Opportunities & Trainings

Training on Counter-Disinformation for Journalists and Media Professionals Sinhala Medium Workshop: Puttalam District

Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) in collaboration with Mythos Labs and the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) conducted a training program on “Countering Disinformation” for journalists and media professionals in Puttalam District on the 25th January 2023 at Chilaw Far Inn Beach Hotel, Chilaw. The training session was conducted by Media Trainer, Kasun Kumarage […]

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Press Club Event – “The India Story: Reform | Perform | Transform”

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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RTI: Let’s protect our right through the Right to Information Act! – Hatton

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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Eco Journalism Training Program for Western Province Journalists

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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Let’s Protect our Right Through the Right to Information Act! Workshop at Kalutara

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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Know your Parliament – Youth workshop series on understanding the role of the parliament Uva Province Workshop – Badulla

The inaugural workshop of the “Know Your Parliament” provincial youth series, hosted by the Sri Lanka Press Institute, was successfully held on January 31, 2024, from 9 AM to 5 PM at the Riverside Hotel, Badulla. Aimed at young journalists and communicators aged 20-30, the program fostered meaningful engagement between youth groups and parliamentarians. Hon.

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Training program on Eco Journalism for provincial journalists

The training sessions were conducted by University of Moratuwa Senior Lecturer Dr. Thusitha Sugathapala and Environmental Journalist and Media Trainer Malaka Rodrigo in Sinhala. The program also included two online sessions conducted by Environment Development Officer at Ministry of Environment Nanda Lal Senaratne on air quality management and Wildlife Conservation Society of Galle President Madura

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“A Strong Parliament for a Democratic Tomorrow” – Provincial Workshop for Youth

The Southern Province workshop titled  “A Strong Parliament for a Democratic Tomorrow”, wasconducred on 12th June 2022 as part of the islandwide awareness series conducted by the Sri Lanka Press Institute that promotes democracy and raised political literacy of Sri Lankan youth.  The program was attended by 26 youth and the discussion on Parliamentary Procedure was

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“A Strong Parliament for a Democratic Tomorrow” – Provincial Workshop for Youth

The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) conducts workshops for youth to improve their political literacy and as an effort to promote democracy at provincial level. To this end, the SLPI conducted the Uva province workshop on 11th June 2022 where 20 youth participants engaged with the awareness on Parliamentary Procedure. The main session was conducted by Mr. Manjula Gajanayake,  Executive Director, Institute

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