The Tejpal Acquittal: NWMI’s Critique of the Judgement
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) is deeply disturbed by the judgement pronounced by a District & Sessions Court at Mapusa, Goa, on May 21, 2021, acquitting journalist Tarun Tejpal, the Editor-in-Chief of Tehelka magazine, who was charged, in 2013, of...
The NWMI Stands in Solidarity with the Survivor in Tarun Tejpal Case
On a day when journalist Tarun Tejpal was acquitted of all charges – rape, unlawful confinement and sexual harassment – by a District and Sessions Court at Mapusa, Goa, the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) stands in solidarity with the survivor and applauds her...
NWMI protests unethical and illegal shows by Times Now
The NWMI is appalled at two shows broadcast on Times Now on May 28, 2018 on the Tejpal rape case that were both illegal and unethical. The two shows, that ran consecutively at 8 pm. and 9 pm. respectively, were titled ‘Secrets of a dark night’ on the India Upfront show, anchored by Times Now editor-in-chief Rahul Shivshankar and ‘Tejpal’s indiscretions caught on CCTV’ on the Newshour debate, anchored by Times Now Managing Editor-Politics Navika Kumar. The NWMI registered its protest with Times Now over the unethical and sensational coverage of a sensitive issue like sexual assault, and demanded that the videos be taken down. Here is a slightly edited version of the letter to Times Now.
The “Tarun Tejpal Tapes” affair: NWMI responds to Seema Mustafa and Manu Joseph
The NWMI’s letters to the Press Council of India and the Editors’ Guild of India, and other critiques of recent media coverage of what is being referred to as “The Tarun Tejpal Tapes”, have elicited responses from the authors of the controversial articles