From Faye D’Souza To Anubha Bhonsle And Clarissa Ward, Women Journalists Of The Current Era Who Are Doing Pathbreaking Work
Role-models definitely!
The students of journalism are taught to be transparent and honest with their news reporting. But there is this constant dilemma that journalists might face when working in the field because lessons in a class highly differ from what you experience practically. As a woman in the field of journalism, I believe that it’s very important to constantly remind yourself why you chose this particular profession and the integrity with which you started working towards it. For that, looking up to some pioneering women journalists, especially in digital media has been really helpful for me. And, these women journalists have shown, how even in the world of fake news, and useless reporting, there are ways to do this job right and with every inch of honesty. Here are some that have truly been role models for me and I believe, many of you aspiring to be journalists.
Faye D’Souza
Faye D’Souza is a famous women journalist in India, who has worked as an anchor with news organisations like Mirror Now and CNBC TV18. However, she is now an Independent journalist. Faye D’Souza’s brief news reporting on Instagram was the most creative and best way of using her social media handle. In fact, she also started with a short video reporting on all the important news at the end of the day, which was quite a hit!
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Barkha Dutt
Barkha Dutt, well nobody is unaware of her brilliant work in journalism. She launched her own Youtube channel named Mojo Story and has been working as an Independent journalist as well. During covid, Barkha Dutt did on-ground reporting on her channel and showed us how journalists should be transparent with news reporting.
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Clarissa Ward
An American journalist, working with CNN as the Chief International Correspondent showed that women journalists are brave enough to take up challenging on-field jobs too. She did real-time reporting from Afghanistan when the Taliban had taken over the administrative power.
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Manisha Pande
Manisha Pande, the executive editor of Newslaundary, has a unique way of reporting news and giving out her opinions on various issues in the country. Her videos and interviews on Newslaundary are sarcastic, yet deliver the point just right.
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Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor
Another journalist, who won hearts with her remarkable anchoring and reporting skills when she worked with NDTV. She is currently working as an editor with Money Control. Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor’s niche is in crypto and finances, and the clarity in her reporting is exceptional!
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Rituparna Chatterjee
Rituparna Chatterjee, the Deputy Asia Editor of The Independent, is an award-winning journalist who has reported on various matters of civil rights, feminist movements, politics, and culture over the 20 years of her reporting career. Ritupanrna Chatterjee is extensively working for women’s rights, and employment and also is the creator of IndiaMetToo, an online platform to fight sexual violence against women.
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Zahra Joya
Zahra Joya is the prime example of how fearless and fierce journalists are, irrespective of their gender. After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, women were the most affected people in the country, with all sorts of bans on them, and that continues even today. Zahra Joya fled the country and is now a refugee in the UK. However, she continues to report on the dire situation of Afghanistan women, through her organisation Rukhshana Media.
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Samriddhi Sakunia
The young journalist was detained by the Tripura police for apparently spreading communal disharmony, while she was reporting the vandalism at the mosque. Samariddhi has written and reported stories for news outlets like The Wire, Al Jazeera, and The Caravan Magazine. Your age will never define how brave you are and Samriddhi did set an example for this.
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Anubha Bhonsle
The founder of Newsworthy, Anubha Bhonsle has worked as a journalist with various leading news organisations in the country. She has had more than twenty years of experience in this field and continues to contribute to the world of journalism with her exceptional work.
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These women are definitely revolutionising the face of journalism with their respective contributions.
