The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) hosted the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, H. E. Santhosh Jha on the topic “The India Story: Reform | Perform | Transform” at The Blue, The Hilton Colombo on 5th March, 2024. The event was attended by parliamentarians, high commissioners, ambassadors, UN dignitaries, representatives of NGOS and […]
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Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) in collaboration with the Direct Aid Program (DAP) of the Australian High Commission the sixth workshop of the series “RTI: Protecting our rights through the Right to Information Act” on March 6th at Hatton, was held at Hatton, Laa Adams hotel. Right to Information Commissioners Lawyer Kishali Pinto Jayawardena, Lawyer
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Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) conducted the fifth training program on “Eco Journalism” for provincial and newsroom journalists in the Western Province on 20 and 21 February 2023 at the Sri Lanka Press Institute Auditorium. The training sessions were conducted by University of Kelaniya Senior Lecturer Prof. M.M.M. Najim and Vidivelli Editor and Media Trainer
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Journalists from India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka with an interest in religious freedom reporting are invited to apply for this eight-week online course in English, Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, and Sinhalese. This course, offered by the International Center for Journalists, is designed to build a community of journalists, digital influencers, bloggers, social media activists, and citizen journalists
2023-02-15. Just out: our new newsroom guide has expert advice on navigating disinformation, advanced storytelling techniques and solutions journalism. It also features useful checklists produced by journalists who took part in the Temasek Foundation WAN-IFRA Journalism Programme. by Lucinda Jordaan lucinda.jordaan@wan-ifra.org | February 15, 2023 REQUEST DOWNLOAD “A lot of lessons have been learned from three years
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Image: Ukrainian women cross the border into Moldova, 3 March 2022. Photo: UN Women 2023-02-14. A year ago, Russia invaded Ukraine, destroying lives and livelihoods. A partnership between the Ukrainian Independent Regional Publishers’ Association (AIRPPU) and WAN-IFRA’s Women in News programme awarded reporting grants to ensure the stories of women in Ukraine and their everyday
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Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) in collaboration with the Direct Aid Program (DAP) of the Australian High Commission in marking six years of the implementation of the Right to Information in Sri Lanka, conducted a workshop on “RTI: Protecting our rights through the Right to Information Act” for journalists and Civil Society Activists on 3rd
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Journalists trying to cover the situation on the ground in Türkiye since the massive earthquake on 6 February have been obstructed by the Turkish authorities repeatedly and in a variety of ways, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF), urging the authorities to end their unacceptable harassment and interference and to respect the right to report the news. The
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2023-02-15. Our recently published report features winning strategies that news publishers used to reach out to key audiences during their participation in the Table Stakes Europe programme. The report includes 15 case studies – here we highlight some specific takeaways from them. by Teemu Henriksson teemu.henriksson@wan-ifra.org | February 15, 2023 During 2022, a group of European news
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India: the Modi Question’, examining 2002 sectarian riots, comes at sensitive time for prime minister Image: The two-part series scrutinises the actions of Narendra Modi during the riots, in which more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed. Photograph: Arun Chandrabose/AFP/Getty Images A BBC documentary on the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi’s, actions during deadly sectarian
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