In order to provide practical exposure and training to the Honors Degree students of the Department of Media Studies to enhance their professional knowledge in ‘Layout Designing’ in relation to the Course Unit of ‘Print Media: Productions and Design’, Four days workshop on ‘Layout Designing’ was conducted on 26th and 27th of February and 04th and 05th of March 2024 at…
Ms.S.Sowmiya, Alumni of Media Studies awarded as ‘Woman Achiever’ by the Nandavanam Foundation, Thiruchchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India. The award has been given to Ms.S.Sowmiya in recognition of her valuable contribution and commendable achievements in the field of media in the year 2023. The awarding ceremony was held on 03rd of March 2024 in Chennai, India.
The Media Club of the Department of Media Studies facilitated the media coverage of the events of ‘Lingua-2024’ organized by the Department of Linguistics and English, Faculty of Arts on the 20th and 21st of February 2024. On par with International Events of ‘Lingua-2024’ were held under the theme of ‘Within and Beyond the Nation’. Professor.S.Srisatkunarajah, the Vice-Chancellor of the University…
Department of Media Studies with the collaboration of the Department of Communication, Parliament of Sri Lanka conducted the Culmination Program of the Short Course on ‘Parliamentary Functions and Procedures’ on 15th of February 2024 at the Arts Seminar Hall, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna.Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera, Secretary-General of the Parliament, Prof.S.Raguram, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Asoka Obeyesekere, Country Director-…
The alcohol industry's main target is youngsters, and they attempt to trap them by manipulating and using various tactics to cultivate alcohol-related norms among the younger generation, making them their long-term customers. Therefore, providing the necessary knowledge to youths regarding the alcohol industry's tactics, and interferences, and immunizing them against the alcohol industry is important to protect future generations. The media…
The Media Club of the Department of Media Studies facilitated the media coverage of the 3rd Undergraduate Research Symposium in Arts 2023 (URSA-2023) organized by the Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna. 18th of January 2024.The 3rd Undergraduate Research Symposium in Arts 2023 was held under the theme of ‘Survival and Protest amidst the Ongoing Crises in Sri Lanka’. The Symposium…
The new officer bearers for the ‘Media Club’, the Students’ Society of the Department of Media Studies for the year 2024 were elected on 17.01.2024. The selection was conducted as per the constitution of the ‘Media Club’ which was approved by the Council of the University of Jaffna at its 444th Meeting held on 11.07.2020. The Annual General Meeting of the…
Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) conducted the workshop on ‘Digital Media Literacy and Unmasking False Narratives’ with the Collaboration of the Department of Media Studies on the 12th of January 2024 (Friday) from 09.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m. at Arts Seminar Hall, Faculty of Arts.The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) has established itself as the leading media development institute in Sri…
Department of Media Studies conducted the workshop on ‘Media Regulations and Best Practices’ with the Collaboration of Media Law Forum, Colombo on the 08th of January 2024 (Monday) from 09.00 a.m. to 01.00 p.m. at Arts Seminar Hall, Faculty of Arts.The Media Law Forum is formed with a mandate to build a collective platform for media reforms in Sri Lanka with…
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.S.Someetharan, Documentary filmmaker, a versatile and well-known Documentary filmmaker conducted the ‘Sharing Session’ on the topic of…