(Not) Just Banter
By Vishnupriya Bhandaram One tweet at a time, the so-called ‘stalwarts’ in the Indian media industry have been called out for the varying degrees of sexual harassment they have piled on the women in newsrooms. The list has only grown and it includes former...
#Metoo in India
By Sowmya Rajendran The #MeToo movement first came to India in October 2017, when US based law student Raya Sarkar put together a list of alleged sexual harassers in the Indian academia. At the time, there were several discussions in the media about how to approach...
Dos and Don’ts of reporting on sexual harassment
The NWMI is committed to working towards ensuring that media coverage of violence against women is more sensitive and nuanced, enabling victims and survivors to get justice in an environment where women feel safe and can exercise their right to equal citizenship. Here’s a list of Dos and Don’ts on reporting on ‘Me Too’, or any sexual crime for that matter.
