Year 2020

The selected students of Media Studies rendered their services as resource persons in school-based prevention programs on alcohol and drugs in Jaffna district schools. The Alcohol and Drug Information Center (ADIC) trained the students and made the organization the school-based prevention programme. The students along with ADIC officials successfully conducted the prevention programmes on the 3rd, 4th and 9th of November…

In order to impart the knowledge on nature and create understanding of environmental journalism among the students of Media Studies the department made arrangements for the participation of the students with 'Podhigai Charal', an environmental movement from Tamil Nadu, India through a webinar on 16th of December 2020.The presentation and sharing made by Mr. 'Aatral' Praveen Kumar, Environmental Activist and Educator…

Ms. Luxana Pakirathan, a third year Media Studies student won two national level prizes in the photography competition conducted by the Asia Foundation in partnership with the Photographic Society of Sri Lanka.The competition conducted on theme of 'Pic Your Values' on six categories: peace, respect, tolerance, compassion, honesty / sincerity, cooperation / solidarity or year 2020 and Ms. Luxana Pakirathan won…

Due to the outbreak of the second wave of the Covid-19 Virus, the InSPIRE Project (Incubator Spaces for Promoting Information Rights and Freedom of Expression), which was signed between HELVETAS and University of Jaffna with funds from the European Commission (EC), could no longer execute the filed activities as planned and decided to continue the project activities online without having physical…

In order to expose and counter attack alcohol, tobacco and cannabis promotions through the films, a short film competition was organized by Alcohol and Drug Information Center (ADIC) Sri Lanka with the support of Department of Media Studies, University of Jaffna. The competition only open for the students of Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, the valuable prizes to be given…

Dr.S.Raguram, Head, Department of Media Studies delivered the guidance lecture on 'Right to Information' for the university students who are prepare them for the competitive examinations.The lecture was organized by the Career Guidance Unit, University of Jaffna on 18th of November, 2020 via Zoom and more than 220 students benefitted.

In memory of the first year remembrance of Late S. Perumal, Former Editor of 'Eezhanadu' Tamil Daily, his family donated valuable books related to journalism, media and communication to the Department of Media Studies.The donations handed over to Dr. K. Suthakar, Dean, Faculty of Arts in presence of the Head and Staff of Media Studies on 12.11.2020 at the Dean's Office,…

On the invitation of Dean, Faculty of Science, Department of Media Studies conducted a 'Hands on Training on Video Editing' for the Academic Supporting Staff and Management Assistants of the Faculty of Science on 06.11.2020.On behalf of Media Studies, Mr. P. Sharanraj, Alumnus and News Editor of 'Capital Television', Ms. P. Pavatharani, Alumna and Sub Editor of 'Uthayan' Tamil Daily and…

In order to provide practical exposure and training to the third year Special Degree students of Media Studies to enhance their professional knowledge in ‘Editing Documentary Films’ in relation to the subject of ‘ACMC 32033: Introduction to Production Technologies (TV & Radio)’, the Department conducted a two days workshop on ‘Editing’ on 19th October and 20th October, 2020 at the Media…

Second year Media Studies students gathered field exposure in printing photographs at the Konica Lab, Jaffna on 16.10.2020 as part of their learning 'Photo Journalism' course unit in second semester of studies. The students visited in small groups in order to maintain the self-protection and learnt the techniques in digital printing from the well experienced professionals in the field.