Sri Lanka: Five senior journalists to be recognized

By Rifthi Ali | Daily Mirror
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Five senior journalists in the country are to be honoured for their commitment towards press freedom by the Editors Guild of Sri Lanka (EGSL) and the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) at their annual Journalism Awards Ceremony to be held next Tuesday.

Among those being recognized for their brave efforts to defend press freedom would be slain Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickramathunga who will be given this award posthumously. Others receiving awards on this day would be former Suder Oli Editor N.Vidyatharan, Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association General Secretary Poddala Jayantha, former Rivira Editor Upali Thennakoon and former Outreach Magazine Editor J.S Tissainayagam, who will receive Merit Awards.

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