Performer (Interviewee)
Aliya Bashir
Interviewer
Dr. You Li
Geographic Location
India
Biography
Aliya Bashir is an independent journalist covering India and India-administered Kashmir with a focus on human rights, gender justice, women’s issues, the environment, healthcare, education and minorities. Her work has been published in The Guardian, Time, Reuters, Global Press Journal, Global Health Now, and The New Humanitarian among many others. She is the winner of the 2015 Schizophrenia Research Foundation-Press Institute of India “Media for Mental Health” award for best reporting on mental health issues in India. A HEFAT trainee, she has won reporting grants from the International Women’s Media Foundation and Population Reference Bureau.
In this interview, Bashir recalled her experiences covering the impact of COVID-19 on women and their children. She reflected on the lack of women's representation in mainstream media, vaccination and health data, and the decision-making process in families. Despite the challenges of reaching sources in remote and vulnerable conditions and with little support as a freelance journalist, her reporting brought awareness to the gender gap and urged officials to collect data and build women-centric vaccination campaigns. She also commended more recognition of women journalists' work and minimizing the pay disparity between genders.
Interview Date
6-12-2023
Subject
Eastern Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University Archives, Journalism, Women in journalism, independent journalist, mental health, pandemic, social equity, human rights, COVID-19, India, Kashmir, Gender gap
Publisher
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Digital Object File Type
mp3
Run Time
00:59:30
Rights
Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript, headshot, and stories is held by the content creator, author, artist, or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).
Recommended Citation
Li, You, "Aliya Bashir, Oral History Interview, 2023" (2023). Collective Memory of Women Journalists. 3.
https://commons.emich.edu/cmwj/3
Author Page
https://aliyabashir.com/