Registered participants are initially required to submit a video or written essay for the programme after which, 20 selected participants become a part of the Likho Citizen Journalism Fellowship which begins in mid-March this year. It will train citizen journalists (as the NGO calls them) in print and mobile journalism and audio podcasts as well. “Although we started with just writing, we now include other mediums such as radio and photojournalism. With the help of professional journalists, we wish to train members to tell their stories, rather than depending on someone else to depict what they wish to say.”

Chopade mentions that while the English-language media  is  educated and is aware of queer content now, regional media has a long way to go. “If we pick up a regional newspaper, aside from the lack of representation, the news they do cover has a dearth of sensitivity. “We hope to fill this gap with this fellowship,” he concludes. More power to representation, we say. 

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