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User Guide 21 22 Dharman’s Media Guide of Sri Lanka- 8th Edition Foundation, Austr Environmenta P,ADB,World Bank,AsiaFoundation,IUCN,BritishCouncil,FOE,Japan E A Commission,Royal NetherlandsEmbassy Commonwealth Foundation,AusAID,RoyalNorwegianEmbassy initiatives.Sri LankaGovernment,UN-ESCAP support andcommitmentarecrucialtotheoverallsuccessofSLEJFsponsored contributions oftimeresourcesmadebyitsNationalpartnersnotlistedhere,whose contributed toSLEJFduringthepasttwodecades.SLEJFespeciallyrecognizes through better promotep To S DVD SLEJF receives theassistanceof08full-timestaff,07Consultantsandmanyvolunteers. Journalism,Since itsinception,SLEJFhastrainedover10,000journalsts.ItsSecretariat has developedspecialmediatraingprogramsinenvironmentalandDevelopment SLEJF mandatecoversbothprofessionalandpublicinterestsofJournalists.SLEJF education,public awareness,justiceprinciplesandpracticalassistanceprograms.The emphasizes monitoringandcoordination,vigorousadvocacyofenvironmental Pacific(UN-ESCAP) andUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgram(UNEP).SLEJF Government,United NationsEconomicandSocialCommissionforAsiathe Development rightstovulnerablepopulations. restoring,protecting andpromotingenvironmentaljournalismsustainableHuman ri LankaEnvironmentalJournalistsForum(SLEJF) ’ requests formorecopies. Editor will promptlyrespondto further informationand The editor Telephone:+94(0)1 434/3 SriJayawardenapura. PO Box26 SL EnvironmentalJournalists Forum E-mail: s andothermaterial. without without Library ofnearly1,500pressclippingbookshasaccesstoresearchCDs, SLEJF gratefullyacknowledgesthefollowinggenerousbenefactorswho SLEJF wasestablishedinJanuary1987,withsupportfromtheSriLanka SLEJF [email protected], articip We wouldliketothankthosewhohadan communication andempowermentofcommunities. the support of of the support encourages isaPublicInterest,notforprofitorganizationcommittedto alian A atory managementtoensuresust This Media Guide This MediaGuide IFesope n ayohr . andmanyothers VI,Fredskorpset 1-5648151, 071-2733986Fax:+94(0)1 directory as co-sponsors andmediaprincipalsponsors. SLEJF the About SLEJF. the mainsponsor, ’ s Vision: dissemination dissemination contributors andcriticalreaders. ,Friedrich NaumannSt ’ s post; would [email protected] Promoting participatorymanagement ,UNEP, o niomn alfor environment not havebeenpossible ainable humandevelopment Mission: of its work and of itswork . . principal sponsors, UNDP i fttung,HIVOS,,US- input tothe ,GEF ,British High 1-276 8406 sust ,UNESCO, iaiiy. ainability l It is a Herculean task we have taken on our shoulders and it is not is it and shoulders our on taken have we task Herculean a is It Edition. 8th easy to publish a directory of this nature every year. every nature this of directory a publish to easy challenges facing humankind across Sri Lanka and developing the developing and Lanka Sri across humankind facing challenges Millennium Declaration goals that have been set.The SLEJF is SLEJF set.The been have that goals Declaration Millennium initiated this project with a deep understanding of the utility of a of utility the of understanding deep a with project this initiated indispensable for strengthening the structures for building for structures the strengthening for indispensable directory as a useful tool to both the journalists and the general the and journalists the both to tool useful a as directory environment and sustainable human development. human sustainable and environment public. It is with your ardent support that we are able to fulfill our fulfill to able are we that support ardent your with is It public. this DMG is to help media and public to communicate more communicate to public and media help to is DMG this duty by the people involved in the media. the in involved people the by duty effectively with each other. Nearly 2000 contact details related to related details contact 2000 Nearly other. each with effectively media all over Sri Lanka and Overseas are listed in this in listed are Overseas and Lanka Sri over all media dossier to help working both media and public. It had its origin as origin its had It public. and media both working help to dossier a result of attending the French Journalists Association and Association Journalists French the attending of result a Dhaka Press Club meetings in early 90’s.I was inspired by what I what by inspired was 90’s.I early in meetings Club Press Dhaka happened to admire in both events and that led me to take the take to me led that and events both in admire to happened initiative on behalf of Sri Lankan media. Giving credit where it is it where credit Giving media. Lankan Sri of behalf on initiative due, I must say that Sri Lanka saw the first media Guide in 1974 in Guide media first the saw Lanka Sri that say must I due, Ayubowan - Welcome to Dharman’s Media Guide(DMG) Media Dharman’s to Welcome - Ayubowan edited by former editor of Saturday Review & my senior media senior my & Review Saturday of editor former by edited colleague late Gamini Navarathne. He had it issued with updates with issued it had He Navarathne. Gamini late colleague for four years. Since then we come across Media Guides published Guides Media across come we then Since years. four for Serving the media and the public over a few decades we decades few a over public the and media the Serving by Muslim Media Forum(SLMMF) headed by our good friend NM friend good our by headed Forum(SLMMF) Media Muslim by Ameen. Since 1995 SLMMF has released three media directories. media three released has SLMMF 1995 Since Ameen. The Government Department of Information 1978 began printing began 1978 Information of Department Government The in the form of a booklet and in 2007 the Department issued a issued Department the 2007 in and booklet a of form the in directory with a better format under the guidance of DI, Anusha DI, of guidance the under format better a with directory The DMG ventured to collect information and compile as a as compile and information collect to ventured DMG The Palpita. But DMG has been acclaimed as the best, the one and only and one the best, the as acclaimed been has DMG But Palpita. comprehensive media directory, which is coherent, consistent coherent, is which directory, media comprehensive The SLEJF has a vital role to play in meeting the meeting in play to role vital a has SLEJF The and reliable. This is proved beyond any doubt from the fact that fact the from doubt any beyond proved is This reliable. and there is a growing demand for DMG every Year. every DMG for demand growing a is there PREFACE

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Preface User Guide 23 24 Dharman’s Media Guide of Sri Lanka - 8th Edition About theEditor players, I wish this DMG wide circulation. May it help combine help it May circulation. wide DMG this wish I players, details of persons working for both print, electronic and on-line and electronic print, both for working persons of details is the doyen of the environmental journalism in Sri Lanka. He has He Lanka. Sri in journalism environmental the of doyen the is the forces needed to make Sri Lanka a more peaceful place and place peaceful more a Lanka Sri make to needed forces the media in the country. the in media trained and coached 9,872 working, free lance, amateur as well as well as amateur lance, free working, 9,872 coached and trained to strengthen each Individual’s right to freedom from want, from freedom to right Individual’s each strengthen to towards explaining the broad system of Sri Lankan media. In media. Lankan Sri of system broad the explaining towards provincial journalists in 19 districts during the last two decades and decades two last the during districts 19 in journalists provincial freedom from fear and freedom to live in dignity. in live to freedom and fear from freedom view of the tremendous tasks with humankind in view of the of view in humankind with tasks tremendous the of view promoted the environmental communication message since 1983 as a as 1983 since message communication environmental the promoted multi – – multi journalist,editor,trainer,activist and lobbyist. Dharman was the was Dharman lobbyist. and journalist,editor,trainer,activist President of Bangkok based Asia Pacific Forum of environmental of Forum Pacific Asia based Bangkok of President found in this DMG about your organization and use the form we form the use and organization your about DMG this in found journalists(APFEJ),President of the Dhaka based Commonwealth based Dhaka the of journalists(APFEJ),President have inserted in the media guide to keep us informed all informed us keep to guide media the in inserted have Environmental Journalists Association(CEJA) and founder editor of the of editor founder and Association(CEJA) Journalists Environmental changes(see page 277).We look forward for your assistance to assistance your for forward look 277).We page changes(see Paris based International Federation of Environmental of Federation International based Paris obtain the details of other newspapers / media organizations media / newspapers other of details the obtain Journalists(IFEJ).He has written more than 50 books on media, on books 50 than more written has Journalists(IFEJ).He etc, not listed in this edition(see page279).Also you can either can you page279).Also edition(see this in listed not etc, conservation, nature travel subjects and recipient of numerous awards numerous of recipient and subjects travel nature conservation, E-mail, mail or fax the intended changes to the address given in given address the to changes intended the fax or mail E-mail, including the UNEP Global 500 and International Green Pen. He is a is He Pen. Green International and 500 Global UNEP the including the DMG. the visiting lecturer of the University of Colombo. of University the of lecturer visiting resource and tool for those outside and inside the Sri Lankan Sri the inside and outside those for tool and resource f The DMG we present to you includes nearly 2000 contact 2000 nearly includes you to present we DMG The media who wish to know more about the media relations with relations media the about more know to wish who media aceted potential offered by a vast variety of good-willed of variety vast a by offered potential aceted external constituencies. We would welcome any comments, any welcome would We constituencies. external observations and suggestions from those that read, use and use read, that those from suggestions and observations become familiar with the contents of this DMG volume.. 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