Excellence in Journalism Awards celebrates 10th year

The preliminary Organising Committee of the Excellence in Journalism 2008 awards - a joint initiative of The Editors Guild of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Press Institute was embarked on, earlier this month.

The Excellence in Journalism Awards, the most prestigious in the country for journalists in print aims at raising the bar of journalism by recognising and rewarding the skills of individual journalists and professionalism in journalism.

This is the 10th anniversary of this annual event with the Awards Night to be held in July 2009.

The Committee, comprising industry stalwarts brings together a combination of experience and skill and sound judgement to create a hereto unmatched awards experience.

The Organising Committee is co-chaired by Kumar Nadesan, Chairman, and Sinha Ratnatunga, Editor, The Sunday Times. Other members: Jatila Wellaboda, Editor, Lakbima, R. Prabhaghan, Editor, Virakesari, Kuruvita Bandara, Editor Siyatha, A. Dombagahawatte, Editor, Sunday Lankadeepa, Siri Ranasinghe, Editor Lankadeepa, Ranga Kalansooriya, DG, SLPI, Manik de Silva, Editor Sunday Island, Sharmini Boyle, Editor in Chief, YA TV and Waruna Karunatilleka, Reuters.