WPF firmly stands against the malicious use of deepfake technology in media and the consequent threats it poses to the safety, dignity, and professional integrity of journalists, particularly women.

M Radhakrishnan came under fire, when it was reported that he broke into the premises of a woman journalist and harassed her due to political differences between them. He was subsequently dismissed by his employer news outlet “The Kerala Kaumudi”. Radhakrishnan was the secretary of the Thiruvananthapuram Press Club at the time of the incident.

Journalist Priya Ramani is acquitted in the defamation case, which was filed by Former Union Minister MJ Akbar, over her allegations of sexual misconduct against the minister. The Coalition For Women In Journalism welcomes Priya’s acquittal. We stand with women journalists who are not afraid or ashamed to speak up about the sexual harassment they face in the media industry.

The Wire‘s senior editor Arfa Khanum Sherwani and freelance journalist Rohini Mohan were jointly awarded the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson, 2019, on October 12.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism is appalled by the decision of Delhi police to shut down the investigation against 18 different twitter users who used death and rape threats and pornographic content to intimidate journalist Rana Ayyub.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism mourns with loved ones of TV anchor Priya Juneja who was found dead in her New Delhi home last friday.

Twitter’s response to trolls attacking Barkha Dutt is unimaginable.