Trailer | Writing with Fire
Preview: Season 23 Episode 11 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Meet the fearless women journalists of India's only all-female newspaper.
In a male-dominated media landscape, the women journalists of India's all-female Khabar Lahariya ("News Wave") newspaper risk it all, including their own safety, to cover the country's political, social, and local news from a women-powered perspective. From underground network to independent media empire, they defy the odds to redefine power. Nominated for an Academy Award.
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Trailer | Writing with Fire
Preview: Season 23 Episode 11 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
In a male-dominated media landscape, the women journalists of India's all-female Khabar Lahariya ("News Wave") newspaper risk it all, including their own safety, to cover the country's political, social, and local news from a women-powered perspective. From underground network to independent media empire, they defy the odds to redefine power. Nominated for an Academy Award.
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