Listen in to some of our founding members – Ammu Joseph, Kalpana Sharma, Sandhya Taksale, Linda Chhakchhuak, Anjali Mathur and Rajashri Dasgupta recollect how the Network of Women in Media, India came about.
Meenakshi Shedde, journalist and member of the Network of Women in Media, India, won the Sudhir V Nandgaonkar Memorial Award for Best Film Critic at the 22nd Third Eye Asian Film Festival held in Mumbai in January 2026.
Over the years, the Network of Women in Media, India, has worked towards getting recognition, fair payment and better working conditions for independent women journalists.
The 20th National Meeting of the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) will be held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala from 6 to 8 February 2026.
This year’s theme is Media at the Crossroads: Independence vs Influence.
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.