Activities

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) in collaboration with the Department of Media Studies conducted Photography and Short Film Competitions among university students in order to make awareness of Anti-Corruption. The competitions were held in 2022 followed by the workshop on ‘Investigative Journalism’ conducted by Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) on the 26th of September 2022. The awarding ceremony for the above…

In order to enhance the teaching of professional media to the students, the opportunities have been utilized by the Department of Media Studies to invite senior journalists, filmmakers and editors for the ‘Sharing Sessions’ in addition to the academic inputs.On par with the above, Mr. Lenin M. Sivam, a versatile and well-known filmmaker conducted the ‘Sharing Session’ with the students on…

Mr. Antony Jesuradnam Siri (2014/A/136), Media Studies (Honours) Degree student awarded the Prof. Alagaiah Thurairajah Gold Medals for his overall performances at the Faculty Level of the Faculty of Arts and the University Level in the year 2017. University of Jaffna awards prestigious Prof. Alagaiah Thurairajah Gold Medals annually to the students based on their all-round performances at each Faculty level…

“A day-long exposure to live performing arts for story-telling, drama, puppetry, dance movement and music”Fifty students of the InSPIRE Network representing the Department of Media Studies of the University of Jaffna, University of Peradeniya, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, and South-Eastern University came together to engage in an interactive, activity filled, stimulating, stress relieving session organized by Helvetas Sri Lanka under the…

The Alcohol and Drug Information Center (ADIC) in collaboration with the Department of Media Studies conducted the Shortfilm Competition among university students in order to make awareness of ‘How do the films making influences the promotion of the usage of alcohol and drug among youths’.The competition was a part of the MoU signed between the Alcohol and Drug Information Center (ADIC)…

Mr. P. Sivaramakrishnan, a former senior BBC broadcaster shared his exposure based on his twenty years of professional broadcasting life in the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) with the Media Studies students on the 13th of December 2022 at the Media Lab.Mr. P. Sivaramakrishnan discussed varieties of vital aspects in the news sense and reporting news on public interest.

The Provincial Journalists in Jaffna and Media Studies students of the University of Jaffna participated in a workshop on crisis and investigative reporting on 10th and 11th of December 2022 at the Tilko City Hotel, Jaffna. The participants got the opportunity to learn specific topics related to crisis and investigative reporting, such as fact-checking tools, crisis management, journalists' behavior on crisis sites,…