The Wire’s Arfa Khanum Sherwani Wins Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Woman Journalist 2019
- 3 years ago
The Chameli Devi Jain Award for an Outstanding Woman Journalist was awarded jointly this year to Arfa Khanum Sherwani senior editor, The Wire and Rohini Mohan, a Bengaluru-based independent journalist. Rukmini S., an independent data-journalist from Chennai received an Honourable Mention.
The annual award recognises social concern, dedication, courage and compassion. The jury felt that Arfa Khanum Sherwani excelled in reporting from conflict situations in Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh. Through her online videos in Hindi, including field reports and studio discussions, she displayed exceptional courage and empathy in giving a voice to people on the margins and holding authorities to account.
In this video, we showcase clips from her reportage from Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
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The annual award recognises social concern, dedication, courage and compassion. The jury felt that Arfa Khanum Sherwani excelled in reporting from conflict situations in Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh. Through her online videos in Hindi, including field reports and studio discussions, she displayed exceptional courage and empathy in giving a voice to people on the margins and holding authorities to account.
In this video, we showcase clips from her reportage from Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
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