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The 20th National Meeting of the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI), held in Thiruvananthapuram from February 6 to 8, identified a number of trends that are fast eroding editorial independence and shaping public discourse in ways that delegitimise the voices and experiences of women and other marginalised sections.
Award-winning author KR Meera was a journalist in an earlier life. She was, in fact, the first woman journalist at the Malayala Manorama newspaper. Below is the speech she gave as the keynote speaker on 7 February 2026 at Trivandrum Club, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, at the 20th National Meeting of the Network of Women in Media, India. The text has been lightly edited.