EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
|
DEGREE |
UNIVERSITY |
TIME |
|
Ph.D. in Mass Communication |
Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia |
1993 |
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M.A. in Mass Communication |
University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka |
1983 |
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B.A (Honors Second Class) Mass Communication (Major) |
Department of Mass Communication, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka |
1970 |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
|
POST |
INSTITUTION |
PERIOD |
|
Professor in Mass Communication |
University of Kelaniya |
Retired (2018) |
|
Head of the Department of Mass Communication |
Department of Mass Communication |
2010 - 2016 |
|
Senior Lecturer in Mass Communication |
University of Kelaniya |
1980 - 2017 |
|
Director |
Communication and Media Unit - University of Kelaniya |
2015 - 2017 |
|
Board Member |
National Library Board |
2010 up to the date |
|
Board Member |
NAITA |
2010 up to the date |
|
Jury Member |
Sarasaviya Annual Film Festival |
2007 |
|
Committee Member |
Committee on State Media Policy |
2006 |
|
Board Member |
Advisory Board Member, Aset Radio Broadcasting (Pvt) Ltd |
2006 |
|
Consultant |
Consultative Committee on Radio Broadcasting |
2006 |
|
Committee Member |
Committee of Child Centered Media Policy, National Education Commission |
2005 |
|
Committee Member |
Committee on Issue of Broadcasting Licenses. |
2004 up to the date |
|
Director Board Member |
National Committee of UNESCO |
2002 - 2004 |
|
Director |
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation |
2001¡- 2002 |
|
Board Member |
National Media Policy and Advisory Committee |
2000 up to the date |
|
Board Member |
Sri Lanka Press Council |
1998 ¡- 2002 |
|
Head of Dept. of Mass Communication |
Department of Mass Communication |
1997¡ - 2000 |
|
Committee Member |
Media Committee, Sri Lanka Foundation Institute |
1995 - ¡2004 |
|
Director Board Member |
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation |
1994 - ¡2004 |
|
Director Board Member |
Sri Lanka Rupavahini 2002 Corporation |
1994 - 2015 |
MEDIA CONSULTANCIES
|
TASK |
INSTITUTION |
PERIOD |
|
Consultant |
National E Learning Research Center |
2018 - 2020 |
|
Media Consultant |
Ministry if Tertiary and Technical Education |
2004 - 2015 |
|
National Media Consultant |
SWEE Road project, Road Development Authority |
2002 - ¡2004 |
|
National Media Consultant |
JEF Project¡ Dept of Wild Life Conservation |
1997 - 1998 |
|
Media Consultant |
Small Fisher Federation |
1990 up to the date |
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS
|
Name |
Year |
|
Conflict resolution and Media conference Japan |
2006 |
|
‘Mangrow’ management and Media Thailand, |
2006 |
|
Fishing Community in South Asia, Madras, India, |
2003 |
|
Civil Society, its actors and the respect of human rights, International Institute in Human rights, Strasburg, France, |
1999 |
|
A Struggle for identity ¡Indigenous People in Asia Pacific, Taiwan, |
1999 |
OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCES
- Political communication, Department of Economics, University of Kelaniya, (2006)
- Media and Trade Union and its public opinion, Workers education Institute, University of Colombo, Colombo, 1985,1986,2003¡2004
- Newspaper History and media, Journalism Unit, University of Colombo, (2003)
- Mass Communication and Media, Department of Fine Arts, University of Peradeniya, (From 2003 to 2018)
