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’,...
by Annie Philip | Apr 6, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Varsha Pillai (guest post) Kerala is one of the five states going to the polls today. This time too Kerala’s political partieshave displayed a very poor record of fielding women candidates, despite public revolts from women politicians (read more here) when the...
by Annie Philip | Apr 6, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections, Features, Gender, Media & Elections
By Durba Ghosh This year, political parties in Assam have made promises galore to woo women — 49.35 per cent of the electorate. The promises range from giving Rs 2,000 per month to housewives, Rs 365 as daily wages to tea garden workers, and increasing financial...
