{"id":167335,"date":"2024-09-13T13:41:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T08:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=167335"},"modified":"2024-09-13T13:41:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T08:11:41","slug":"chameli-devi-jain-award-2024-for-outstanding-woman-media-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/chameli-devi-jain-award-2024-for-outstanding-woman-media-person\/","title":{"rendered":"Chameli Devi Jain Award 2024 for Outstanding Woman Media Person"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The prestigious&nbsp;<strong>Chameli Devi Jain Award 2024<\/strong>&nbsp;for Outstanding Woman Media Person of the Year has been given&nbsp;<strong>jointly<\/strong>&nbsp;to two remarkable journalists:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Greeshma Kuthar<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Independent Journalist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ritika Chopra<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Indian Express<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Selection Process<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An independent jury comprising senior journalists selected the winners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The jury members were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Radhika Ramaseshan<\/strong>\u00a0(Chair) \u2013 Senior journalist and columnist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mariyam Alavi<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Award-winning journalist and author<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Richard Mahapatra<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Managing Editor, Down to Earth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The winners were chosen from more than&nbsp;<strong>65 entries<\/strong>&nbsp;of women journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Award Ceremony<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The award presentation will take place on\u00a0<strong>March 15, 2024<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It will be followed by the\u00a0<strong>B.G. Verghese Memorial Lecture<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The lecture will be delivered by\u00a0<strong>T.N. Ninan<\/strong>, editor and author, on the topic \u201cWork and Wages: Old Challenges in the Age of Automation and AI\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>About the Winners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Greeshma Kuthar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An\u00a0<strong>independent multimedia journalist<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engaged in\u00a0<strong>deeply-researched long-form investigative reporting<\/strong>\u00a0from conflict areas such as Manipur.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Her reports have appeared in publications like\u00a0<strong>The Caravan<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Al Jazeera<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ritika Chopra<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chief,\u00a0<strong>National Bureau (Government) and National Education Editor<\/strong>\u00a0at the Indian Express, Delhi.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oversees the newspaper\u2019s coverage of\u00a0<strong>government policy<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>education<\/strong>, and the\u00a0<strong>Election Commission of India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>About the Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Woman Media Person of the Year was set up by\u00a0<strong>The Media Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>1980<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is named after\u00a0<strong>Chameli Devi Jain<\/strong>, a freedom fighter and community reformer who was imprisoned during India\u2019s independence movement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The first award was given in\u00a0<strong>1982<\/strong>, and since then, it has been presented annually.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The award recognizes\u00a0<strong>impactful journalism<\/strong>\u00a0in fields such as social development, politics, gender justice, human rights, health, conflict, and consumer values.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prestigious&nbsp;Chameli Devi Jain Award 2024&nbsp;for Outstanding Woman Media Person of the Year has been given&nbsp;jointly&nbsp;to two remarkable journalists: Selection Process The jury members were: The winners were chosen from more than&nbsp;65 entries&nbsp;of women journalists. 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