Charter for Independent Journalists
Among the many challenges that independent journalists face are delayed payments, stolen pitches and the absence of any documents to hold media houses accountable. A Charter for Independent Journalists, discussed at NWMI’s National Meet in Ahmedabad in 2014, was taken...Tamil journalist Jeya Rani highlights casteism in the Indian ‘mainstream’ media, at the 2016 Hyderabad National Meet
Narrating how casteist editors and reporters impact news stories on caste, she requested journalists to be casteless
Bangladeshi TV journalist and film maker Samia Zaman speaks on gender imbalance in the media
NWMI Bengal hosted a discussion on women’s role in electronic journalism and film making with Samia Zaman, on her journey in journalism, starting with a job at the BBC in London to her current work in a popular TV channel in Bangladesh.
Malini Subramaniam wins CPJ’s 2016 International Press Freedom Award
The Committee to Protect Journalists awarded Malini Subramaniam, a contributor to the news website scroll.in, its 2016 Press Freedom Award. CPJ noted that Subramaniam was one of the few journalists reporting from Bastar in Chhattisgarh, the epicenter of the conflict between Maoist and security forces, until she was forced to leave the area in early 2016.