Application for a Trainer

We need

Qualified and Experienced trainer in
Responsible for Digital Journalism

Information:

We are looking for a Qualified and experienced trainer in Responsible Digital Journalism

Target Group: Young & Women Digital Journalists

Workshop details: 2 day X 2 workshop

Workshop 01: 17-18, September 2022
Workshop 02: 24-25, September 2022

No. of Participants per each workshop: 20-25

Target age group: Young Journalists under35 years (men and women) & women
journalists of any age

Project is funded by: IFJ Asia-Pacific

Project organized by: SLWJA – Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association.

Deadline for the application: August 31, 2022

Purpose :
This project will capacitate 50 young and women tech-savvy journalists on the rights and responsibilities
of digital journalism.

Context and need for the project :

Recent political, social, cultural, and economic transformations in Sri Lanka largely affected free media in
Sri Lanka. From Late March (30), until now, at least 15 journalists are either attacked or intimidated. The
MSI study conducted by IREX (2018, 2019, 2020) confirmed that free media is largely affected due to
various factors including impunity, lack of conducive policy, organizational support, and very importantly
lack of training. A large number of young journalists that are producing content for various mainstream
media organizations do not adequately follow globally accepted professional ethics, especially in the
digital media sphere. Young journalists view the digital sphere as an avenue to produce fast news
without adequately checking for accuracy. Similarly, several studies observed that with the male-
dominated media environment, voice, representation, and space for women journalists are either
suppressed or limited. The project proposal by SLWJA strategically addresses these two issues.

If you need to clarify more about this project pl. contact: Athula Disanayaka – Project Coordinator (
0773404838)

Send us your CV: slworkingjournalist@gmail.com