{"id":94,"date":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2025-10-03T03:39:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T03:39:22","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/spc\/pradeep\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;144&#8243; img_size=&#8221;225*300&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Google Scholar&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.google.com%2Fcitations%3Fuser%3D5QwIjkAAAAAJ%26hl%3Den||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;ResearchGate&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Researcher ID&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">BIOGRAPHY<\/h1>\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Department of Mass Media, Sri Palee Campus, University of Colombo<\/h3>\n<p>Email: drpradeep@spc.cmb.ac.lk[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Professor Pradeep N\u2019 Weerasinghe is a professor in Mass Media, University of Colombo and Chairman- National Secretariat for Media Reforms. Prior to joining University of Colombo, he served as a Broadcast Journalist and Program Manager to Sri Lanka National Broadcasting Corporation. He was Media Expert at China Radio and Television International, Beijing,\u00a0 Executive Director at Regional Development Bank, Sri Lanka and National Communication Consultant ADB funded Project. He is an interdisciplinary academic working in the field of Radio and Television Journalism, Media Management, Media Policy, Public Service and Community Media, Development Communication, Citizen Empowerment, Political Communication, Health Communication, Communication Economics and Right to information.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">PhD (Whu)<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Wuhan<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2000<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">MSSC (UOK)<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">University of Kalaniya<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">BA- First Class (UOC)<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">CTHE (UOC)<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Television Programme Production<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">, Sri Lanka Television Training Institute.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Radio Program Production<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Training Institute, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Programme Presentation<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">News Journalism<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Commonwealth Broadcasting Association.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Advertising<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Phoenix Advertising Ltd.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Newspaper Journalism<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Wijaya Newspaper Ltd.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Positions<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2023<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Professor<\/h4><p>Sri Palee Campus, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2023<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer in Mass Media<\/h4><p>Sri Palee Campus, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Chairman, National Secretariat for Media Reforms.<\/h4><p>National Secretariat for Media Reforms<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2022<\/span><span>2021<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Coordinator, MPhil\/ PhD program<\/h4><p>Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2022<\/span><span>2021<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Coordinator, Post Graduate Diploma in Japanese Studies<\/h4><p>Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2016<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Head, Department of Mass Media<\/h4><p>Sri Palee Campus, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Coordinator, Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Media<\/h4><p>Sri Palee Campus, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>-<\/span><span>-<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Chair- National Summit for Media 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class=\"dates\"><span>-<\/span><span>-<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>International Coordinator- International Conference on Media and Diversity <\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>-<\/span><span>-<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Executive Director, Regional Development Bank<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>-<\/span><span>-<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4> Manager\/Controller, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>-<\/span><span>-<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Communication Expert, China Radio and Television International, Beijing<\/h4><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span> -<\/span><span> -<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Project 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