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Google Tools for Journalists – Trainers’ Workshop

Google Tools for Journalists – Trainers’ Workshop Well-equipped trainers ready to take Google Tools knowledge back to their newsrooms. Google Tools for Journalists – Trainers’ Workshop 03rd & 10th November | Hilton Colombo The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), in collaboration with Google, kicked off a specialized Google Tools Training Program for Journalists, marking an […]

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SLPI and Media Organizations Raise Concerns Regarding the Proposed Personal Data Protection Bill

The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), its constituents and affiliated organizations raise concerns over the Personal Data Protection Bill that was tabled in the Parliament on the 20th of January 2022. A joint letter raising 7key concerns was signed by the Newspaper Society of Sri Lanka (NSSL), Free Media Movement (FMM), Sri Lanka Working Journalists

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Sri Lanka Press Institute Annual General Meeting 2021

The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) held its 18th Annual General Meeting last Wednesday (10th) virtually on the Zoom web conferencing platform. The meeting was attended by representatives of its constituent partners, the Newspaper Society of Sri Lanka (NSSL), The Editors’ Guild of Sri Lanka (TEGOSL), the Free Media Movement (FMM), the Sri Lanka Working

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“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 Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The objective of the program was capacity building of media personnel in the three areas of Feature writing and Web journalism, Transitional Justice and History-based reporting, and

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2020 ජනමාධ්‍ය විශිෂ්ටතා සම්මාන උළෙලේ අයදුම්පත සහ විස්තර පත්‍රිකාව

Brochure / විස්තර පත්‍රිකාව (S) Application Form / අයදුම්පත්‍රය (S) Saulės parkai ir elektrinės

2020 ජනමාධ්‍ය විශිෂ්ටතා සම්මාන උළෙලේ අයදුම්පත සහ විස්තර පත්‍රිකාව Read More »

Right to Information: Gains of the Present and Priorities for the Future – Webinar on the World Press Freedom Day 2021

The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) and the Pathfinder Foundation jointly hosted a webinar on Right to Information (RTI) titled “Right to Information: Gains of the Present and Priorities for the Future: to coincide with the World Press Freedom Day,  emphasizing the importance of access to information as a public good. The eminent  panel of

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PRESS RELEASE: SLPI requests Justice Minister to codify laws on Contempt of Court

The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) this week forwarded to the Minister of Justice, Hon. Ali Sabry MP, PC a set of proposals by The Editors Guild of Sri Lanka (TEGOSL) setting out the rationale for the codification and enactment of a Contempt of Court Act in Sri Lanka in line with many other countries. In

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