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Journalism as Democracy’s Shield: Sri Lanka’s Innovative Program for Enhancing Accurate Election Reporting

Award-winning journalist Scott Pelley once commented, “Democracies succeed or fail based on their journalism.” These words emphasize the crucial role of journalism, not just in informing the public but in shaping the identical foundation of a democratic society. Thus, the health of any democracy hinges on the veracity of its

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Legal Minds Unite: Media Law Forum Explores the Future of Media Legislation in Sri Lanka

The Media Law Forum convened a high-level networking event on April 30, 2025, at the Mandarina Hotel in Colombo, gathering leading legal experts to examine recent developments in Sri Lankan media legislation. Professor Sanath Wijesinghe delivered the keynote address, offering an in-depth analysis of the Online Safety Act and the

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Strengthening Digital Journalism: Media Law Forum Trains ‘News Center’ on Election Reporting

On April 29, 2025, the Media Law Forum conducted a specialized information session for News Center, one of Sri Lanka’s most trusted and influential digital news platforms. The session was designed to address the evolving challenges faced by digital-first media in applying the revised election media guidelines for the 2025

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Empowering Journalists for Election 2025: Media Law Forum information session at Supreme TV

On 24.04.2025, the Media Law Forum delivered a specialized information session for Supreme TV, a prominent Sinhala-language television broadcaster with extensive electronic, digital, and social media operations. The session was customized to address broadcasting-specific challenges in implementing the revised election media guidelines for the 2025 local government elections. Resource persons

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Strengthening Election Reporting Standards: Information Session at Virakesari Newsroom

The Media Law Forum conducted a tailored information session on 23.04.2025 at Virakesari, one of Sri Lanka’s leading Tamil-language media houses encompassing print newspaper, digital news website, and active social media channels. The session specifically addressed how Tamil journalists can navigate the revised election media guidelines for the upcoming local

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Preparing for the Implementation and Impact of the Data Protection Act (Video)

📢 Watch Now on YouTube! 🎥✨ Join us for an insightful Zoom webinar Link – https://youtu.be/UXZzsU77Ff4 Topic: Preparing for the Implementation and Impact of the Data Protection Act 🎤 Speakers: ✅ Toby Mendel – Executive Director, Centre for Law and Democracy ✅ Prof. Sanath Sameera Wijesinghe ✅ Dr. Thusitha B. Abeysekara

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Exclusive Webinar Alert – Preparing for the Implementation and Impact of the Data Protection Act

📢 Exclusive Webinar Alert! 🔍 Topic: Date: April 3, 2025 ⏰ Time: 7:00 PM (IST) 📍 Platform: Zoom 🔗 Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81521902573?pwd=4vPbOXmXHvaneD35PMaqbZZEwyPOqf.1 📌 Meeting ID: 815 2190 2573 🔑 Passcode: 373015 🎤 Speakers: ✅ Toby Mendel – Executive Director, Centre for Law and Democracy ✅ Prof. Sanath Sameera Wijesinghe ✅

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Analyzing the current functioning and implementation of the Online Safety Act (Video)

Watch Now on YouTube! Join us for an insightful Zoom webinar analyzing the current functioning and implementation of the Online Safety Act (Recording) Expert Speakers: President’s Counsel Jagath Wickramanayake AAL Lakshan Dias Toby Mendel – Executive Director, Centre for Law and Democracy Link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0agusXg7ibA Don’t miss out! Watch, Like, Share,

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Join the Discussion on the Online Safety Act

Join the Discussion on the Online Safety Act! The Media Law Forum invites you to an insightful Zoom webinar analyzing the current functioning and implementation of the Online Safety Act. Expert Speakers: President’s Counsel Jagath Wickramanayake AAL Lakshan Dias *Date: March 25, 2025* *Time: 07:00 PM (Colombo)* Join the Zoom

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ලිංගික අතවරයකට ලක්වන පුද්ගලයකුගේ අනන්‍යතාවය හෙලිදරව් කිරීම හා මාධ්‍ය වාර්තා කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් වන නීතිමය තත්වය

ලිංගික අතවරයකට, ස්ත්‍රී දූෂණයකට, බරපතල ලිංගික අපයෝජනයකට වැනි ලිංගික අපරාධයකට ලක්වන තැනැත්තකුගේ අනන්‍යතාව හෙළිදරව් කිරීම ශ්‍රී ලංකා නීතිය යටතේ වරදක් වේ. ලිංගික අතවරයකට, ස්ත්‍රී දූෂණයකට, බරපතල ලිංගික අපයෝජනයකට වැනි ලිංගික අපරාධයක වින්දිත තැනැත්තාගේ නම හෝ ඒ තැනැත්තාගේ අනන්‍යතාව හෝ හෙළිදරව් වන යම් කාරණයක් මුද්‍රණය කරන නැතහොත් පළකරන කවර හෝ තැනැත්තකුට

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