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19 SLCJ students receive diplomas in journalism

The Sri Lanka College of Journalism (SLCJ), held the diploma awards ceremony for the second batch last week at the Sri Lanka Institute of International Relations (SLIIR).

This year 19 students successfully completed the course and received diplomas.SLCJ is one of the pillars of the tripartite establishment, with the Sri Lanka Press Institute and the Press Complaints Commission, and was established in 2004 by the Editors’ Guild of Sri Lanka, the Newspaper Society of Sri Lanka and the Free Media Movement.

The one-year diploma course consists of news and feature writing, photography, layout design, interviewing skills, with students completing at least six weeks of internship in newspapers and in field work.

Among those present were Mr.Ranjit Wijewardena, Chairman, Sri Lanka Press Institute, Dr.Uvais Ahamed, Director College of Journalism, Mr.Ranga Kalansooriya, Director General of Sri Lanka Press Institute, Mr.Julian Wilson, Ambassador/Head of Delegation of European Union and Mr.Nanda Lakshman Bandara, Chairman of the Organizing committee who headed the ceremony.

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