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Promoting Freedom of Expression and the Rule of Law by Ending Impunity for Crimes against Journalists – A Round table Discussion for Media Stakeholders

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The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) partnered with UNESCO and International Media Support (IMS) on to organize a discussion, Promoting Freedom of Expression and the Rule of Law by Ending Impunity for Crimes against Journalists with Media Stakeholders. The roundtable took place on Monday, October 01, 2018, from 9.00 am to 12.30 pm at the Renuka […]

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RTI Journalists Forum – Session 03

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The committee which was formed to educate Journalists on Right to Information(RTI) Act had its third meeting on 9th August 2018 at Sri Lanka Press Institute. The main objective of the committee is to create awareness and implementation on RTI and uplift the professional integrity of journalists. The committee meets on first week of every month. තොරතුරු දැනගැනීමේ පනත පිළිබද

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RTI Journalists Forum – Session 02

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The committee which was formed to educate Journalists on Right to Information(RTI) Act had its second meeting on 3rd July 2018 at Sri Lanka Press Institute. At the first meeting, the members discussed issues pertain in the country and RTI applications were filed. These were discussed at the second meeting and the answers which were

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SLCJ upgrades Diploma Curriculum

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The SLCJ has begun to revive and upgrade its present Diploma Curriculum with the help of Dr Sapna Naik, well-known academic from the Department of Communication and Journalism, University of Mysore.The College faculty members and staff members have commenced this exercise on the 18th June and the conclusion scheduled to take place on the 23rd June

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RTI Journalists Forum

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Sri Lanka Press Institute after conducting a series of sessions educating journalists on Right to information (RTI) Act formed a committee to create awareness on RTI and to uplift integrity of journalists. This was formed on 5th June 2018 at SLPI. The committee meets on the first week of every month. Journalists who like know

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Conference on Right to Information (RTI)

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DATA JOURNALISM FOR IMPROVED REPORTING

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The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) recently conducted a training session on the importance of Data Journalism in news reporting. The training was conducted by Mr. Asim Bashir Khan, Msc in Economics and from the Centre for Excellence in Journalism from Pakistan, conducted the training to the print journalists in Sri Lanka. Mr. Khan stressed

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Right to Information Law (RTI) is a Work-In-Progress

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තොරතුරු පනත සකි‍්‍රයව කි‍්‍රයාත්මකයි வெற்றி நடையில் தகவல் அறியும் உரிமைச்சட்டம் The 3rd of February marked the 1st year of the implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) law in Sri Lanka. The law enables citizens of Sri Lanka to access information from public authorities for their own

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Photojournalists trained in “Visualizing Reconciliation”

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The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) in partnership with Media in Corporation and Transition (MiCT) of Germany, conducted a 3 day workshop to the photojournalists on “Visualizing Reconciliation” from the 15th to the 17th of December at Hotel Mirage, Colombo. The objective of the workshop was to bring about positive perspectives in photos, which promote

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Convocation Ceremony – ‘English for Journalists’ course

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The Sri Lanka Press Institute held the Convocation Ceremony to award certificates to 132 journalists hailing from all provinces of the country, for their successful completion of the ‘English for Journalists’ course. The event was held on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) and Mr. Jim Russo, Director, Press, Cultural

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