by Annie Philip | Jan 27, 2022 | Commentary, Features
By Editors What were the earliest Hindi women’s magazines like, and what role did they play in women’s lives? What do female political journalists in India have to say about their profession? Where does India stand on gender balance in the media? The latest edition of...
by Annie Philip | Jan 20, 2022 | Features, Reporter’s Notes
By Quratulain Rehbar It was only some weeks after the abrogation of Article 370 that I found the place — the Kashmir Press Club. The faces at the club were unknown to me initially, but no longer so after our daily interactions. Most Kashmiri journalists who were...
by Annie Philip | Jan 19, 2022 | Features, Reporter’s Notes
By Editors Transcript from a recording of Afghan journalist Makia, who talks of her work and life in Afghanistan, and what the Taliban takeover has meant for the media community in the country. Makia is among the lucky ones to have made an escape, first to Pakistan,...
by Annie Philip | Jan 18, 2022 | Features, Reporter’s Notes
By Editors Transcript from a recording of Zenab*, a 25-year old reporter and presenter with Afghanistan International Radio and TV. After Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, she left for Turkey with three family members. Others in her family are still in Kabul,...
by Annie Philip | Dec 22, 2021 | Statements
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) is deeply disturbed at the incessant onslaught of threats received by filmmaker Leena Manimekalai and deplores attempts to threaten journalists reporting on her sexual harassment case. Leena Manimekalai has been waging a...
