- Arfa Khanum Sherwani of “The Wire” and Bengaluru-based freelancer Rohini Mohan have been jointly honored Chameli Devi Jain Award for outstanding woman journalist.
- Sherwani was nominated for her reporting from conflict situations in Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh and Mohan’s reportage on the NRC exercise in Assam set a new benchmark for investigative journalism.
- The jury comprised political scientist Zoya Hasan, journalists Sreenivasan Jain & Manoj Mitta.