From Vozmob, which helps Latin American immigrant workers in Los Angeles create and distribute stories about their lives using cell phones to an interactive network for Inuit and other indigenous communities, there is a growing universe of marginalised voices populating the Web. A report from a recent Citizen Media conference in Montreal […]
Panelist Shubhranshu Choudhary, who spoke at the conference via skype rather than in person, highlighted a project that has similar goals. CGNet Swara is an audio website where people can call a phone number to record news, and listeners can call in to hear the recorded news. It serves tribal people in remote areas of Chhattisgarh who speak Gondhi. […]
Written by Veena Gokhale, Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Source: Marginalised voices get a new life on the Net
Address : http://openspaceindia.org/express/articles-essays/marginalised-voices-get-a-new-life-on-the-net.html
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