• Dr. Fakira Mohan Nahak

Within four decades the number of television channels in Odisha with linguistic medium of broadcast Odia has reached 20. But the initial two decades were solely dominated by the public broadcaster Doordarshan. In the beginning of the new millennium there was a visible momentum in the rising popularity of television channels in the linguistic and geographical territory of Odisha. After the launching of ETV Odia, Odisha’s first private satellite channel a new trend was started. It was the beginning of a new era from all perspectives. A few women journalists started working in ETV Odia. Then the trend took a new shape. Now in all news channels of Odisha, a sizable number of women journalists are working. They play almost all kind of roles in the channels in different capacities. Working in television means working in 24x7 modes. So they are also working in shifts. In this paper the researcher tries to find out the status of women journalists working in different news channels of Odisha. Their professional challenges, involvement in the news making process and importance in the channel. In this study, the researcher makes a survey by using a questionnaire to more than 50 women journalists of the state. Along with this the researcher talks to different senior women journalists who left television in different circumstances and the who’s who of the channels to get into the subject more deeply. The findings are something that compels all to think about the issue of gender disparity. Women journalists feel harassed and sidelined only because they are female.

Gender disparity, Challenges of Woman Journalist, Technical difficulties, Odia television channels, Workplace challenges

"Gender Disparity and Challenges for Women Journalists of Television: A Study of Odia Regional TV Channels", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.212-224, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904Q38.pdf

"Gender Disparity and Challenges for Women Journalists of Television: A Study of Odia Regional TV Channels", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp212-224, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904Q38.pdf