Usha Patel primarily reports on issues related to land, worker, and women’s rights Usha Patel is from Ganeshpur village in Bharsatti, Jaunpur. Despite the region’s poverty, Usha has a deep belief that solutions can be found to the challenges. Since a young age, Usha has witnessed injustices that could be easily eliminated. She was first driven to act on the issue of landlessness. Many of her neighbors are landless, but the primary economic opportunities of the region lie in agriculture. Their situation forced them to work as laborers at exploitative rates. The government never pushed for adequate workers’ rights. Usha used journalism to expose this failure and to call for a response. Usha believes that journalism is a crucial tool to make the government more accountable in areas related to citizen rights. Usha is committed to assisting her community in overcoming issues of exploitation, discrimination, and violence against women. When instances of domestic violence occur in the village, survivors are often afraid that they will be re-victimized if they attempt to access justice. Usha works to mobilize citizens when an injustice occurs. When a woman experienced domestic violence, Usha organized women in the community to report the case to the police superintendent. Usha believes that informative reporting can increase citizens’ knowledge of their rights and that it can be a tool for mobilization. It can also increase pressure for fair justice systems. Usha’s reporting for VV primarily focuses on women’s rights, corruption, access to justice and accountable government programs, and land and worker rights. She believes that mainstream media must be diversified to represent issues of marginalized communities.