Reporter Jatinder Kaur Tur of The Caravan has been awarded the prestigious Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Woman Media Person of the Year. The Media Foundation honors Tur for her investigative journalism about human rights abuse, reflecting her unflinching style and in-depth reporting.

The Chameli Devi Jain Award, which is dedicated to the legendary freedom fighter, honors women journalists who are best in reporting that makes a difference in different fields such as social causes, politics, gender justice, and health. Tur's award highlights her dedication to bringing attention to important issues that tend to go unreported. 

Apart from Tur's award, The Media Foundation also honored other journalists for their superior efforts. Scroll's Rokibuz Zaman won the Vishwa Nath-Delhi Press Award for Fearless Journalism. His informative tales have shed light on the woes of poor minority groups, giving voice to those often on the fringes.

Priyanka Tupe of BehanBox received the first Kamla Mankekar Award for Journalism on Gender. Her investigative reporting has brought to light the violence and discrimination against women from marginalized groups, and her work has been instrumental in bringing gender inequalities and systemic biases into the spotlight. 

The Media Foundation, set up in 1979 after the Emergency, works towards promoting freedom of speech and press. The awards given by the foundation are to recognize journalists who resist authority, bring critical truths to light, and stand for the people's right to information.
 

The Chameli Devi Jain Award is particularly to recognize women journalists who are outstanding in effective reporting on social concerns, politics, gender justice, human rights, health, and others. The Kamla Mankekar Award is to honor excellence in reporting on gender concerns and their interfaces with India's socio-political and economic existence. The Vishwa Nath-Delhi Press Award is to recognize journalists who resist power and assert the right of the public to knowledge.

The award to these journalists recognizes the important place of courageous and effective journalism in a democratic country. Not only do they enlighten the people, but also act as an agent of change in society by keeping those who are in authority accountable and giving voice to the voiceless.