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Are you a journalist, filmmaker, photographer, or content creator with a passion for driving change? We are inviting you...
28/07/2026

Are you a journalist, filmmaker, photographer, or content creator with a passion for driving change? We are inviting you to pitch intended photo stories and mobile journalism (MoJo) videos that explore the vital themes of Environment and Social Cohesion in Sri Lanka.

Whether you are crafting a compelling narrative through a series of high-quality photographs or shooting a maximum 5-minute MoJo video optimized for social media, we want to hear your ideas.

Your pitches can cover a wide range of topics within these core themes, such as:

Human-wildlife coexistence
Grassroots conservation heroes
Climate change resilience
Community initiatives that bridge cultural divides through sustainability
Once you submit your pitch, it will be carefully evaluated by a panel of experts. If selected, you will not only receive a small financial grant to encourage and fund the completion of your story, but you will also be provided with dedicated mentorship support to help you craft the most impactful narrative possible.

We are here to support you every step of the way, from your initial idea to the final published piece! Submit your story pitch today and tell us how you plan to produce it.

If you have any questions regarding the application process, the themes, or production requirements, please do not hesitate to call:

Kasun at 071 357 8608 (Sinhala and English)
Nilukshini at 076 566 3408 (Tamil)

Submit your story pitch - https://slpi.lk/call-for-story-pitches-mobile-journalism.../

ඔබ වෙනසක් ඇති කිරීමට ආශාවක් ඇති මාධ්‍යවේදියෙක්, චිත්‍රපට නිෂ්පාදකයෙක්, ඡායාරූප ශිල්පියෙක් හෝ අන්තර්ගත නිර්මාණකරුවෙක්ද (c...
28/07/2026

ඔබ වෙනසක් ඇති කිරීමට ආශාවක් ඇති මාධ්‍යවේදියෙක්, චිත්‍රපට නිෂ්පාදකයෙක්, ඡායාරූප ශිල්පියෙක් හෝ අන්තර්ගත නිර්මාණකරුවෙක්ද (content creator)?

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ පරිසරය සහ සමාජ සහජීවනය යන වැදගත් තේමාවන් ගවේෂණය කරන ඡායාරූප කතා සහ ජංගම පුවත්පත් (MoJo) වීඩියෝ සඳහා ඔබේ කතා යෝජනා ඉදිරිපත් කරන ලෙස අපි ඔබට ආරාධනා කරන්නෙමු.

ඔබ උසස් තත්ත්වයේ ඡායාරූප ‍හරහා බලපෑම් සහගත කථාවක් නිර්මාණය කළ හැකි හෝ සමාජ මාධ්‍ය සඳහා ගැලපෙන උපරිම මිනිත්තු 5ක MoJo වීඩියෝවක් නිර්මාණය කළ හැකි අයෙක්ද? .

ඔබේ යෝජනාවලට මෙම මූලික තේමාවන් යටතේ පුළුල් පරාසයක මාතෘකා ආවරණය කළ හැක, උදාහරණයක් ලෙස:

මිනිස්-වනජීවී සහජීවනය
බිම් මට්ටමේ සංරක්ෂණ වැඩසටයන්
දේශගුණික විපර්යාසවලට ඔරොත්තු දීමේ හැකියාව
තිරසාරත්වය හරහා සංස්කෘතික බෙදීම් යා කරන ප්‍රජා මූලික මුලපිරීම්

ඔබ ඔබේ යෝජනාව ඉදිරිපත් කළ පසු, එය විශේෂඥ මණ්ඩලයක් විසින් ප්‍රවේශමෙන් ඇගයීමට ලක් කෙරේ. තෝරා ගනු ලැබුවහොත්, ඔබේ කතාව සම්පූර්ණ කිරීම දිරිගැන්වීමට සහ අරමුදල් සැපයීමට ඔබට කුඩා මූල්‍ය ප්‍රදානයක් ලැබෙනවා පමණක් නොව, හැකි උපරිම බලපෑම් සහගත කථාවක් නිර්මාණය කිරීමට උපකාර වන උපදේශන සහායක් ද ඔබට ලබා දෙනු ඇත.

ඔබේ මූලික අදහසේ සිට අවසාන ප්‍රකාශිත නිර්මාණය දක්වා සෑම පියවරකදීම ඔබට සහාය වීමට අපි මෙහි සිටිමු! අදම ඔබේ කතා යෝජනාව ඉදිරිපත් කර ඔබ එය නිෂ්පාදනය කිරීමට සැලසුම් කරන්නේ කෙසේදැයි අපට කියන්න.

අයදුම් කිරීමේ ක්‍රියාවලිය, තේමාවන් හෝ නිෂ්පාදන අවශ්‍යතා සම්බන්ධයෙන් ඔබට කිසියම් ප්‍රශ්නයක් ඇත්නම්, කරුණාකර අමතන්න:

කසුන් - 071 357 8608 (සිංහල සහ ඉංග්‍රීසි)
නිලුක්ෂිනි - 076 566 3408 (දෙමළ)

අයැදුම් කිඑරීමට මෙම සබැඳිය හරහා පිවිසෙන්න -
https://slpi.lk/call-for-story-pitches-mobile-journalism-photography/

மாற்றத்தை உருவாக்க ஆர்வமுள்ள ஊடகவியலாளர், திரைப்பட இயக்குநர், புகைப்பட ஊடகவியலாளர் அல்லது “content creator” ஆ நீங்கள்?இல...
28/07/2026

மாற்றத்தை உருவாக்க ஆர்வமுள்ள ஊடகவியலாளர், திரைப்பட இயக்குநர், புகைப்பட ஊடகவியலாளர் அல்லது “content creator” ஆ நீங்கள்?

இலங்கையில் சுற்றுச்சூழல் மற்றும் சமூக நல்லிணக்கம் ஆகிய முக்கிய கருப்பொருள்களை மையமாகக் கொண்டு புகைப்படக் கதைகள் (Photo Stories) மற்றும் அலைபேசி ஊடகவியல் (Mobile Journalism – MoJo)/ காணொளிகளுக்கான உங்கள் கதை யோசனைகளை/முன்மொழிவுகளை (Story Pitch) சமர்ப்பிக்குமாறு உங்களை அன்புடன் அழைக்கிறோம்.

உயர்தரமான புகைப்படங்களின் மூலம் ஒரு தாக்கமிக்க ஒரு கதையைச் சொல்ல விரும்பினால், அல்லது சமூக ஊடகங்களுக்கு ஏற்ற வகையில் அதிகபட்சம் 5 நிமிடங்கள் கொண்ட MoJo காணொளியை உருவாக்க முடியுமாக இருந்தால், உங்கள் ஆக்கபூர்வமான யோசனைகளை எங்களுடன் பகிர்ந்து கொள்ளுங்கள்.

இந்த முயற்சியைப் பற்றிய தெளிவைப் பெற எனும் விளம்பரப் பிரசுரத்தைப் பார்க்கவும்.

உங்கள் கதை யோசனைகள் மற்றும் முன்மொழிவுகள், கீழ்வரும் தலைப்புகளை உள்ளடக்கியதாக இருக்கலாம். உதாரணமாக:

மனிதர்களும் வனவிலங்குகளும் ஒன்றிணைந்த வாழ்வு
சுற்றுச்சூழல் பாதுகாப்பில் ஈடுபடும் முன்னோடிகள்
காலநிலை மாற்றத்தை எதிர்கொள்ளும் திறன்
நிலைபேறுதன்மை (Sustainability) வழியாக கலாசார வேறுபாடுகளை இணைக்கும் சமூகம் சார்ந்த முயற்சிகள்
நீங்கள் சமர்ப்பிக்கும் கதை யோசனைகள் மற்றும் முன்மொழிவுகள், நிபுணர்கள் அடங்கிய குழுவினால் கவனமாக மதிப்பாய்வு செய்யப்படும். தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்படும் விண்ணப்பதாரர்களுக்கு, அவர்களின் கதையை முழுமைப்படுத்த ஊக்குவிக்கும் வகையில் நிதி உதவி வழங்கப்படும். தரமான ஆக்கத்தை உருவாக்க உதவும் வகையில் அனுபவமிக்க வழிகாட்டிகளின் (Mentorship) தொடர்ச்சியான ஆதரவும் வழங்கப்படும்.

உங்கள் ஆரம்பக் கருத்திலிருந்து இறுதியாக வெளியிடப்படும் படைப்பு வரை, ஒவ்வொரு கட்டத்திலும் உங்களுக்கு தேவையான ஆதரவை வழங்க நாங்கள் தயாராக உள்ளோம்.

இன்றே உங்கள் கதை யோசனைகளை/முன்மொழிவுகளை சமர்ப்பித்து, அதை எவ்வாறு உருவாக்கத் திட்டமிட்டுள்ளீர்கள் என்பதை எங்களுடன் பகிர்ந்து கொள்ளுங்கள்.

விண்ணப்பச் செயல்முறை, கருப்பொருள்கள் அல்லது படைப்பு தொடர்பான ஏதேனும் கேள்விகள் இருந்தால், தயங்காமல் பின்வரும் நபர்களைத் தொடர்புகொள்ளுங்கள்:

கசுன் – 071 357 8608 (சிங்களம் மற்றும் ஆங்கிலம்)
நிலுக்ஷினி – 076 566 3408 (தமிழ்)

Submit your story pitch - https://slpi.lk/call-for-story-pitches-mobile-journalism-photography/

Highlights from the Investigative Journalism (Dig Better) Course held on 22–23 July 2026 at the Sri Lanka Press Institut...
27/07/2026

Highlights from the Investigative Journalism (Dig Better) Course held on 22–23 July 2026 at the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI).

Organised by SLPI in partnership with Fojo Media Institute, Linnaeus University, Sweden, the two-day workshop brought together female journalism students from universities across Sri Lanka to strengthen their investigative reporting skills through practical, hands-on learning.

The course was facilitated by Ms. Dilrukshi Handunnetti, an internationally recognised investigative journalist and lawyer, who shared her professional expertise and practical insights into investigative reporting.

We thank all the participating universities, students, our resource person, and Fojo Media Institute for making this programme a success.

Google Training of Trainers (ToT) Program – 2026The Google Training of Trainers (ToT) Program was successfully conducted...
24/07/2026

Google Training of Trainers (ToT) Program – 2026

The Google Training of Trainers (ToT) Program was successfully conducted on 2nd and 13th July 2026 by the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) in partnership with Google.

The two-day program brought together media trainers representing print, television, radio, and digital news organizations across Sri Lanka. Participants gained hands-on experience using Google AI tools and other AI-powered solutions to enhance newsroom workflows and digital journalism practices.

The sessions were facilitated by trainers from Google News Initiatives, providing participants with practical knowledge and skills that they will now share through newsroom training sessions within their respective media organizations, further strengthening AI literacy across Sri Lanka's media sector.

ජනමාධ්‍ය වෘත්තිකයින් සඳහා පැවැත්වෙන ,ශ්‍රී ලංකා බැරෝමීටර විශ්ලේෂණය, ප්‍රායෝගිකව ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීම සහ ප්‍රවේශය සඳහා වු සම...
24/07/2026

ජනමාධ්‍ය වෘත්තිකයින් සඳහා පැවැත්වෙන ,
ශ්‍රී ලංකා බැරෝමීටර විශ්ලේෂණය, ප්‍රායෝගිකව ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීම සහ ප්‍රවේශය සඳහා වු සමීක්ෂණ දත්ත භාවිතය පිළිබඳ ප්‍රායෝගික වැඩමුළුව.
අගෝස්තු මස 12 දා ශ්‍රී ලංකා පුවත්පත් ආයතනයේදී පැවැත්වේ.
තෝරාගන්නා ලද මාධ්‍යවෘත්තිකයින් 30 ට පමණක් අවස්ථාව හිමිවේ.

ලියාපදිංචි වන්න

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Unlock the power of survey data in your reporting! Join us for an exclusive, practical workshop on "Sri Lanka Barometer ...
24/07/2026

Unlock the power of survey data in your reporting! Join us for an exclusive, practical workshop on "Sri Lanka Barometer Analysis, Practical Application, and Access" and learn how to effectively interpret and utilize data to elevate your news stories.

🗓️ Date: 12th August 2026 📍 Venue: Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) premises

🔥 Limited Slots Available! To ensure a hands-on learning experience, only 30 selected media professionals will be given the opportunity to participate.

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ஊடகவியலாளர்களுக்கான "இலங்கை பாரோமீட்டர் (Sri Lanka Barometer) பகுப்பாய்வு, நடைமுறைப் பயன்பாடு மற்றும் அணுகல்" பற்றிய கரு...
24/07/2026

ஊடகவியலாளர்களுக்கான "இலங்கை பாரோமீட்டர் (Sri Lanka Barometer) பகுப்பாய்வு, நடைமுறைப் பயன்பாடு மற்றும் அணுகல்" பற்றிய கருத்துக்கணிப்புத் தரவுப் பயன்பாடு குறித்த செய்முறைப் பட்டறை.

🗓️ திகதி: ஆகஸ்ட் 12
📍 இடம்: இலங்கை பத்திரிகை ஸ்தாபனம் (Sri Lanka Press Institute)
🔥 தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட 30 ஊடகவியலாளர்களுக்கு மட்டுமே வாய்ப்பு உண்டு. இப்பொழுதே பதிவு செய்யுங்கள்!

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Panel Discussion: AI & Newsroom TransformationThe Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) organized a panel discussion titled "...
16/07/2026

Panel Discussion: AI & Newsroom Transformation

The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) organized a panel discussion titled "AI & Newsroom Transformation" on 13th July 2026, bringing together media professionals to explore how Artificial Intelligence is transforming modern newsrooms.

The discussion featured Moiz Mustafa (Digital Media Manager, Wijeya Newspapers Ltd), Dilshan Sandakakulu Madawala (Head of Operations – News & Digital, Neth FM), and Ramesh Kumar (Head of Digital Media, Express Newspapers (Ceylon) Pvt Ltd) as panelists. The session was moderated by Kalavarshny Kanagaratnam, Editor of Citypost.lk and Media Educator.

The discussion focused on the practical use of AI in journalism, newsroom innovation, language challenges, audience engagement, ethical considerations, and the future of AI-powered journalism. The event provided participants with valuable insights and practical experiences from leading professionals in Sri Lanka's media industry.

🚀 Transforming Newsrooms: AI & JournalismJoin us for an engaging panel discussion featuring leading digital media profes...
09/07/2026

🚀 Transforming Newsrooms: AI & Journalism

Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring leading digital media professionals as they explore how Artificial Intelligence is transforming modern newsrooms.

The discussion will cover practical applications of AI, newsroom innovation, ethical considerations, challenges, and the future of journalism in the AI era.

📅 Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
🕒 Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM

🎟️ Participation is by registration only. Only Selected participants will receive a confirmation email with the venue details.

Scan the QR code to register or click the link below
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