by sandhya | Dec 27, 2017 | Statements
The Network of Women in Media in India stands in solidarity with Mumbai-based independent journalist Priyanka Borpujari, who was assaulted and detained by the Bandra-Kurla Complex police on December 26, 2017, while she was recording a slum demolition ordered by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Hans Bhugra Marg, Santa Cruz, Mumbai.
Priyanka was released only after seven hours of detention, after her statement was recorded and she was charged under several sections of the IPC, including “obstructing a government action” and “unlawful assembly”. Four other women, all residents of the slum, were also detained and charged under similar sections.
by sandhya | Dec 16, 2017 | Blogs, Features
On a warm Saturday afternoon, pioneering sports journalist Sharda Ugra gave a rapt audience at the Bangalore Press Club a peek into the exciting world of sports journalism. Organised by the Network of Women in Media, Bangalore (NWMB), the talk on December 9, provided a rare opportunity to hear the stories behind the stories of Sharda’s career spanning three decades.
by sandhya | Aug 21, 2017 | Statements
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) strongly condemns the online sexual harassment and abuse of film critic Anna M M Vetticad, the latest in the growing list of Indian female writers to be targeted in this manner. Vetticad has been facing apparently...
by sandhya | Aug 9, 2017 | Statements
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) strongly condemns the online sexual abuse and trolling of Dhanya Rajendran, editor-in-chief of the digital news website, The News Minute. Dhanya Rajendran, a member of NWMI, was abused for her August 4 tweet which read: “I...
by sandhya | Jul 29, 2017 | 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...
