Community radio stations, a lifeline in Uttarakhand, join hands to tackle fake news about covid-19 In the hills of Uttarakhand, seven community radio stations have come together to create a multi-level network that reaches the remotest villages to tackle misinformation about covid-19.
Mandakini ki Awaaz, Kumaon Vaani, Pantnagar Janvani, Radio Zindagee, Himgiri ki Awaaz, Heval Vani and Radio Khushi are coordinating with the People’s Power Collective, a community radio capacity-building, training and skilling organization. “There are a lot of rumours and fake news doing the rounds about covid-19 in Uttarakhand.
We have come together to fight that," says Arjun Kaintura, who leads the 13-year-old Radio Khushi, one of the first community radio