by NWMI | Oct 18, 2020 | 2020 Assembly Elections
By Sumita Jaiswal The spouses of jailed and absconding criminals turned politicians have once again been fielded as candidates in the upcoming state elections in Bihar. The maximum number of such female candidates have been fielded by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD),...
by NWMI | Oct 17, 2020 | Statements
Simlyn J/Feminism In India. The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) together with many eminent personalities is deeply concerned about the rising trend of powerful men seeking gag orders on the media in sexual assault and harassment cases. We stand in solidarity...
by NWMI | Oct 13, 2020 | Awards
Acceptance Speech by Rohini Mohan for the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Woman Journalist, 2019. Thank you so much for the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Woman Journalist, 2019. I spent most of the last two years working on stories about the...
by NWMI | Oct 12, 2020 | Awards
By Editors Independent journalist Rohini Mohan and Arfa Khanum Sherwani, senior editor of The Wire, received the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson 2019 at an online award ceremony on October 12, 2020. Mohan received the award for her...
by NWMI | Oct 10, 2020 | 2020 Assembly Elections
By Sumita Jaiswal The Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 will be the largest electoral exercise to be conducted in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic so far, not just in India but possibly also across the world. In view of pandemic and related safety guidelines, history...
