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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]].

Latest revision as of 08:40, 3 November 2021

Appan Samachar
Appan Samachar Field Work.jpg
Firebrand Women Reporters of Appan Samachar
Founder(s)Santosh Sarang
EditorRinku Kumari
Founded6 December 2007 in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India
Websiteappansamachar.com

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 Classes, Mushahar (rat eating community) & muslim communities in Muzzafarpur district of Bihar.

It was launched in 6 December 2007[1] at Muzaffarpur. It broadcasts to about a hundred villages in Paroo, Sahebganj, Saraiya, Marwan, Kanti, and Mushahari[2].[citation needed]

It was founded by Santosh Sarang.[3][4][5] 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.[6]

The team of the news channel have no formal training so they are learning it on the job.[7] 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 empowerment, child marriage, 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 and Bajjika.

A report on Self Help Group running at chandkewari village highlighted corruption in Rural bank. After this report manager promised to distribute KCC loans without bribe. For its innovative efforts in October 2008 Appan Samachar received prestigious “Citizen Journalists Award” from CNN-IBN.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Singh, Rajnish (6 March 2008). "A news channel run exclusively by girls in Bihar". Oneindia.in. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Women Reporters From India's Rural Heartland are not just Breaking News but also Stereotypes". thebetterIndia.com. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Tewary, Amarnath (21 December 2007). "The village women's news programme". BBC News. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Kumar, Ruchir (7 March 2008). "When news is just around the corner". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Kumar, Sanjay (14 February 2011). "Revolution in a Bihar Village". The Diplomat. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  6. ↑ ANI (22 November 2015). "Girls from 'Appan Samachar' make headlines in Bihar". Business Standard India. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "On air, a new success story by rural girls". hindustan times. 1 March 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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