Journalists

Crime reporting, though long considered a ‘hard’ beat to be covered by serious (read: male) reporters, is a core part of Khabar Lahariya’s grassroots journalism. For one reporter, being put on the crime beat took her back home. Suneeta Prajapati discusses the strategies and compromises that allowed her to carve out a niche in journalism and earn a place in the hearts of many girls from rural India.

Neha Dixit is a freelance journalist who, in her own words, has investigated topics of social justice, gender and politics for the past 16 years. After Neha’s undercover investigations, audacious encounters, and many formats of work, how does she now understand crime?