Department

COJO – Community Journalism

The COJO program can be introduced as the program implemented to strengthen the use of community media in civil society. Through this, the necessary facilitation, training and necessary resources are provided to create video stories of events happening in their community using mobile phones. This program will be appropriately linked to various projects implemented by Prathiba Media Network. So far, 200 civil citizens, including representatives of civil organizations, women activists, youths and local journalists, have been trained and socialized as community journalists. For the first time in Sri Lanka, a training manual for this has been published by Prathiba Media Network.

COTV - Community Television

The social media space created to disseminate video stories produced by community journalists is called COTV - Community Television. This works as a YouTube channel. Through this channel, any citizen has been given the opportunity to present video stories about their experiences, positive stories, problems, challenges and difficulties in their community. Prathiba Media Network's future plans are to further develop and operate this as a community television channel. www.youtube.com/@cotvsl

COFM - Digital radio of Villagers

CO FM is about setting a foundation for the community for media usage. That is, CO stands for “Community” and FM stands for “foundation for media”. This is the digital space created to raise voice to the voiceless community at the ground level. This is implemented as an innovative approach to identify the needs and the problems of all the communities living at the ground level, find sustainable solutions and build the necessary coordination to get the solutions. Furthermore, the easy access required to present the aesthetic potential of children, youth and elderly community living at the ground level has been provided through this. It also promotes media education among the community through this. Through this, it is hoped to bring together all the Sri Lankan community regardless of ethnic, religious or cultural differences, communicate the correct information and improve knowledge, happiness and understanding in the Sri Lankan community living everywhere in the world. This web radio website is maintained by Prathiba Media. www.cofm.lk

Matara Media School

The media training program designed to provide that education to the rural level citizens of Sri Lanka who are interested in receiving media education is run as Media School. At present, one media school has been started for the community of Matara district called Matara Media School. A four-month practical training course on the production and presentation of radio programs and a four-month practical training course on the production and presentation of television programs are currently being implemented in the media school. Citizens of any age group from the age of 10 who are interested in media education can join the media school and get education.

Media Literacy Club

The Media Literacy Society can be termed as an independent small organization started at the Grama Niladhari divisions level to bring media literacy knowledge to the rural level. At present, 05 Media Literacy Clubs are being implemented in Matara and Hambantota districts. 125 citizens have become its members. A constitution for the administration of the organization has been introduced. Anyone can get the membership of the Media Literacy Club regardless of age in the respective GN Division. The primary purpose of this is to take necessary measures to prevent the spread of misinformation and disinformation. Also, the basic purpose of this is to provide knowledge and training to the grassroots community about the use of media and make them a mentally healthy community by making programs necessary to present the aesthetic skills of the rural community.