Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities in Madagascar not to suppress media coverage of a second wave of coronavirus cases after they suspended nine radio and TV programmes last week and made several broadcasters give a written undertaking not to cause trouble in order to get their programmes back on the air. The […]
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Viability, diversity, stability and safety are essential ingredients of any healthy information eco-system. How many media worldwide can say yes to all four? How far are individual professionals, news organisations, and the industry as a whole from achieving these? And at this time of global anxiety, economic turmoil, and future uncertainty, is it crazy to
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Editorial and content production now make up a third of news organisations’ costs, according to WAN-IFRA’s recently published World Press Trends Outlook report. Members can download the World Press Trends Outlook report for free here; non-members interested in purchasing the report can contact: customerservice@wan-ifra.org). The costs of the news business have shifted during recent years
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Editorial and content production now make up a third of news organisations’ costs, according to WAN-IFRA’s recently published World Press Trends Outlook report. Members can download the World Press Trends Outlook report for free here; non-members interested in purchasing the report can contact: customerservice@wan-ifra.org). The costs of the news business have shifted during recent years
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தனுஷ்க சில்வா 2019 ஆம் ஆண்டு மார்ச் மாதம் 15 ஆம் திகதி நியுசிலாந்தில் முஸ்லிம் பக்தர்களை இலக்கு வைத்து பள்ளிவாயலில் தாக்குதல் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டது. இந்த தாக்குதல் காரணமாக பள்ளிவாசலுக்குள்ளேயே முஸ்லிம் பக்தர்கள் 51 பேர் கொல்லப்பட்டனர். கொலைகாரர் பிரண்டன் ரென்ட் என்பது பின்னர் வெளிப்படுத்தப்பட்டது. வெள்ளையர்களை விமர்சிக்கும் முஸ்லிம்களை வெறுக்கும் ஒருவர் என்பது வெளிப்படுத்தப்பட்டது. கடந்த ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம் அந்த கொலைக் குற்றத்தை புரிந்த குற்றவாளிக்கு ஆயுள் கால சிறைத் தண்டனை விதிக்கப்பட்டது. ஆனாலும் இந்த
கைதுசெய்யப்பட்ட நபர்களின் பெயர்கள் மற்றும் புகைப்படங்களை வெளியிடல்? Read More »
The Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom award of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has been awarded posthumously to Saudi Arabian journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. Click here to read the article.
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The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) conducted a 3-day workshop for young journalists on “Investigative Journalism” from the 26th to the 28th of March in Colombo. The objective of the workshop was on the use of the Right to Information Law and Data in investigative journalism. Indian Express investigative journalist Mr. Shyamlal Yadav was the main resource
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SLPI welcomes Parliament’s passing of the 2016 Right of Access to Information (RTI) Bill The Sri Lanka Press Institute welcomes the passage of the Right of Access to Information (RTI) Bill by unanimous vote in Parliament on Friday the 24th of June 2016. The SLPI, which comprises the Newspaper Society of Sri Lanka, The Editors’
L.D.O 4/2015 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE RIGHT OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION; TO SPECIFY GROUNDS ON WHICH ACCESS MAY BE DENIED; TO ESTABLISH THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION COMMISSION; TO APPOINT INFORMATION OFFICERS; TO SET OUT THE PROCEDURE AND FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO. Preamble. WHEREAS the Constitution guarantees the right of access
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SLPI strongly opposes the reactivation of the Press Council, a threat on Media Freedom. The constituent partners of the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) vehemently condemn the Executive actions of 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
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