Safina Nabi
Safina Nabi is a multimedia journalist and a Pulitzer Center grantee from South Asia. She writes about gender, health, human rights, social justice, development and the environment.
Writer’s Articles
India and Pakistan; Journalists building Bridges for Understanding
Amid decades of tension, journalists from India and Pakistan are uniting to combat hostile narratives and highlight shared challenges. Through collaboration, they’re fostering understanding on pressing issues like climate change and healthcare, proving that empathy can transcend borders. Discover how initiatives like the Journalists' Exchange Programme are paving the way for peace journalism and a more nuanced narrative.
Elections and Misinformation – India Case Study
Realities are hidden behind memes and political satire in the battle for truth in the digital age. Explore how misinformation is influencing political decisions and impacting first-time voters, especially in India's 2024 elections, and how journalists fact-check and address fake news, revealing the true impact of misinformation and AI-generated content.
Digital Battlegrounds: The New Broadcasting Bill and Independent Journalism in India
New legislation in India threatens the freedom of independent journalism. The draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023 grants the government extensive power to regulate and censor content, potentially suppressing news critical of government policies.
Has the media enabled a new age of scientific misinformation?
Social media and complex AI newsroom tools have produced a toxic environment in which dangerous misinformation is flourishing
The common struggles of female journalists around the world
Female journalists from different regions speak out
‘I still have nightmares’ - reporting on hate crimes in India
A handful of brave journalists have taken on the task of documenting and exposing hate crimes - often at great personal cost
Branded a ‘troublemaker’ and summoned by the police - life for female journalists in Kashmir
The repeal of Kashmir’s autonomous status by the Indian government, combined with a crackdown on press freedom, has made life extremely tough for women journalists in the region.
‘It was a black day for all women journalists’ - supporting our Afghan sisters
THE LONG READ: How women journalists in India are coming together in solidarity with female reporters and media workers in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover.