Ms. Pradeepa Sanjeewani Dissanayake

Current Position:

• Lecturer in Mass Media, Department of Mass Media, Sri palee Campus, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
• Exam Coordinator: Department of Mass Media, Sri palee Campus, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Academic Record:

• BA (special) in mass media -University of Colombo, Sri Palee campus, Sri Lanka.
• M SSc (Mass communication) Reading in university of kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
• Certificate course in Television Production in  Teleview Academy .

Previous Professional Positions

• Visiting Lecturer in the Sri Palee Campus, University of Colombo

• journalist- Ass. News Producer at the Independent Television Network – ITN
• Senior Assistant News Editor at the TV lanka World wide Satellite Channel

• Program producer and Editor, knowledge TV , Colombo.Sri Lanka.
• Media Cordinator,Minister Media Unit, Ministry of Public Administrative and home affaires,Colombo.
• Development Officer,  Department of Immigration and Emigration.
• Creative writer, Nirmani Media House ,Weyangoda
• Freelance Journalist, Divaina News paper

Awards

• Best Stage Drama Production, Inter State creation Festival –  2014
• Best Stage Drama Script writer, Inter State creation Festival   –  2014
• Best Stage Drama Choreography, Inter State creation Festival –  2014

Book Publications

• Dissanayaka ,Pradeepa S. (2014). Sanhathika madya Wimarshana. Author Publication.
• Dissanayaka ,Pradeepa S. (2014). Nawa madya saha samaja swarupa. Fast Publication.

Book Chapters

• “Public sphere and political news reporting” (2014) Media Today: Creative Media Cooperation .
• “History of Sri lankan newspaper” (2014). Media Today: Creative Media Cooperation .

Research Interests

• Creative Communication
• Cinematography
• New media practice
• Mass media theory

Contact Details:
Phone : +0770879815
Email : pradeepadissanayaka@gmail.com
Facebook: Pradeepa Sanjeewani Dissanayake