Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 25 -- Women journalists from India and abroad will take centre stage at the International Media Festival of Kerala (IMFK), beginning here on September 29, turning the state capital into a hub of fearless voices in journalism.
The festival's highlight will be the honouring of Mariam Ouedraogo from Burkina Faso, Africa, who will receive the Media Person of the Year 2025 Award, instituted by Media, the house journal of the Kerala Media Academy. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will present the award on September 30.
The conclave will also feature prominent Indian journalists who have challenged power with their reporting. Among them are Rana Ayyub, widely recognised for her investigative reportage on the Gujarat riot...