Panel of speakers at the inaugural session.From left to right: Eric Falt, Director and UNESCO Representative, New Delhi; Kumar Nadesan, Chairperson Sri Lanka Press Institute;Dr P. N. Meegaswatte, Secretary General, Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO and senior journalist-activist Seetha Ranjani The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) in collaboration with the UNESCO New Delhi office […]
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SLPI conducted a Three-day workshop (31 st January, 1st and 2 nd February) on ‘VisualJournalism’ at The Villas Wadduwa. SLPI hosted this event in collaboration with DeutscheGesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the British Council SriLanka, in partnership with the Ministry of National Integration, Official Languages, SocialProgress, and Hindu Religious Affairs and Media in
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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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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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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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SLPI conducted workshops for more than 40 journalists from diverse ethnic religious and linguistic backgrounds on reporting in pluralistic environment(s). The workshops gave working journalists an opportunity and understanding of pluralism and how media ethics and professionalism factors into pluralism. Workshops were conducted in four locations in the country; Kalutara, Batticaloa, Kandy and Colombo with
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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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