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Discussion
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media, women in media and journalism |
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Network of Women in Media, India, is an association
which aims to provide a forum for women in media professions
to share information and resources, exchange ideas,
promote media awareness and ethics, and work for gender
equality and justice within the media and society. Local
groups linked to the NWMI are currently functioning
in 16 centres across the country. |
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UNFPA-Laadli
Media Awards Announced. click
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Satyavati
Kondaveeti, Editor,
Bhumika, receiving
the
award for best
editorial from Dr. TMT Poongodai, Minister
for Social Welfare, Tamil Nadu
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The
Sixth National Meeting of the Network of Women
in Media, India :
 125
media women from all over India, besides other
guests, media students and enthusiasts, gathered
for the three day long national meet of the Network
of Media, India, at Pune, on 8-10 February to
discuss important social and media related issues,
exchange ideas, views, work and strategies, felicitate
women achievers in the media and attend workshops.
Mallika Sarabhai was the chief guest and the keynote
speaker at the event. For details click
here
Discussion
on media, security forces and democracy
Beyond
vice and victimhood: Towards a balanced media
representation of sex workers
Panel
discussion on media ethics and sting operation
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 Azera
Parveen Rahman, a journalist from Assam, currently
working with the Indo Asian News Service in Delhi,
has received the second Anupama Jayaraman award,
2008 for her work on the issue of human rights,
women and children at the sixth national meeting
of the Network of Women in Media, India at Pune.
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A childhood lost to pain - By
Azera Parveen Rahman
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| Resolution
of the Network of Women in Media, India.The
sixth conference of the Network of Women in Media,
India (NWMI) that concluded today expresses deep
concern over the Hindi media being barred from a
press conference addressed by Maharashtra Navnirman
Sena (MNS) leader Raj Thackeray. |
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Report
on NWMI's 5th Annual Meeting
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The
NWMI statement on racist portrayal of northeastern
girls by Mail Today
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NWMI
letter to West Bengal CM condemning Taslima Nasreen's
ouster from the state
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statement on the Taslima attack |
The
Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) strongly
condemns the recent violent attack on Bangladeshi
writer, Taslima Nasreen, in Hyderabad. The attack
highlights the security concerns that writers in
general and women writers in particular face from
fundamentalist forces of all hues.
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Women
journalists call for public debate on broadcast
bill and content code
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The Network
of Women in Media, India, registers its concern
about the Broadcast Bill (Broadcasting Services
Regulation Bill, 2007 and Content Code (Self-Regulation
Guidelines for the Broadcasting Sector). As media
professionals aware of the important role of media
in society, we welcome the long-delayed effort
towards media regulation, which is a feature of
all mature democracies that respect the fundamental
human right to freedom of expression, of which
freedom of the press/media is a crucial part.
The Supreme Court of India has also clearly stated
that the airwaves belong to the public and that
their use is to be regulated by a public authority
in the interests of the public.
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| Bills,
Codes and Women |
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from an article posted by Ammu Joseph on WIMN: The
draft Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill, 2007
(a.k.a. Broadcast Bill) and the Self-Regulation
Guidelines for the Broadcasting Sector (a.k.a. Content
Code) unveiled by the Ministry in the third week
of July have raised quite a bit of heat and dust
within the Indian media community.
Much of the discussion has focused
on the Code, particularly the section relating
to news and current affairs programming, and its
likely effects on freedom of expression. Although
initial reactions from the media industry reflected
some unhappiness with the Bill’s provisions
relating to media ownership, that issue has subsequently
(ominously?) slipped out of sight.
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| Indian
media coverage of the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict |
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Dilrukshi
Handunnetti, a Sri Lankan journalist, spoke on
11 February at the NWMI meet about the Indian
media's coverage of the Sri Lankan conflict and
the invisibility of women in Sri Lankan politics
and the media.
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articles, interviews, links, everything is welcome
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Opportunities |
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CSE Media Briefing Workshop : Media Briefing
Workshop on Pollution and Congestion, May
29-30, 2008 |
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Sarojini
Naidu prize 2008: Deadline - 15 July 2008 |
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Scholarships
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News and views |
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Letter to Bal Thackeray : Gunning for culture
By Jawed Naqvi |
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Media and people power With literacy levels
increasing rapidly over the past decade, and
more and more people having disposable incomes,
the media's reach and influence is expanding.
But has this expansion and power of media
been translated into greater public good?
This a haunting and troubling question. |
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Media's role in Kerala's healthcare setbacks
Has the incessant anti-vaccination campaign
carried out by a section of Malayalam media
led to a drop in immunization coverage? |
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What's community media and what's not?
After years of struggle, community radio is
finally happening in South Asia. But is everything
that goes by the name really community radio?
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A
suitable woman. The Public Service Broadcaster
has never had a woman Director General in
its 80 years of existence. Perhaps it is time
for a change. |
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Mother's Day Message from Amnesty International:
Amnesty and its coalition partners were the
driving force behind the International Violence
Against Women Act (IVAWA) introduced in Congress
last October. This bill would authorize nearly
$700 million for local programs and services
to help end the most brutal forms of violence
against women, including honor killings, bride
burnings, genital mutilation, mass rapes in
war and domestic violence.
This
Mother's Day, honor the mothers, sisters and
daughters in your life by making a gift to
our Stop Violence Against Women campaign.
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Why so few women in media?
Why are so few women in the media? Why are
women's views not reflected in the media?
A Report in Search of Answers and Proposals
for Ways Forward
This qualitative study seeks to explain why
so few women enter and stay in the media.
Interviews with editors, women and male journalists,
and members of other institutions suggest
that what is on paper, i.e. legislation to
bring about more gender equality, has in reality
not brought about any dramatic progress in
the media and in its coverage of gender... |
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Press freedom levels declined in 2007: Report
Press freedom has become more restricted in
the past year, both in democracies and authoritarian
countries, according to a new report by the
press freedom watchdog Freedom House titled,
Freedom of the Press 2008: A Global Survey
of Media Independence, released on April 29. |
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World Press Freedom Day 2008:Throughout
the world, 3 May serves as an occasion to
inform the public of violations of the right
to freedom of expression and as a reminder
that many journalists brave death or jail
to bring people their daily news. |
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International women’s day: concern about
increasing violence against women journalists |
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Gender equality most important struggle on
the planet: Stephen Lewis, Co-Director of
AIDS-Free World |
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Amartya Sen: "If it is globalisation
it must be everybody's" |
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US
lawmakers take Yahoo to task |
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Malaysian
media and ethnic Indian protests
Malaysia's
government has told the mainstream media not
to sensationalize a crackdown on ethnic Indians
following an unprecedented rally against racial
discrimination in Muslim-majority Malaysia,
officials said. |
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Myanmar
regime appeals again 'negative' reporting |
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RSF Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2007 |
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CPJ
Special Report 2007 |
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Three-wheeler
with a difference |
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Internet
clogged by 2010? Consumer
and corporate Internet usage could outstrip
network capacity both in North America and
worldwide in a little more than two years,
says a new study.
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In the Balance:Press Freedom
in South Asia 2007-2008. An IFJ Asia Pacific
report.
The International Federation of Journalists
(IFJ) has released the sixth annual South
Asia Press Freedom Report, produced for the
South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN).
The report, released ahead of World Press
Freedom Day on May 3, highlights the serious
challenges that continue to confront the media
in a region that is home to more than one-fifth
of humanity. |
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International
Women's Day: Women get short shrift in Sri
Lanka's media |
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Media
under fire The
media has come under fire again in Sri Lanka
with the pre-dawn attack on The Sunday Leader
press in Mount Lavinia. |
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Continuing
attacks on media |
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Media
organisations join hands for press freedom |
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Citizen
journalism website wins excellence award |
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Vigil
against Pemra Ordinances |
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Democracy
will not go back into the bottle |
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Women
war reporters hide sexual abuse to keep on
getting work |
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REAL
NEWS — 'The promise' unfolds |
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Research
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Survey on the State of Indian Freelance Journalists:
Newswatch.in has launched the first ever research
study about the status of freelance journalists
in India |
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Newsmakers
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Anuradha Nagaraj, City Editor, Indian Express,
Delhi, selected for the Prabha Dutt Fellowship,
2007 |
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Reading list |
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Headlines
from the Heartland |
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Communicating Disasters: Asia Pacific Resource
Book (.pdf,
156 KB) |
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Whose
News? and Making News |
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Resources |
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Interjunction: Media meets academia |
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AlertNet video outlines tools for journalists
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Monthly
features service on HIV and AIDS launched
by Panos' Global AIDS Programme |
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Online
resource for reporters worldwide covering
issues related to HIV and AIDS |
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