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NWMI Fellowship Established my Identity as a Journalist
Augustina Soreng from Simdega in Jharkhand, recipient of the Seventh NWMI Fellowship shares her experience as a Fellow this past year.
Masterclass on Podcasting: Encouraging Journalists to Find Their Own Voice
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI), Bengal Chapter, organised a Masterclass on Podcasting on 12 August 2026, featuring Vasanthi Hariprakash, NWMI member, award-winning radio anchor, TV journalist, TEDx speaker, podcast host and Founder of Pickle Jar Media, and Barsha Nandy, Producer and Communications Manager at Pickle Jar.
Dhanya Rajendran Presented BRP Bhaskar Excellence Award for Outstanding Journalism
Dhanya Rajendran, Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of The News Minute, and member of the Network of Women in Media, India, was presented the BRP Bhaskar Excellence Award for Outstanding Journalism.
NWMI Members Among Winners at Digital Media Awards 2026
Afrida Hussain and Sanna Irshad Mattoo, members of the Network of Women in Media, India, were recognised at The Public India Digital Media Awards 2026. Afrida Hussain won the Jagdeep Chhokar Award for Meaningful Journalism, and Sanna Irshad Mattoo won the Danish Siddiqui Award for Photojournalism.
Nileena Atholi Named Among Kerala Youth Icon Awardees
Nileena Atholi, Senior Sub Editor at Mathrubhumi Digital and member of the Network of Women in Media, India has been named among winners of the Youth Icon Awards 2025-26, instituted by the Kerala State Youth Commission.
NWMI Members win at PoleStar Awards
Bhavya Dore and Jyoti Yadav, members of the Network of Women in Media, India, were recognised at the 25th Annual PoleStar Awards. Bhavya Dore won the Best Feature in Good News for her story, “Buried Beneath a Mountain”, published in Reader’s Digest India, and Jyoti Yadav was given the Jury Special Mention Award for her story, “2 men raped Bhanwari Devi for trying to stop 1992 child marriage. ‘I curse her daily,’ says bride” published in The Print.
Nazni Rizvi Among C. Subramaniam Awardees
Nazni Rizvi, Chief Reporter at Khabar Lahariya and member of the Network of Women in Media, India, is among 15 recipients of the 2025-26 C. Subramaniam Awards. She has been recognised for her extensive reporting on social justice issues affecting marginalised communities, working across Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring states, focusing on women’s rights, gender-based violence, minority communities and the lives of transgender persons.
Tora Agarwala wins International Press Institute India Award
Tora Agarwala, member of the Network of Women in Media, India, and independent journalist, was awarded the International Press Institute India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2024 (Special Appreciation by Jury) earlier this year. She was awarded for her reportage of the ethnic conflict in Manipur in Scroll.
Seventeen NWMI members win at 2025 Laadli media awards
Members of the Network of Women in Media, India, were recognised for their work at the 15th edition of the Laadli Media &Advertising Awards for Gender Sensitivity 2025. They recognise gender sensitivity in the media. The regional edition honoured 63 print, web, and TV journalists from across India.
Neha Dixit Awarded Ramnath Goenka Sahithya Samman for Best Debut
Neha Dixit, member of the Network of Women in Media, India, was awarded the 2025 Ramnath Goenka Sahithya Samman in the Best Debut category for her book, The Many Lives of Syeda X: The Story of an Unknown Indian. The citation noted the book is a work of grave moral attention and disciplined reportage.
Journalism Under Attack
Journalists are under attack. Journalism is under attack. And so is your right to receive reliable information without bias. August saw two brutal attacks on journalists in Gaza, killing four Al-Jazeera journalists, two freelancers and then five media persons. In the...
Renu Ramanath wins Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Vijayakumar Menon Memorial Award
Renu Ramanath, member of the Network of Women in Media, India, has won the 2025 Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Vijayakumar Menon Memorial Award.
19th Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence in Journalism: Congratulations to NWMI members!
By Editors Members of the Network of Women in Media, India, were recognised for their work at the 19th edition of the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards for the year 2023. The awards were presented by President of India Droupadi Murmu on March 19, 2025, at...
NWMI Calls for Sustained, Responsible and In-depth Reporting on and from the Northeast
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) concluded its 19th National Meeting in Guwahati on 2 February 2025, calling for more responsible and sensitive reporting on North East India and a more secure environment for independent journalists to carry out their work....
NWMI members among Press Council of India awardees
By Editors Two members of the Network of Women in Media, India won the Press Council of India's National Awards for Excellence in Journalism 2023. They were among 15 awardees honoured under different categories. Navamy Sudhish is the joint winner under the category of...
Satish Nandgaonkar remained a journalist to the end, despite the toxicity of the industry around him
By Prachi Pinglay-Plumber Satish Nandgaonkar, an experienced journalist, died on February 28th, 2024, after he collapsed under his office building. Satish was a dear friend, he was family, and more importantly a fellow journalist, who cared deeply about people,...
NWMI members win RedInk Awards 2023
By Editors Congratulations to NWMI members who won at the RedInk Awards 2023! The RedInk Awards are given out by the Mumbai Press Club. Here are the winners: *Dhanya Rajendran (joint winner)- Journalist of the Year Congratulations ?????? ????????? (@dhanyarajendran),...
Makepeace Sitlhou wins Rocky Mountain Emmy award
NWMI member and independent journalist Makepeace Sitlhou's documentary film, A Wall Runs Through It, has won the 2023 Rocky Mountain Student Production Award in the College Non-Fiction -Short Form category. In the category COLLEGE NON-FICTION - SHORT FORM the...
NWMI member Meena Kotwal wins award
Meena Kotwal, NWMI member and Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Mooknayak was awarded the 'Diversity Woman of the Year' by the Bahujan Diversity Mission (BDM) and The Samvidhan Bachao Sangharsh Samiti in August this year. The Mooknayak, an independent news outlet,...