Training
Workshops
2011
Sri Lanka College of Journalism which functions
under the umbrella of the Sri Lanka Press Institute
promotes and supports independent, balanced and
impartial Journalism through professional training.
The following specialized training programmes are
to be conducted for year 2011 and are open for
applications free of charge. Limited opportunities
are available for non journalists to avail
themselves of the courses on a payment basis. The
Swedish Institute for Further Education of
Journalists, fojo extends its cooperation by
supplying expert trainers for some of the
programmes.
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Contents
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Investigative Journalism .fúIKd;aul ckudOHfõoh Gydha;T Clftpay;
11-13 January (Follow up June) ckjdß 11-13 11-13 [dthp
If you want to go beyond the general news stories idudkH m%jD;a;s l:dj,ska Tìng f.dia Èkm;d nghJthd nra;jpfis
or want to examine the real causes and people m%jD;a;sj,g iñnkaO ù we;s ienE fya;= iy mwpf;ifapLgth;fshfNth my;yJ
involved in day to day news, this would be the ideal mqoa.,hska mÍlaIdjg ,la lsÍug Tn leu;s kñ kf;fNshL rk;ge;jg;gl;l ehshe;j nra;jpfspd;
opportunity. The course aims at improving skills fñ mdGud,dj Bg uÕ i,id,hs' ¥IKhg tfrysj cz;ikahd Mjhuq;fis Muha;gtuhfNth
and knowledge of the journalists in order to fight igka lsÍug fukau" m%cd;ka;%jdoh iy ñksiqkaf.a ePq;fs; ,Ue;jhy; cq;fSf;F rpwe;jnjhU
against the corruption as well as understanding the whs;sjdislñ wdrlaId lsÍfñ§ ckudOHfha N+ñldj tha;g;G.,e;j gapw;rpahdJ Coy;fSf;F
role of the media in safeguarding the rights of the f;areñ .ekSu i|yd udOHfú§kag wjYH ±kqu iy vjpuhf njhopy;gLtjw;fhd jpwidAk;
people and democracy. Participants for the course l=i,;d j¾Okh lsÍu wruqKq lrf.k mdGud,dj mwpitAk; toq;FfpwJ.mj;Jld; nghJ
will be able to learn new tools, particularly the New ie,iqï lr ;sfí' .fúIKd;aul udOHfú§kag kf;fspd; chpikiaAk; [dehafj;ijAk;
Media, appliances for gathering, and sharing jeo.;a jk kj l%ufõo" úfYaIfhkau f;dr;=re ghJfhg;gjpy; Clfj;jpd; gq;fhw;wy; gw;wp
information, that is vital to investigative /ia lsÍu iy fnod yeÍu i|yd jQ kjudOH tpsq;fpf; nfhs;sTk; cjTfpwJ.,jpy;
journalists. The course will be led by award ms<sn|j wOHhkh lsÍug" fuu mdGud,djg gq;Fgw;Wgth;fs; etPd Clfj;ijf;
winning journalist and a journalism trainer iyNd.S jk whg wjia:dj ,efí' mdGud,dfú ifahs;tjw;fhd Gjpa mZFKiwfi-
Dr.Lucinda Fleeson, Director, Hubert Humphrey fufyhjkafka tlai;a ckmofha fñß,kaä úYaj sAk; mwpe;J nfhs;s KbAk;.mjpy;
Fellowship programme at the University of úoHd,fha yshqná yñm%s wêYsIH;aj Fwpg;ghf Gydha;T ClftpayhsUf;F
Maryland, USA. The course will be conducted in jevigyka wOHlaIsld" ckudOH mqyqKq kpfKf;fpakhd jfty;fis Nrfhpf;fTk;
two phases starting in January and in May 2011. ldrsKshl yd iñudk,dNSS wfußldkq ghpkhwpf;nfhs;tjw;Fkhd Kiwfs;
ckudOHfúÈkshl jk wdpd¾h ¨iskavd *a,Sika cs;slq;Fk;.,e;j gapw;rpia elj;Jgth;
uy;añhhs' 2011 jif¾ ckjdß iy cqks hk udi tpUJ ntd;w mnkhpf; Clftpayhsuhd
j, wÈhr follska mdGud,dj meje;afõ' fyhepjp Yrpd;lh gp/yPrd;.,th; nkhpyhz;l;
gy;fiyf;fof `hNgl; `k;ng/hp /
ngNyhrpg;gpd; gzpg;ghsuhfTs;shh;.,e;j
gapw;rp newp 2011 [dthpapYk; [_dpYkhf
,U gphpThf eilngwTs;sJ.
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Reporting on Post Conflict related issues
7-9 February
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New Media and Multi Platform Publication kj udOH iy nyq;, udOH m%ldYk nra;jp Mrphpah;fSf;fhdJ- etPd
for News Editors ud¾;= 7-11 ClfKk; gy;Yhlfj;ij ifahsYk;
7-11 March 7-11 khh;r;
fuu úfYAIs; mdGud,dj ks¾udKh ù we;af;a
uyck;djg m%jD;a;s ,nd§u i|yd kj ux ,e;j gpuj;jpNaf fw;ifahdJ Kw;WKOjhf
This specialized course is entirely dedicated fidhñka .fõIKfha fhfok m%jD;a;s wxY Ntiyg;gStpypUe;J kPOtjw;F Gjpa
for the newsroom mangers/editors and directors l<ukdlrejka$ixialdrljreka iy topfisj;NjLk; nra;jp Kfhikahsh;fs; /
who are continuously trying hard to search new wOHCIjrekagh' mdGud,dj" kj udOH yd nyq;, Mrphpah;fs;/gzpg;ghsh;fSf;fhdJ.
ways to reach out to the masses. As indicated by udOH m%ldYk hk wxY fol flakaø lrf.k ,ij Kd;dpWj;jp ,f;fw;ifnewpahdJ etPd
the theme, the course is conducted focusing on two mj;ajhs' fuys§ ckudOHfõ§ka yg ClfKk; gy;Yhlf ifahOifAk; vd
aspects New Media and Multi Platform fhddod.; yels ish¨ m%fhdackj;a kj udOH fuj,ï ,uz;L mk;rq;fis Kjd;ikg;gLj;jpajhf
Publications. Participants will be introduced to ms<sn|j y÷kajd§ula isÿ flf¾' fuu mdGud,dfõ mikAk;. Clftpayhsh;fSf;F cgNahfk;
almost all the useful New Media tools available for fojk wÈhf¾§ kj udOH fuj,ï yd Ys,am l%u kpf;f Vwj;jhs midj;J Gjpa Clf
journalists with critical analysis on their idïm%odhsl udOH m%ldYk iïmdokfha§ fhdod .; KiwikfSk; gq;Fgw;Wgth;fSf;F mwpKfk;
adaptability and strengths. The second part of the yels wdldrh ms<sn|j i,ld n,kq ,efí' nra;J itf;fg;gLk;.mLj;J etPd Clf
course will discuss the appliance of New Media KiwikfSk; ifahSifAk; gw;wpa
tools and techniques for cross platform publications fUj;jhly; ,lk;ngWk;.,J gpujhd
of traditional media products. Clfq;fspd; nraw;ghLfSld; ,ize;j
gy;Yhlf nraw;ghl;L Kiwikfis
njspTgLj;Jk;.
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Visual Journalism oDIH ckudOHfõoh fhz;gpa Clftpay;
9-13 May uehs 9-13 9-13 Nk
The concept of visual journalism is the synthesizing oDIH ckudOHfõofha wruqKq jkafka ikaksfúokh vOj;JU kw;Wk; cUtq;fs; vd;gdtw;iw
of text and images to communicate information. It i|yd f;dr;=re iy rEm w¾:dkqrEmj ixfhdackh ,izj;J nraw;gLtNj fhz;gpa Clftpay;
helps not only to communicate the message very lsÍuhs' fuh wdl¾YkSh f,i fukau m,odhS f,i ,it ,uz;ilAk; ,izj;J nraw;gLj;JtJ
attractively but with a greater effectiveness. f;dr;=re ikaksfõokh lsÍug bjy,a fõ' f;dr;=re ftu;r;rpfukhdjhf ,Ug;gJld;> nra;jpfspy;
Combining the text and images, both from iy rEm ^PdhdrEm yd .%e*sla& fhdÞ .ekSfï§ ey;ynjhU rpwg;ghd jhf;fj;jpidAk;
photography and graphics, needs an out of the m%jD;a;shg ydkshla fkdjk f,i" f;r;=re rEm Vw;gLjf;$bajhf ,Uf;Fk;. vOj;J kw;Wk;
box thinking to visualize the information without u.ska ±laùu i|yd iïm%odfhka ñÿKq Ñka;khla cUtk; ,ize;jJjhd; Gifg;glq;fs;
compromising the message. The course, first of its wjYH fõ' Y%S ,xldfõ mj;ajk fï wkaofï m<uq kw;Wk; fpwhgpf;f];. ,jd;%yk; nra;jpia
kind in Sri Lanka, is dedicated for print and online mdGud,dj jk fuh" PdhdrEmlrKh yd .%E*sla jphpTgLj;jhj tifapy; nrhy;tjpDhlhf
journalists who have experienced photography and hk wxYj, m<mqreoao iys; uqøs; yd wka;¾cd, nrhy;yg;glhjijAk; fhl;Ljy; %yk; fhz;gpa
graphic journalism. m%ldYkj, udOHfõ§kag úfYAIs; jQjls' Kiwiag;gad;gLj;j Ntz;Lk;.,e;j fw;if
newpahdJ ,izaj;js kw;Wk; gj;jpupif
Clftpayhsu;fSf;F rpwe;jJ.
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Business and Financial Reporting
6-8 June
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nra;jpaiwia nraw;gl itg;gJk;
Kfhikj;Jtk; nra;tJk;
4-8 [_iy
This ground breaking course focuses on Y%S ,dxlsl iudcfha mj;sk .eg¨ y÷kdf.k tajd
,e;j gapw;rp Fwpg;ghf ,yq;if r%fj;jpd;
identifying the social issues in Sri Lankan m%isoaO ixjdoh lrd fhduqlrk wdldrh flfrys
gpur;rpidfis ,dq;fz;L mij nghJj;js
society and brings them for public debate. The fuu mdGud,dfú uQ,sl wjOdkh fhduq lrhs'
ciuahlYf;F cl;gLj;Jtij gpujhdkhf
idea behind the course is to recognize the mdGud,dfú mrud¾:h jkafka idudkHfhka olsk
nfhz;bUf;Fk;.,jd; gpd;dhy; ,Uf;ff;$ba
underlined issues of the problems that are generally .eg¨j, jeo.;a lreKq fjka fjka jYfhka y÷kd
fUj;jhf;fk; vd;dntd;why; xt;nthUtUk;
identified, individually. The course will examine the .ekSuhs' fuu mdGud,dj ixialD;sl" wd¾Òl" ia;%S"
nghJthf milahsg;gLj;Jk; gpur;rpidfis
cultural, economical, gender and community mqreI" iy m%cd uq,sl ixlSrK .eg¨ mÍlaIdjg ,la
Kf;fpa r%fg;gpur;rpidfsh vd ,dk;
based complex social issues with a clear aim of lrk w;r tu.ska tjeks .eg¨ b;d ir, yd m,Þhs
fhzy;.,J fyhrhuk; nghUshjhuk; ghy;epiy
telling the stories about such issues in a simple and f,i meyeÈ,s wruqKla iys;j jd¾;d lsÍu ms<sn|j
kw;Wk; r%fq;fis mbg;gilahff; nfhz;l
effective manner. Participants for the course also wjfndaOhla ,nd fohs' mdGud,djg iyNd.S
rpf;fy;fs; njhlh;ghd r%g;gpur;rpidfis
understand the consequences of their reporting on jkakkag iudÔh .eg¨ jd¾;d lsÍfñ § ,efnk
ghPl;rpf;Fk;.,jd;NghJ ,e;j gpur;rpidfs;
social issues and how the media can serve the m%;súmdl .ek wjfndaOhla fukau tu .eg¨
njhlh;ghd fijfis vt;thW ,yFth-
public more effectively by informing the society ms<sn|j iudch ±kqïj;a lsÍfuka ckudOH uÕska
fTk; jhf;fk; kpf;fjhfTk; nry;yKbAk;
itself. The course will consist of guest lectures by uyck;djg l< yels m,Þhs fiajh ms<sn|j
vd;gij Nehf;fhff; nfhz;bUf;Fk;.
relevant authorities and academia to understand woyila ,efnhs' iudÔh .eg¨ meyeÈ,sj y÷kd
r%fk; Fwpj;J r%fj;jpw;F njuptpf;fg;gLk;
the social issues clearly. .eksug úIhg wod< wOHdmk{hkaf.a wdrdê;
nra;jpfspdhy; Vw;glf;$ba tpisTfs;
njhlu;gpy; nra;jpahsu; kw;Wk; nra;jp Clfk;
foaYk o mdGud,djg we;=<;ah' fujeks mdGud,djla
vt;tifapy; nghJ kf;fis ghJfhf;fpd;wJ
furg mj;ajk m%:u wjia:dj fuh fjhs'
vd;gJ njhlu;gpy;
fye;Jiuahlg;gLk;.
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Provincial News Reporting m%dfoaYSh m%jD;a;s jd¾;dlrKh khfhzr;nra;jpfis mwpf;ifaply;
5-9 September iema;eïn¾ 5-9 5-9 nrg;nuk;gh;
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Political Reporting
3-7 October
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Programmes Participation Applications
The courses are organized by the Sri Lanka Participants are expected to attend the full Applications must be submitted to the SLCJ on the
College of Journalism. The week long programmes programme to receive the certificate. Each course special form attached. Applications for each course
are fulltime courses consisting of lectures, admits 16 participants. Some of the courses will be will close a week before the respective courses start.
discussions and group work. Sessions on Media conducted in English, therefore a basic command Selected participants will be notified by telefax/
Ethics and the application of New Media techniques of English is required. It is possible for participants telephone, mail or email and must confirm within
in relation to the respective subjects will be to express themselves in Tamil and Sinhala, but no one week after receiving notification, that they will
included in each course. formal interpretation of the progrmme will be attend the programme. Application are also
offered. available on www.slcj.lk.
YS% ,xld ckudOH u.ska ixúOdkh lrk fuu mdGud,d mdGud,dj wjidkfha msßkuk iy;slh ysñ jkafka" fï iuÕ wuqKd we;s whÿï m;% mqrjd" tajd ndr .ekSu
w;ßka lsysmhlg úfYaI{ mqyqKqlrejka ,nd§fuka iïmq¾K jevigykg u iyNd.S jk whg muKs' wjika jk Èkhg fmr Y%S ,xld ckudOH úµd,h fj;
iydh § we;af;a" 1972 jif¾ isg" ckudOHfõ§ka idudkHfhka iEu mdGud,djlg u 16 fokl= muK fhduq l< hq;=h' mdGud,d ms<sn| úia;r iuÕska" ta ta
i|yd jD;a;Sh mdGud,d mj;ajk iaùvkfha f*dafhda udOH f;dard.kq ,efí' iuyr mdGud,d uq,sl jYfhka bx.%Sis mdGud,d ioyd whÿïm;a ndr .kakd wjidk Èkh o
wdh;khhs' i;shla mqrd meje;afjk fuu mdGud,d" NdIdfjka meje;afjhs' tu ksid bx.%Sis NdIdj ms<sn| olajd ;sfí' f;dard.kakd whÿïlrejkag ta nj" ,smshlska"
foaYk" idlÉPd iy lKavdhï jevj,ska iukaú; fõ' idudkH ±kSula ;sîu w;HjYH fõ' mdGud,dj mqrd ÿrl:kfhka" *elaia fyda B fï,a ud¾.fhka ±kqï fokq
ckudOH wdpdr O¾u Ndú;h yd ta ta úIhkag wod,j úêu;a f,i mßj¾;k bÈßm;a fkdflfrk kuq;a" isxy, ,efí'tfia ±kaùfuka wk;=rej Tjqka jevigyk i|yd
kj udOH Ndõ;d l< yels wkaou ms<sn|j y÷kajd fok iy fou< NdIdj,ska iajlSh woyia ±laùug ish iyNd.S;ajh ;yjqre l< hq;=h' Bg wu;rj
ieisjdr fuu iEu mdGud,djlgu fmdÿfõ we;=<;a fõ' iyNd.Sjkakg wjia:dj ;sfí' www.slcj.lk fjí wvúh yryd o mdGud,dj i|yd b,a¨ï
l< yelsh'
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Are you a journalist? Tn jD;a;Sh .re;ajh rlsk ePq;fs; xU Clftpayhsh;my;yJ
Strive for professionalism udOHfõÈhl= kï''' vOj;jhsuhf ,Ue;jhy; njhopy;
me;j];ijg; ghJfhf;f ghLgLq;fs;
• Check your facts • Tfí lreKq uekúka msßlaikak' • cq;fs; jfty;fis cWjpnra;J
• Listen to all parties • ish,a,kagu weyqïlka fokak' nfhs;Sq;fs;
• Respect private lives • vy;yhj;jug;G mgpg;gpuhaq;fSf;Fk;
• mqoa.,sl;ajhg .re lrkak'
• Protect minors ,lkspAq;fs;
• <ud Ôú; ms<sn|j ie,ls,su;a jkak' • jdp kdpj nfsutj;jpw;F kjpg;gspAq;fs;
• Protect your sources
• f;dr;=re imhkakka rlskak' • rpWth; chpikfSf;F ghJfhg;gspAq;fs;
• Pay special care to social issues
• fmdÿ iudc w¾nQo j.lSfuka jd¾;d lrkak' • jfty; jUgth;fisg; ghJfhUq;fs;
• Do not seek information through intimidation
• f;dr;=re ,nd .ekSug n,mEñ fkdlrkak' • r%f tptfhuq;fSf;F Kf;fpaj;Jtk;
• Maintain the dignity of your profession
• jD;a;sh f.!rjh wdrlaId lrkak' toq;Fq;fs;
• Work towards the public interest
• cWjpg;gLj;jg;glhj jfty;fSf;F
Kf;fpaj;Jtk; toq;f Ntz;lhk;
jD;a;Sh m%;sm;a;s ud,dfjka lshfjkafka Mhhs' • cq;fs; njhopy; nfsutj;ijg; ghJfhj;Jf;
This is what your Code of Practice says. nfhs;Sq;fs;
Y%S ,xld l¾;D ixiofha udOHfõ§ka i|yd jQ ,it cq;fs; gj;jphpifj; njhopy;rhh;
The Code of Practice (Code of Ethics) of The Edi- xOf;ff;Nfhit $Wk; MNyhridfshFk;.
jD;a;Sh m%;sm;a;s ud,dj" Y%S ,xld mqj;am;a meñKs,s
tors' Guild of Sri Lanka has been adopted by the
fldñiu uÕska wkqu;lr ±kg l%shd;aul flf¾'
Press Complaints Commission of Sri Lanka ,yq;ifg; gj;jphpif Kiwg;ghl;L
Ma wkqj uyck;dj Tng Mfrysj wm fj; meñKs,s Mizf;FO> ,yq;ifg; gj;jphpif
lrkq we;' Mrphpah; rq;fj;jpd; gj;jphpifj; njhopy;rhh;
Members of the public can now complain against xOf;ff;Nfhitapy; (Code of Ethics) ,Ue;J
you to: mq;fPfhpj;jitfs;.
Azzam Ameen
Course Coordinator
Sri Lanka College of Journalism
96, Kirula Road, Colombo 05.
The main objective of the SLPI is to promote inde- The Sri Lanka College of Journalism is charged
pendent, balanced and impartial journalism in Sri with changing media from within. It conducts Tel: 0115353635
Lanka. The SLPI is an umbrella organization which a one-year diploma course for Print and Elec- Fax: 0115335500
includes the Sri Lanka College of Journalism (SLCJ) tronic Journalists as well as mid-career courses Email: azzam@slpi.lk
and The Press Complaints Commission of Sri Lanka for those already in the industry. The SLCJ also Website: http://www.slcj.lk
(PCCSL). The SLPI is administered by Editors Guild conducts training for regional journalists.
of Sri Lanka, the Free Media Movement,the News-
mdGud,d iïnkaO jeä úia;r i|yd :
paper Society of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Work-
ing Journalists Association. ckudOH" ta wNHka;rfhkau fjkilg Ndckh widï wóka
lsÍu wruqKq lrf.k Y%S ,xld ckudOH úµd,h mdGud,d iïnkaëldrl
Y%S ,xldfõ ckudOHfõofhys iajdëk;ajh" iunr;dj
lghq;= lrhs' tuÕska" úoHq;a iy uqøs; ckudOHhg Y%S ,xld ckudOH úµd,hh
iy wmlaImd;S;ajh j¾Okh lsÍu Y%S ,xld mqj;am;a
m%fõY ùug wfmalaId lrk wh fjkqfjka tla wxl 96" lsre< mdr" fld<U 05'
wdh;kfha m%Odk wruqKhs' Y%S ,xld mqj;am;a
wjqreÿ ämaf,daud mdGud,djla mj;ajk w;r ±kg
wdh;kh" Y%S ,xld ckudOH úµd,h iy Y%S ,xld
jD;a;Sfha fhfok ckudOHfõ§ka i|yd jD;a;Sh ÿrl:k : 0115353635
mqj;am;a meñKs,s fldñiu hk wdh;khkaf.ka
mdGud,d o mj;ajhs' m%dfoaYSh ckudOHfõ§ka *elaia : 0115335500
iukaú; iduQysl ixúOdkhls' Y%S ,xld mqj;am;a
mqyqKqlsÍu i|yd o Y%S ,xld ckudOH úµd,h Bfï,a : azzam@slpi.lk
wdh;kh mj;ajdf.k hkafka Y%S ,xld l¾;D ixioh"
hgf;a jevigyka l%shd;aul flf¾' fjí wvúh : http://www.slcj.lk
ksoyia udOH jHdmdrh" Y%S ,xld mqj;am;a ix.uh
iy YS% ,xld jD;a;Sh m;%l,dfõ§kaaf.a ix.ufha fmdÿ
fufyhùfukss' ,e; epWtdj;jpd; Kf;fpa Nehf;fk;
Rje;jpukhdJk; gf;fr;rhu;gw;w ,J njhlu;ghd Nkyjpf jfty;fSf;F
eLepiyahd Clfj;Jiwia ,yq;ifapy;
,yq;if ,jopay; fy;YhupahdJ Nkk;gLj;JtjhFk;. ,e; epWtdk; ,yq;if mrhk; mkPd;
Rje;jpukhdJk; eLepiyahdJkhd ,jopay; fy;YhupiaAk; ,yq;if ghlnewp xUq;fpizg;ghsh;
Clfj;Jiwia ,yq;ifapy; Nkk;gLj;Jtjw;F gj;jpupif Kiwg;ghl;L Mizf;FOitAk; ,yq;if Clftpay; fy;Y}hp
xj;Jiog;G toq;FtJld; gj;jphpif xU Filapd; fPo; nfhz;L ,aq;FfpwJ. ,y 96. fpUs tPjp> nfhOk;G - 05
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njhopy; GhpAk; Clftpayhsh;fSf;fhd ciof;Fk; gj;jphpifahsh; rq;fk; Mfpa < nkapy; : azzam@slpi.lk
,ilf;fhy gapw;rpnewpfisAk; gpuNjr mikg;Gf;fshNyNa ,yq;if gj;jpupif ,izak; : http://www.slcj.lk
gj;jphpifahsh;fSf;fhd gapw;rp newpfisAk; ];jhgdk; epUtfpf;fg;gLfpwJ.
elj;jptUfpwJ.