The communication research unit (CRU), Department of Mass Communication, University of Kelaniya, relaunched the ‘I and My Research’ session, opening it to outside academics, especially to the Ph.D. holders who are in the field of media and communication studies. The objective of this initiative was to create a platform where the academic staff members of the department get the opportunity to be informed and enlightened by them as this will support the young academics to plan their Ph. D journeys.
The second session of this series was held on 04th September 2023 at the Department's audio-visual studio. The day's presenter was Dr. Nelanga Jayasinghe from the Department of Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.
He briefed his Ph.D. research which was about China’s belt and road initiative news coverage in public and private newspapers in Sri Lanka. Further, he explained the challenges faced by him during his Ph.D. journey.
All the academic staff members were present at the discussion. The session was dismissed after a fruitful conversation and then having a nice cup of tea with the plan of gathering the following Monday for another compelling research discussion.