by NWMI | May 15, 2014 | 2014 Parliamentary Elections
According to this article in The Hoot – Women stay away from Indian politicians online – by Usha Rodrigues, quoting from statistics obtained by Twrtland.com, the three main political parties have barely 30 per cent women followers. The figures are around...
by NWMI | May 13, 2014 | 2014 Parliamentary Elections
Priyanka Gandhi is canvassing for UPA’s probable Prime Ministerial Candidate, Rahul Gandhi. Hema Malini, Smriti Irani and Nagma are candidates in the most watched election in Indian History. And yet when media discusses how they are doing what they are doing it...
by NWMI | May 9, 2014 | 2014 Parliamentary Elections
The provenance of the graphic posted here is unknown at the moment (it was shared on Facebook and online searches haven’t yet revealed where it originated). However, it obviously illustrates the latest findings of researchers at the CMS Media Lab who have been...
by NWMI | May 9, 2014 | 2014 Parliamentary Elections
I’m not sure whether or not they can be considered part of media coverage of the elections, especially since The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy specifies that it is “not a journalistic resource,” but thought I’d flag two articles on the Centre’s website...
by NWMI | May 6, 2014 | 2014 Parliamentary Elections
Supriya Nair’s feature, headlined “Empty Promises,” in the May edition of The Caravan highlights the contrast between the apparent assimilation of women’s issues into campaign rhetoric – to a degree rarely seen in previous elections – and the reality on the ground,...
