A group of 'Sri Lankan Chevening Alumnae' have formed a network to connect, empower, and develop the skills of Sri Lankan women journalists. Earlier this year, a group of Sri Lankan Chevening Alumnae, all with backgrounds in media, identified a series of challenges faced by young women working in the media sector through few conversations and one major brainstorming session later…
Mr. V.N. Mathialagan, Veteran Broadcaster and Former Deputy Director General, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) shared his 50 years of media experiences with the students and staff of Media Studies on 30th of August at Media Lab.Mr. V.N. Mathialagan is a person who has served in Independent Television (ITN), Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) and State Rupavahini Corporation in executive levels…
The Director General of Department of Government Information, Mr. Nalaga Kaluwewa invited the Media Studies students for the workshop on ‘Expected Role of the Journalists in Present Context’ and ‘New Media’ held at the District Secretariat, Jaffna on 29th of August 2019.
A Sharing Session with Mr. S.K. Gunaa, Senior Broadcaster and Channel Head, 'Aathavan TV', UK held in Media Studies on 28th of August.The students acquired the knowledge and exposure through this session in new trends of journalism and particularly on radio broadcasting and new media.Further, Mr. Gunaa shared his own experiences in media management and the ways to enhance professionalism in…
In order to enhance the teaching professional journalism to the students, the opportunities have been utilized by the Department of Media Studies by inviting the senior journalists and editors for the ‘Sharing Sessions’ addition to the academic inputs. On par with the above, Mr. S. Perumal, Former Editor of ‘Eezhanadu’ Daily participated in the ‘Sharing Session’ relevant to the subjects of…
The workshop on Social Media Declaration jointly organized by Center for Policy Alternatives and Jaffna Press Club in Green Grass, Jaffna on 9th of August 2019. The workshop conducted by 'Vikalpa', CPA’s second citizen journalism initiative. It aims to build on the success of ground views by providing content in Sinhala and Tamil that explore facets of democracy and governance in…
Students of Department of Media Studies participated in audio-visual documentation of 5th International Conference on Contemporary Management (ICCM 2019), conducted by Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce and held on 29th and 30th of July 2019.
Stakeholder discussion on Restructure of B.A. Degree Programme and the preparation meeting on commencement of Higher Diploma in Media Studies (HDMS) Programme held with present and former academic staff of Media Studies on 26th of July 2019 at Media Lab of Department of Media Studies. The structure and curriculum of both programmes are evaluated and constructive ideas put forwarded by the…
In order to enhance the knowledge in crucial issues, the staff and students of Department of Media Studies participated in a Workshop on 'Land Issues in Northern Province', conducted by Peoples's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) in Jaffna on 19th of July 2019. The experts in land issues, academics, representatives of civil society and higher authorities were took part…
The final year students of Media Studies successfully completed their Media Internship Professional Training for the year of 2019 in Rupavahini State Television, Independent Television Network (ITN), Maharajah Television Channel Private Limited and International Broadcasting Corporation (IBC Tamil) during the period of April to June 2019. The internship training is very significant to provide the opportunities to the students to undergo…