CITIZEN MATTERS
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Meet our new Urban Environment Fellows
In November 2023, Oorvani Foundation launched the Citizen Matters – Urban Environmental Reporting Fellowship. This project has been supported by Wipro Foundation. Six early career journalists were selected from among a large cohort of applicants. They are Sejal Patel, Akansha Deshmukh,…
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Citizen Matters – Urban Environment Reporting Fellowship, 2023 (Deadline 8/Nov)
Oorvani Foundation invites applications from early career reporters based in Delhi-NCR region for the “Citizen Matters – Urban Environmental Reporting Fellowship 2023” Five young media professionals will have the opportunity to enhance their skills in environmental reporting and draw attention…
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Citizen Matters Mumbai Reporter attends EJN workshop
Sherine Raj, our Reporter based in Mumbai attended a workshop on energy and the environment in Aurangabad. Sherine is an experienced journalist, whose reporting spans diverse beats, including civic issues, transportation, healthcare, education, and the environment. She is particularly passionate…
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Citizen Matters chosen for IPI’s Local News Accelerator
We are very excited to share that Citizen Matters is one of the 12 global media organisations selected for the International Press Institute (IPI) ‘s ‘Local News Accelerator’ initiative, a three-month programme which will equip the cohort with skills and strategies to…
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Enabling citizens to become changemakers
An online programme for citizen journalists and those interested in becoming one!
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Enabling civic changemaking
Our “Civic Changemakers” programme arms citizens with skills, resources and tools for collaborative change making.
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Citizen Matters’ editor selected for Google’s Newsroom Leadership programme
We are pleased to announce that our Managing Editor Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya has been selected for Google News Initiative’s Newsroom Leadership programme in India, in partnership with Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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Laadli Awards 2021: Jury Appreciation Citation for Annam Suresh
A story by Annam Suresh published in Citizen Matters, Bengaluru spotlighting the plight of sex workers in the city during the lockdown has received the Jury Appreciation Citation for Web Feature by Laadli.
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Making public information accessible to Mumbaikars
A grant like this ensures that we continue to provide solutions to citizens. We are grateful to the ATE Chandra Foundation for assisting to make knowledge of public services, schemes, regulations and processes, as well as steps that individuals and…
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The need for unbiased health journalism: Hear from a Clinical Epidemiologist
India’s health and data journalists have been crucial in exposing discrepancies in health data documentation and connecting citizens to authentic resources. Here’s how you can support this unbiased health journalism.
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Raising important issues affecting cities
What we do best — ensuring that a citizen-centred and citizen-driven platform, with collaboration between citizens, domain experts and journalists plus our editorial stewardship is accessible at all times.
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Towards an accountable, transparent, equitable and accessible public health system
The second wave of Covid19 in India has shattered any illusions left intact by the first wave. Neither money nor influence nor any other kind of privilege shielded us from the devastation caused not only by the virus but by…
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Rainmatter Foundation to support Citizen Matters’ Environment Practice
We are happy to share that Oorvani Foundation has received a 3-year grant from the Rainmatter Foundation to explore the various facets of urban environment. This grant will help support our Urban Environment Practice. Several academic studies over the past…
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Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability: Focus on Tier II Cities
“India was not only on track to fulfilling its climate commitments but would go further,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the Climate Action Summit (CAS), an online event organised to mark five years since the signing of the Paris…
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The Fundraising Fortnight at Citizen Matters
In the past year, over 1100 articles were published by Citizen Matters on issues ranging from health to infrastructure. We crossed a million views in four out of the twelve months! In spite of the overload of covid related news…