Appan Samachar is an all-women news channel known as a village community TV network. It is launched on 6th December 2007 at Ramleela Gachhi under Deoria police station of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar. The distance from district headquarter is about 55 km.
In the race of TRP and advertisement, maximum news channels telecast horror & spice based news. The village and poor people & farmers are not in the objectives of these channels. In the present time, media means profession not a mission. The effect of corporate sector & market also reflect the media.
The participation of women in media as a professionals is very low. The sound of women can't be raise in media without women journalists.
Thus, from these thoughts, the concept of APPAN SAMACHAR came on floor as an alternative media. This concept is the brainchild of a social activist and a journalist Santosh Sarang.
Posted by: Santosh Sarang
Santosh, a social activist turned journalist, is based in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. Despite limited resources, He runs the only women's video program, Appan Samachar, promoting rural journalism from the Naxal affected area of Ramlila Gachi, Bihar. It is a program on women and by women but put together by Santosh. The CNN-IBN group has recognised his performance in adverse conditions and awarded him the prestigious “Citizen Journalist Award” in 2008.Currently he works as Chief Sub Editor with Prabhat Khabar, Muzaffarpur, and has published more than 150 articles in different magazines on developmental issues and environmental concerns. He was awarded the South Asia Climate Change Award Fellowship by PANOS. He has written for Prayavaran Darshan, India Innovates and Gaon Ghar of Doordarshan, Patna. He's on Twitter with @Santosh_Writes
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