by Editors | Oct 31, 2017 | Chapter News, Network News
The Bangalore Literature Festival 2017 session on the online – often sexual – harassment of women journalists was held on October 28, 2017. The session was planned in the aftermath of the murder of Gauri Lankesh, who was herself a target of online abuse until the violence moved from the virtual world into the real one and silenced her forever. Nidhi Razdan (NDTV) and NWMI members Sindhu Sooryakumar (Asianet) and Laxmi Murthy (International Federation of Journalists) participated in the panel discussion moderated by Ammu Joseph (independent journalist and network member). The experiences of online abuse of the fourth panellist, network member Dhanya Rajendran (The Newsminute) were shared in absentia. The panellists talked about their own experiences of trolling and other forms of harassment as well as about the implications of the increasingly frequent and intense targeting of female media professionals – on the Internet, on the phone and even in real life – not just for themselves (at the personal and professional levels) but for democracy and freedom of expression.
by Editors | Sep 20, 2017 | Reports
Women journalists routinely face gender-based violence in the workplace and the field, online and offline, and there has been an increase in this violence in recent years. This report from the UN secretary general describes the current situation pertaining to women journalists, sets out the applicable international law, provides an account of initiatives in this area, and suggests ways to strengthening the safety of women journalists.
by Editors | Jul 29, 2017 | Initiatives, Reports
In September 1987, a three member team of the Women and Media Committee of the Bombay Union of Journalists visited Deorala, Jaipur and Sikar in Rajasthan to investigate the ‘sati’ of 18-year-old Roop Kanwar on September 4, 1987. ‘Trial by fire: a...
by Editors | Apr 6, 2017 | Community, NWMI Fellowship
The first fellowship under the newly launched NWMI Fellowship for Women Journalists has been awarded to Jayanti Buruda, 27, an Adivasi journalist from Malkangiri, Odisha.
Jayanti, the ninth among 11 siblings, completed her journalism course at the Central University of Odisha, Koraput, 150 km away from her home in Malkangiri, one of the most underdeveloped districts in the state. She is the first female journalist in her town, encouraged to study by her father who was himself denied the privilege of schooling.
by Editors | Sep 26, 2014 | National Meets
Gandhian Elaben Bhatt, founder of the Self Employed Women’s Association, delivered the inaugural speech at NWMI’s 11th national meeting in Ahmedabad in 2014.
