P. Sainath gives a shout out to NWMI in this interview with @kunalkamra.bsky.social in a conversation on journalism and media in India. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mbl...

NWMI has been added to the signatories for ACOS Freelance Journalists Safety Principles.

Romita Saluja, Aishwarya S Iyer and Sushmita, members of the Network of Women in Media, India, were recognised at the SOPA 2026 Awards for Editorial Excellence in various categories. The annual SOPA Awards for Editorial Excellence is administered by the Society of Publishers in Asia.

The BJP came to power with a host of promises to women voters, but women are the biggest casualty of its new policies, including the drive to clear Kolkata footpaths of vendors and kiosks, writes senior journalist Shikha Mukherjee #WomenAndElections

The Network of Women in Media, India welcomes the quashing by the Delhi High Court on 29 May 2026 of the FIR & the Enforcement Directorate’s Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against #NewsClick and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha over foreign funding. #NWMI #PrabirPurkayastha #DelhiHC

Join us in congratulating NWMI member Dhanya Rajendran — editor-in-chief and co-founder of The News Minute — as she has been conferred the BRP Bhaskar Excellence Award for Outstanding Journalism. #WomenInJournalism

The impact of #ClimateChange is felt disproportionately by #women, especially those who are poor, marginalised, and dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods. #InkSights #NWMI #WomenInMedia #WomenInJournalism #WorldEnvironmentDay #Water nwmindia.org/features/cli...

While a large number of women voters were struck off the rolls, the R.G. Kar rape case and teachers’ recruitment scam created public opinion against Mamata Banerjee, writes #NWMI member #ShikhaMukherjee Read more here: nwmindia.org/features/gen... #Gender@Polls #GenderMediaElections #WestBengal

After 10 days of drama & suspense, Congress leader V D Satheesan has been picked for the post of Kerala chief minister on May 13. Only 11 women have been elected to the 140-member Legislative Assembly in a state that prides itself on its literacy, social indices and progressive outlook.

🏅 Please join us in congratulating NWMI member Durba Ghosh — Guwahati Bureau Chief of Press Trust of India (PTI) — as she has been conferred the Brahmaputra Valley Journalism Award by the Assam State Journalists Union (ASJU). #WomenInJournalism

In this month's #InkSights, on World Press Freedom Day NWMI’s Anupama Bijur focuses on World Press Freedom Index 2026 recently released by Reporters Without Borders. India has slipped to the 157th position, down six places from 2025. #WorldPressFreedomDay2026

The casual misogyny of the campaign trail is not separate from the structural abandonment of women, Diya Maria George writes from Tamil Nadu for NWMI's Gender Media and Election blog.

Remembering Amal Khalil

The question isn't whether women deserve representation. It's who benefits from how it's being done. #Delimitation #WomensReservation

The Women's Bill was already passed unanimously in the Parliament in 2023 and came into force on 16th April 2026. What then was the bill that was currently defeated in Parliament? #Delimitation #WomensReservation

Heartiest congratulations to NWMI member Aiswarya Raj, correspondent at The Indian Express, on winning the Danish Siddiqui Journalism Award 2026 in the Print category.Aiswarya was joint winner with Dheeraj Mishra for their important Indian Express investigation.

STATEMENT: #NWMI Demands Withdrawal of Draft IT Second Amendment Rules, 2026 Six journalist bodies met at the Press Club of India (PCI), expressed concern at draft amendment to #InformationTechnologyRules 2026, demand Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology withdraw it. #PressFreedom

In Assam, the BJP doubled down to woo 1.23 crore women voters through cash transfer schemes, targeted at economically vulnerable households. The schemes have gained visible traction, writes @anganack.bsky.social #Gender@Polls #GME #NWMI Read the full post here: nwmindia.org/features/ele...

More women have entered parliament, become heads of state across Africa, but some continue a legacy of repression and curtailing women’s rights. Read the full post here: nwmindia.org/features/gen... #NWMI #GenderMediaElections #InternationalPolitics

No Need for a C for Certified No one expected that in the middle of the US-Israel war on Iran and an LPG crisis in India, the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 would be fast-tracked #TGBill #TransgenderPersonsBill #NWMI #InkSights #GenderMedia #WomeninJournalism

Congratulations to NWMI members Afrida Hussain, Sanna Irshad Mattoo and Sahar Zaman! #MediaAwards #NWMI

NWMI Stands in Solidarity with Trans and Queer Persons, Demands Repeal of Amendments to Trans Bill. #RejectTransbill2026

NWMI member Anna Vetticad wins big at The Media Foundation awards “In a field where journalists often become conduits for publicity and propaganda, Ms Vetticad’s reportage on the entertainment industry breaks new ground and enables a deeper understanding of our society"

Congratulations, NWMI member Sukanya Shantha , on this huge recognition by The Media Foundation Sukanya Shantha won the award for her four-part investigation into the disproportionate number of guilty pleas amongst cases prosecuted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) unequivocally condemns the decision to confer the Jnanpith Award for 2025 on lyricist Vairamuthu.

#Throwback #Nobel laureate #EstherDuflo delivered the keynote address at #NWMI's 20th anniversary meet on March 18, 2022. The session was moderated by @dhanyarajendran.bsky.social, co-founder and editor-in-chief of @thenewsminute.com

Priya Kapoor, Consulting Editor, News Sense, has offered to conduct a Solutions Journalism (SoJo) training session online in collaboration with #NWMI. #WomenInJournalism #WomenInMedia #Training #SoJo #SolutionsJournalism

For women war reporters, the battlefield has two frontlines. When you read a report on the US-Israel’s war on Iran...look at the byline. If it’s written by a woman, read the report knowing women journalists covering conflict zones face two kinds of dangers. #InkSights #NWMI #InternationalWomensDay

On the occasion of International Women’s Day 🌸, the Press Club of India and NWMI organized an online panel discussion on the challenges facing regional journalists. 🎙️

📢 On the occasion of International Women’s Day 🌸, the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) and the Press Club of India, Delhi are hosting a special online conversation. 🗓 March 7 | 4 PM #NWMI #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInMedia #Journalism

Big congratulations to NWMI members Bhavya Dore, Jyoti Yadav, and Safeena Wani on their recent award wins! 🏆🎉✨ #NWMI #WomenInMedia #AwardWinners

#throwback Two Sundays ago-February 8 2026, the final day of the 20th National NWMI meeting in Thiruvananthapuram. Breakout workshops were held on that day simultaneously for members, one of which was a Kalaripayattu session conducted by 4th generation Kalaripayattu artist & instructor Raam Kumar R

NWMI congratulates #NizniRizvi of #KhabarLahariya and #NileenaAtholi of #MathrubhumiDigital on their recent awards. Nizni won a #CSubramaniam award for reportage focusing on #SocialJustice. Nileena won the #YouthIcon award from the Kerala state govt. #Congratulations to both #NWMI members.

"Murmu holding the highest office in the country is truly a matter of pride for the Adivasis. ... But what has it really meant for the Adivasi women of India?"

പെൺ/Pen Power’ is the theme for the souvenir released during the 20th National Meeting of the Network of Women in Media in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The souvenir was released at the public meeting on 8 February 2026.

Pre-event chaos is real, right? With around 150 people travelling from all corners of India, tickets, logistics, and other prep work can be overwhelming. 🧳🛅🚇✈️ NWMI's Esther Lalchhanchhuahi captures this essence of sisterhood. ♀️ 🫶🏼🫰🏼 📍Thiruvananthapuram #20THNATIONALNWMIMEET #nwmimeet2026

While on the one hand, there has been a steady rise of independent news media that continues to perform the important task of holding powerful forces accountable, what's also true is the deluge of information unlike ever before in human history or existence.

At the 20th NWMI National Meet that took place in Thiruvananthapuram, a number of trends were identified that are fast eroding editorial independence and shaping public discourse in ways that delegitimise the voices and experiences of women and other marginalised sections

Happy Valentine's Day, y'all! ✍🏼💪🏼🫶🏼 #JournalismMatters #MediaWomenMatter #FreePress #MediaRights #FreedomOfExpression #MediaFreedom

It's not an exaggerated statement that the Indian Constitution is one of the most articulate documents in the world, towards ensuring human rights for all.

♀️ There's no denying the power of independent news media in India. And many of them are helmed by women, who have carved a way into a male-dominated space, drawing in strength from their lived experiences 💪🏽

♀️ For the nearly 950 members of NWMI, male-dominated spaces are not simply about their everyday-worlds, but also their workspaces. This means, negotiating the complex bind of caste, class and sexism not only when they are reporting, but also within the newsrooms.

The Kerala Media Academy had commissioned a documentary on NWMI founder member Ammu Joseph as part of a series on pioneering mediapersons from Kerala. Shiny Benjamin created and directed the documentary, while NWMI member Saraswathy Nagarajan served as a creative consultant.

An all-women chenda melam, percussionists from Kerala, brings alive the logo of NWMI's 20th National meet. Watch! 🎥 Manaswani Prabhune ✒️ Jisha Surya #NWMIMEET2026 #THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

Award-winning author KR Meera was the first woman journalist at the Malayala Manorama newspaper. She delivered the keynote speech on 7 February 2026 at Trivandrum Club, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, at the 20th National Meeting of the Network of Women in Media, India.

Inksights by Anupama Bijur | February 2026 ✨ All Aboard 🚢🌊

✨ Join us for a Public Meeting in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala ✨ If you are in Thiruvananthapuram on 7 February, do make your way to the star-studded public meeting organised by the NWMI as part of its 20th national meeting (marking the network’s 24th anniversary).

🗓️ Day 2 | February 7 (Saturday) 🕒 3:15 – 4:45 PM 📍 NWMI’s 20th National Meeting, Thiruvananthapuram 🤖 From Byline to Bot: Ethical Challenges of AI in Journalism

🗓️ Day 2 | February 7 (Saturday) 🕑 2:00 – 3:00 PM 📍 NWMI 20th National Meeting, Thiruvananthapuram 🌍 Reporting on Climate and Environment in an Era of Corporate Media

🗓️ Day 2 | February 7 (Saturday) 🕘 9:00 – 10:30 AM 📍 NWMI 20th National Meeting, Thiruvananthapuram 🎤 Reporting Violence on Women in the Age of “Men’s Rights” and Short Attention Spans