PAST EVENTS
Virtual launch of the report: “Overview of Threats against the Safety...
In a virtual event that took place on Monday, 20 March 2023, the Sri Lanka Press Institute launched their website SLPI Media Freedom Tracker...
Training on Counter-Disinformation for Journalists and Media Professionals Sinhala Medium Workshop:...
Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) in collaboration with Mythos Labs and the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) conducted a training program on “Countering...
Eco Journalism Training Program for Western Province Journalists
Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) conducted the fifth training program on “Eco Journalism” for provincial and newsroom journalists in the Western Province on 20...
Let’s Protect our Right Through the Right to Information Act! Workshop...
Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) in collaboration with the Direct Aid Program (DAP) of the Australian High Commission in marking six years of the...
Why there should be more editorial focus on TikTok
2023-01-19. We always tell people to be where your audience is. Right now, 755 million people are on TikTok. smartocto spoke to Dutch journalist...
Journalism Awards for Excellence 2021
The 23rd Edition of the Journalism Awards for Excellence 2021, jointly organized by The Editors’ Guild of Sri Lanka (TEGOSL) and the Sri Lanka...
Youth Parliament visit
A total of 50 shortlisted youth based on their performance in the provincial level workshops were selected for the parliamentary visit. The parliament visit...
Eco Journalism Training Program for Eastern Province Journalists
Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) conducted the fourth training program on “Eco Journalism” for provincial journalists in the Eastern Province on 15 and 16...
Eco Journalism Training Program for Western Province Journalists
Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) conducted the third training program on “Eco Journalism” for provincial journalists in the Western Province on 9 and 10...
Human Rights Day 2022: “Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All”.
Journalists play a key role in safeguarding everyone’s human rights. Ensuring the safety of journalists and media professionals is vital in fostering human rights.
The...
RTI Training for Journalists, Media Professionals and CSOs in Puttalam
The third program of the “RTI: Let us Protect Our Right through the Right to Information” training program series for journalists, media professionals and...
Eco Journalism for provincial journalists in the Central Province
Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) conducted the second training program on “Eco Journalism” for provincial journalists in the Central Province on 1 and 2...
Research Symposium on Media and Democracy
The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) in collaboration with The Asia Foundation hosted the inaugural Research Symposium on Media and Democracy with the participation...
RTI Training for Journalists, Media Professionals and CSOs in Kandy
The second program of a series of training programs on “RTI: Let us Protect Our Right through the Right to Information” for journalists, media...
Training program on Eco Journalism for provincial journalists
Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) conducted the first training program on “Eco Journalism” for provincial journalists in the Southern Province on 18 and 19...
RTI Training for Journalists, Media Professionals and CSOs in Galle
The first program of a series of training programs on “RTI: Let us Protect Our Right through the Right to Information” for journalists, media...
A Law that Worked for Citizens: Five Years of Right to...
Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) conducted an online panel discussion titled ‘A Law that Worked for Citizens: Five Years of Right to Information in...
Sri Lanka Press Institute Annual General Meeting 2022
The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) held its 19th Annual General Meeting last Wednesday (7th) virtually on the Zoom web conferencing platform. The meeting...
Training on Counter-Disinformation for Journalists and Media Professionals
Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) in collaboration with Mythos Labs and the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) conducted a training program on “Countering...
Fact-Checkers Forum – Sri Lanka
The FactSeeker team of the Sri Lanka Press Institute took the first steps to set up a Fact Checkers Forum in Sri Lanka today....
SRI LANKA PRESS INSTITUTE’S BASIC MEDIA LITERACY AND FACT-CHECKING TRAINING
The Sri Lanka Press Institute’s fact-checking unit, FactSeeker, conducted two successful on-site workshops on “Basic Media Literacy and Fact-checking” at the Solis Hotel in...
“Making the Political Establishment Accountable to RTI” International Day for Universal...
Recognizing the significance of access to information the UNESCO declared 28 September of every year as International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI)....
Webinars on Emergency Regulation and Media Freedom
The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) together with the Press Complaints Commission of Sri Lanka (PCCSL) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH conducted a timely...
“Digital Transition of Traditional Media” – Online Workshop Series
The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) conducted a three-day workshop series titled “The Digital Transition of Traditional Media'' in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für...