 6 December 2007<ref name="Singh-2008">{{cite web|last=Singh|first=Rajnish|date=6 March 2008|title=A news channel run exclusively by girls in Bihar|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2008/03/06/news-channel-run-exclusively-girls-bihar-1204787220.html|accessdate=16 November 2012|publisher=[[Oneindia.in]]}}</ref> at Muzaffarpur. It broadcasts to about a hundred villages in Paroo, [[Sahebganj]], [[Saraiya]], Marwan, [[Kanti]], and Mushahari<ref name="appan ref2">{{cite news |title=Women Reporters From India’s Rural Heartland are not just Breaking News but also Stereotypes |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/20598/reporting-live-women-scribes-from-indias-rural-heartland/ |access-date=25 October 2021 |publisher=thebetterIndia.com |date=14 July 2015}}</ref>.{{cn|date=November 2012}} | ||
It was founded by [[Santosh Sarang]].<ref name="Tewary-2007">{{cite web|last=Tewary|first=Amarnath|date=21 December 2007|title=The village women's news programme|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7147796.stm|accessdate=16 November 2012|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref name="Kumar-2008">{{cite web|last=Kumar|first=Ruchir|date=7 March 2008|title=When news is just around the corner|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/special-news-report/Special/When-news-is-just-around-the-corner/Article3-280397.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125155437/http://www.hindustantimes.com/special-news-report/Special/When-news-is-just-around-the-corner/Article3-280397.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|accessdate=16 November 2012|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref name="Kumar-2011">{{cite web|last=Kumar|first=Sanjay|date=14 February 2011|title=Revolution in a Bihar Village|url=https://thediplomat.com/indian-decade/2011/02/14/revolution-in-a-bihar-village/|accessdate=16 November 2012|publisher=[[The Diplomat]]}}</ref> Mr. Sarang is also chairperson of trust named “Mission Eye International Services.” The key people consisting Appan Samachar Team are Rinku Kumari, Amritanj Indiwar, Siddhant Sarang, Rajesh Kumar, Pinki and Khushboo.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/girls-from-appan-samachar-make-headlines-in-bihar-115112200064_1.html|title=Girls from 'Appan Samachar' make headlines in Bihar|last=ANI|date=2015-11-22|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-03-19}}</ref> | It was founded by [[Santosh Sarang]].<ref name="Tewary-2007">{{cite web|last=Tewary|first=Amarnath|date=21 December 2007|title=The village women's news programme|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7147796.stm|accessdate=16 November 2012|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref name="Kumar-2008">{{cite web|last=Kumar|first=Ruchir|date=7 March 2008|title=When news is just around the corner|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/special-news-report/Special/When-news-is-just-around-the-corner/Article3-280397.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125155437/http://www.hindustantimes.com/special-news-report/Special/When-news-is-just-around-the-corner/Article3-280397.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|accessdate=16 November 2012|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref name="Kumar-2011">{{cite web|last=Kumar|first=Sanjay|date=14 February 2011|title=Revolution in a Bihar Village|url=https://thediplomat.com/indian-decade/2011/02/14/revolution-in-a-bihar-village/|accessdate=16 November 2012|publisher=[[The Diplomat]]}}</ref> Mr. Sarang is also chairperson of trust named “Mission Eye International Services.” The key people consisting Appan Samachar Team are Rinku Kumari, Amritanj Indiwar, Siddhant Sarang, Rajesh Kumar, Pinki and Khushboo.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/girls-from-appan-samachar-make-headlines-in-bihar-115112200064_1.html|title=Girls from 'Appan Samachar' make headlines in Bihar|last=ANI|date=2015-11-22|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-03-19}}</ref> | ||
The team of the news channel have no formal training so they are learning it on the job. Time to time a trust “Mission Eye International Services” are conducting village media workshops to strengthen their skills. Appan Samachar focus on various social ills like farmers problems, environmental issues, social evils, [[Women's empowerment|women empowerment]], [[Child marriage in India|child marriage]], [[Gender discrimination in India|gender discrimination]], [[female foeticide]], etc. Young girls employed as a journalist in this channel generally rides bicycle to gather the news and interviews. | The team of the news channel have no formal training so they are learning it on the job.<ref name="appan ref1">{{cite news |title=On air, a new success story by rural girls |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/on-air-a-new-success-story-by-rural-girls/story-4n1ZVEMNSLnDnXdK7CrbzN.html |access-date=25 October 2021 |publisher=hindustan times |date=1 March 2008}}</ref> Time to time a trust “Mission Eye International Services” are conducting village media workshops to strengthen their skills. Appan Samachar focus on various social ills like farmers problems, environmental issues, social evils, [[Women's empowerment|women empowerment]], [[Child marriage in India|child marriage]], [[Gender discrimination in India|gender discrimination]], [[female foeticide]], etc. Young girls employed as a journalist in this channel generally rides bicycle to gather the news and interviews. | ||
The screening of news bulletin is free to air. Villagers watch there news on projectors or a portable tv sets in community. Their viewers are both urban and rural. The bulletin also screened in district headquarters. News capsule are produced in Hindi and local dialect of [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] and [[Bajjika]]. | The screening of news bulletin is free to air. Villagers watch there news on projectors or a portable tv sets in community. Their viewers are both urban and rural. The bulletin also screened in district headquarters. News capsule are produced in Hindi and local dialect of [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] and [[Bajjika]]. |