Appan Samachar
Founder(s) | Santosh Sarang |
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Editor | Rinku Kumari |
Founded | 6 December 2007 in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India |
Website | appansamachar |
Appan Samachar (Hindi: अप्पन समाचार) is an all women village news network. It is fortnightly rural
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.
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
See also
References
- Oneindia.in. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Women Reporters From India's Rural Heartland are not just Breaking News but also Stereotypes". thebetterIndia.com. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Tewary, Amarnath (21 December 2007). "The village women's news programme". BBC News. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kumar, Sanjay (14 February 2011). "Revolution in a Bihar Village". The Diplomat. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ ANI (22 November 2015). "Girls from 'Appan Samachar' make headlines in Bihar". Business Standard India. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "On air, a new success story by rural girls". hindustan times. 1 March 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2021.