by Annie Philip | May 11, 2021 | Statements
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) is deeply disturbed at the rape and death threats recently received by Asianet News reporter PR Praveena. Praveena, who works for the Thiruvananthapuram bureau of the news channel, has been on the front line of reporting on...
by Annie Philip | May 2, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Sushmita Goswami Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress party (TMC) is all set to retain power in West Bengal, for the third consecutive time. The chances are that India will therefore continue to have at least one female chief minister. The country had started...
by Annie Philip | Apr 28, 2021 | Lest We Forget
By Editors If you take a second to think about it, it’s an odd impulse that drives journalists – to go everywhere and bear witness. To believe their presence is crucial for the righting of the scales. To believe their eye will see the small detail of the miniature and...
by Annie Philip | Apr 27, 2021 | Statements
The Network of Women in Media India (NWMI) mourns the loss of more than a hundred journalists who have lost their lives in India over the past year. We pay tribute to our colleagues with a heavy heart and also with anger. Journalists are on the frontlines of reporting...
by Annie Philip | Apr 14, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections, Features, Gender, Media & Elections
By Utsa Sarmin (guest post) The ongoing 2021 Legislative Assembly election in West Bengal has spawned a campaign called ‘No Vote To BJP’, which includes messaging meant specifically for women in the state. The campaign was launched by ‘Bengal against Fascist RSS-BJP’,...
