by Annie Philip | Mar 10, 2021 | Reports
By Padmaja Shaw Preliminary data from the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) 2020 indicates that the presence of women in Indian news media has declined – albeit with some exceptions – over the past decade. The overall presence of women as news subjects across...
by Annie Philip | Mar 4, 2021 | Awards
By Editors Veteran journalist Sandhya Taksale, one of the founder members of the NWMI, was conferred the Marathi Ratna Award on February 28, 2021, Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din. The award, instituted 20 years ago by the Marathi Bhasha Samvardhan Pratishthan, was jointly...
by Annie Philip | Feb 18, 2021 | Statements
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) welcomes the order of acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani on charges of criminal defamation brought about by former editor and Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs MJ Akbar. The network hopes that the judgment will...
by Annie Philip | Jan 27, 2021 | Statements
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) is outraged at the stalking of journalist and NWMI member Neha Dixit and the attempted break-in by unidentified person(s) into her residence. The NWMI condemns all such attempts to intimidate and threaten media professionals...
by Annie Philip | Jan 24, 2021 | Features, Reporter’s Notes
By C Vanaja Hundreds of migrant workers walking to their homes on the highway On the second day of the lockdown imposed nationwide by the central government in March 2020 to contain the spread of Covid-19, a friend tagged me on Facebook seeking help for a group of...