Opportunities & Trainings

Women Media Leaders of Tomorrow (WMLT) Workshop – Sri Lanka

We successfully concluded the Women Media Leaders of Tomorrow (WMLT) Workshop, held from 19–21 December at the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), bringing together young women journalists and media students from across the country. The three-day workshop focused on women’s leadership in media, newsroom culture, safety and resilience, and building sustainable career pathways for women […]

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Narrative Journalism Training Workshop – 2026

The Embassy of Canada, in collaboration with Newsreel Asia and Sri Lanka Press Institute, is organising a two-day workshop on narrative journalism and human-interest storytelling. The workshop is designed to equip mid-level and senior journalists with the skills to use the art of storytelling in journalism. It will help participants reimagine reportage by placing people

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Visual Journalism: Sharpening Your Skills with Canva

Budget 2025 – Data Collections Budget 2025 – Data Collections අයවැය 2025 – Data Collections வரவு செலவுத் திட்டம் 2025 – Data Collections මාධ්‍යවේදී ඔබට මෙවර අයවැය සම්බන්ධ තොරතුරු ලබාගැනීමට ශ්‍රී ලංකා පුවත්පත් ආයතනය මගින් දත්ත එකතුවක් (data collections) නිර්මාණය කර ඇත. පහත පෝරමයට පුරවා ලියාපදිංචි වීමෙන් පසුව අදාළ තොරතුරු ලබාගැනීමට හැකියාව ඇත. We have created

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The Reporter’s Dilemma: Privacy, Power and the Right to Publish

The Reporter’s Dilemma – SLPI Event English සිංහල தமிழ் 🧠 Topic: The Reporter’s Dilemma: Privacy, Power and the Right to Publish “A conversation on how Sri Lanka’s PDPA (Personal Data Protection Act) could redefine journalism and the Right to know” 🎙️ Ashwini Natesan Legal Consultant | Research Fellow Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law 📅Date:  Tuesday,

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Information Credibility & AI Literacy Workshop

Information Credibility & AI Literacy Workshop In the age of AI and misinformation, how do we verify what’s real? Information Credibility & AI Literacy Workshop Date & Time Thursday, 13th Nov 2025 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM Location Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) Medium: English Featured Speaker Dr. Abdul Kabil Khan Associate Professor, Dept. of

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Workshop on ‘Media Literacy: Information, News, and Fact-Checking’ for Ampara District CSO Members

The Sri Lanka Press Institute, with support from the U.S. Embassy Colombo, Sri Lanka, conducted a series of workshops for adult groups, including Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), on ‘Media Literacy: Information, News, and Fact-Checking’. As part of this program, we organised a workshop for CSO members in the Ampara District on the 29th of April

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Journalism in the Age of Disinformation: The Truth Toolkit for Journalists – Ampara Tamil Medium Workshop

The Sri Lanka Press Institute is conducting a series of workshops for journalists and media professionals on ‘Journalism in the Age of Disinformation: The Truth Toolkit for Journalists’, with the support of the U.S. Embassy Colombo, Sri Lanka. As part of this program, we conducted a two-day workshop for journalists and media professionals in the

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Journalism in the Age of Disinformation: The Truth Toolkit for Journalists for Sinhala and Tamil Medium Journalists in the Colombo District.

Successfully completed two workshops on ‘Journalism in the Age of Disinformation: The Truth Toolkit for Journalists’ for Sinhala and Tamil Medium Journalists in the Colombo District. With the support of the U.S. Embassy Colombo, Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Press Institute organized a two-day workshop series on ‘Journalism in the Age of Disinformation: The Truth

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Workshop on Open Source Intelligence Journalism

Are you a journalist keen to find new means of enhancing journalism? Do you want to know how to utilize Open Source Intelligence for Journalism? The Sri Lanka Press Institute and International Center for Journalists will host a workshop on Open Source Intelligence Journalism. Journalists in Sri Lanka are welcome to apply. Date: 10th-12th June

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Journalism in the Age of Disinformation: The Truth Toolkit for Journalists – Trincomalee District Workshop

In a bid to ensure the integrity of journalism amidst the age of disinformation, the Sri Lanka Press Institute, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, conducted a two-day workshop titled ‘Journalism in the Age of Disinformation: The Truth Toolkit for Journalists’. The event was held on March 25th and

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