NWMI Statement on #MeToo in Indian Media
The Network of Women in Media in India stands in absolute solidarity with all those who have bravely spoken up about their experiences of sexual harassment within the Indian media. This is a watershed moment for all of us in journalism. We have witnessed and reported on sexual harassment in different fields and the need for strong mechanisms for redress. As the spotlight turns on us, we welcome this and encourage more women to document their accounts without fear or inhibitions.
The Annual Awards 2018 for the best articles and photographs on a humanitarian subject, instituted by the Press Institute of India (PII) and the New Delhi Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), were announced and presented in Chennai on 21 September 2018. Two NWMI members, Maitri Porecha and Rakhee Roytalukdar, were among the eight awardees.
Pioneering feminist economist Devaki Jain joins members of the NWMB for an informal chat at the Press Club of Bangalore.
As C Vanaja, award-winning film maker and journalist, marks a silver jubilee in journalism, she looks back on 25 years of story-telling in the print, broadcast and online media. For Vanaja, who is one of the founder members of the NWMI, it has not been easy, but she has enjoyed an extremely rewarding professional life. In her words, it was “A journey where there were no steps or elevators but one where I constructed each step on my own and climbed upon it.” With the help of her courageous grandmother, she escaped child marriage, and was instead able to report about the health issues of child brides more than a decade later, as a professional journalist.