SLPI holds panel discussion to mark Press Freedom Day
The World Press Freedom Day was marked in Sri Lanka today with a panel discussion organised by the Sri Lanka Press Institute today.
The panel discussion was held under the theme, ‘Media Freedom Helping to Transform Societies’ which is also the theme of the global media freedom day celebrations.
The Discussion took place under the participation of a panel of veteran journalists and senior media professionals who included the chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation- Mr. Mohan Samaranayake, representative of the Editors’ Guild of Sri Lnaka- Mr. Rajpal Abeynayake, representative of the South Asia Free Media Association- Mr. Lakshman Gunasekara, representative of the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association- Mr. Ranga Jayasuriya and representative of the Free Media Movement- Ms. Dileesha Abeysundara. The discussion was moderated by Mrs. Champika Liyanaarchchi- Editor, Daily Mirror.
The discussion concentrated on the issues of practicing media freedom in nationally and globally emphasizing on the emergence, impact and the expansion of new media in the modern world. The launching of the source book for journalists also took place at the event.
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