ABOUT Ammu Joseph (India)

Ammu Joseph is an independent journalist and author based in Bangalore and writes primarily on issues relating to gender, human development and the media. Her publications include five books: Whose News? The Media and Women's Issues (Sage, 1994 and 2006 - revised edition, co-authored/edited with Kalpana Sharma), Women in Journalism: Making News (Konark, 2000 and Penguin India, 2005 - revised edition), Terror, Counter-Terror: Women Speak Out (Kali for Women, 2003, co-authored/edited with Kalpana Sharma), Storylines: Conversations with Women Writers, and Just Between Us: Women Speak about their Writing (Women's World India/Asmita, 2003, co-authored/edited with Vasanth Kannabiran, Ritu Menon, Gouri Salvi and Volga).