The Sri Lanka Press Insitute organized a residential workshop for journalists of print and electronic media on 17th and 18th December at The Villas Wadduwa, Wadduwa. The workshop was on Reparations where SLPI in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Sri Lanka spread awareness of the Office for Reparations Act, No.34 of 2018. […]
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The Journalism Awards for Excellence 2018 (20th Edition) was successfully concluded with the ‘Awards Night’ at the Empire Ballroom of Mt. Lavinia Hotel on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. The event was organized by The Editors’ Guild of Sri Lanka (TEGOSL) and Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI). The event saw a total of 313 applications including the latest
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The panelists Dr. Jehan Perera, Executive Director of National Peace Council Sri Lanka, Att. Jeevani Kariyawasam, Social Activist and Politician, Ms. Sanjeewani Roopasinghe, Senior Lecturer at the University of Kelaniya and moderator Mr. Kamal Liyanarachchi, Press Complaint Officer, Press Complaints Commission of Sri Lanka (PCCSL) led the discussion engaging the audience in a stimulating dialogue
SLPI conducted a two day (12th and 13th July) workshop on ‘’Fake News vs. Reconciliation: Strategies to recognize and react to false information’’ at Mandarina Colombo. SLPI hosted this event in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the British Council Sri Lanka, in partnership with the Ministry of National Integration, Official
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The 2nd Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on Provincial Adaptation Plans and Establishment of Provincial Climate Change Institutional Set Up for Western Province was held on the 18th June 2019 at the Auditorium of the Provincial Ministry of Local Government, Battaramulla. The workshop was organized by the Climate Change Secretariat of the Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment, the Office
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File photo : Mr. Kumar Nadesan, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), Mr. Kumar Nadesan today requested all Editors of the newspapers to ensure that media ethics and freedom are not compromised at this difficult moment of the country. He commended the mainstream media
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தமிழ் கட்டுரை සිංහල ලිපිය The panelist at the panel discussion organized by the Sri Lanka Press Institute and the Free Media Movement of Sri Lanka to commemorate the World Press Freedom Day 2019. Seated from left to right at the Panel : Mr. Ajith Parakum Jayasinghe, Blogger and Social Activist,
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As a measure of taking Right to Information (RTI) to the bottom sphere of the country and to create a RTI trend as a practice, Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) organized workshops for youth in eight districts in the country. These workshops were linguistically facilitated according to the preferences of each district. The Youth empowerment
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A workshop to educate youth on Right to Information Act was held in Badulla. This was organized by Sri Lanka Press Institute and funded by USAID under Empowering Youth in Building Culture of Accountability in Sri Lanka project. The workshop was held on 18th and 19th of October at Riverside Inn Hotel. Around 50 youth
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A workshop to educate youth on Right to Information Act was held in Nuwara Eliya. This was organized by Sri Lanka Press Institute and funded by USAID under Empowering Youth in Building Culture of Accountability in Sri Lanka project. The workshop was held on 15th and 16th of October at CHOGM Auditorium of Nuwaraeliya District
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