Colombo: December 30, 2015 Mr. Kavinda Christopher Thomas, who came first in the 2014-2015 batch of the Sri Lanka College of Journalism, has been awarded the Lakshman Kadirgamar Journalism scholarship this year. He will be attending the advanced media studies course at the prestigious MASCOM Academy in Kottayam, India, which is managed by the Malayala […]
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The constituent partners of the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) vehemently condemn the Executive actions of the President Maithripala Sirisena to re-activate the Sri Lanka Press Council on July 2, 2015 through the provisions of the anti-democratic Press Council Law No. 5 of 1973. The re-establishment of the government appointed Press Council, re-introduces dormant legislation
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The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) has partnered with the Ministry of Mass Media, the National Child Protection Authority, the State Ministry of Child Affairs, the Press Complaints Commission of Sri Lanka, the College of Journalism and UNICEF on a campaign to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse and violence against children. In this
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The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), together with International Media Support (IMS) in Denmark and the Open Society Foundation, organised an International Assessment Mission to Sri Lanka by leading media development and advocacy organizations, which took place from the 8th to 14th of May 2015.The Mission comprising of senior level representatives from Article 19, Centre for Law
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As we all know the World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO’s General Conference. This has provided opportunity for us to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom; assess the state of press freedom throughout the world; defend the media from attacks on
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2014 Publication The Right to Information (RTI) is a central component of any modern democracy founded on people’s sovereignty. The Constitution of Sri Lanka, in Article 3, vests power in the People and explicitly recognises the sovereignty of the People. The People can effectively exercise power through their representatives only if the system of governance
