The Narrative Journalism – News in Tales Workshop, held on 21 and 22 January 2026 at Amari Hotel Colombo, brought together over 40 journalists from across Sri Lanka for an intensive exploration of storytelling in news reporting. The two-day workshop focused on strengthening narrative journalism techniques that go beyond facts and headlines, encouraging journalists to […]
SLPI and the Kingdom of the Netherlands Marked International Human Rights Day 2025 with the Screening of Devi The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), in partnership with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, successfully commemorated International Human Rights Day 2025 with a special film screening and discussion held on Thursday, 11 December 2025,
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SLPI Event Post Information Credibility and AI Literacy Session Successfully Held at SLPI Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) successfully conducted a special learning session titled “Information Credibility and AI Literacy” featuring Dr. Abdul Kabil Khan, Associate Professor at the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication of Daffodil International University. Dr. Khan is also a visiting
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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 – 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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Google Tools for Journalists – Trainers’ Workshop Well-equipped trainers ready to take Google Tools knowledge back to their newsrooms. Google Tools for Journalists – Trainers’ Workshop 03rd & 10th November | Hilton Colombo The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), in collaboration with Google, kicked off a specialized Google Tools Training Program for Journalists, marking an
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End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists 2025 සිංහල English தமிழ் යුක්තිය ප්රමාද වීම යනු යුක්තිය ප්රතික්ෂේප කිරීමකි මාධ්යවේදීන්ට එරෙහි අපරාධ සඳහා දණ්ඩමුක්තියඅවසන් කිරීමේ ජාත්යන්තර දිනය – 2025 Justice Delayed is Justice Denied International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists – 2025 தாமதப்படுத்தப்பட்ட நீதி மறுக்கப்பட்ட நீதிக்குச் சமம் ஊடகவியலாளர்களுக்கு எதிரான குற்றங்களுக்கானதண்டனையின்மையை முடிவுக்குக் கொண்டுவரும் சர்வதேச தினம்
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The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) successfully conducted an online training session on Google Trends for Journalists on 29 October 2025. The session, held via Zoom at 7.30 PM, was designed to provide participants with practical, hands-on experience in using Google Trends as a tool for journalism.The workshop was conducted by Mr. Akshitha Sriyanjith, who
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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
