IN PIX: Journalism Awards for Excellence 2022

The 24th edition of the ‘Journalism Awards for Excellence 2022’ was held on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at the Empire Ballroom of Mount Lavinia Hotel recognizing the exceptional contributions of Sri Lanka’s print media in all three languages.

A selection of the pictures given below:

‘LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR LONG AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE JOURNALIST PROFESSION’ – Mr. H.L.D. Mahindapala, Ms. Seetha Ranjanee, Mr. S. Thillainathan, Mr. M.A.M. Nilam and Mr. Stanley Samarasinghe.

D.R. Wijewardena Award for Earning the Appreciation of Peers and the Public – Mr. P. Balasingham

UPALI WIJEWARDENA FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER (ENGLISH STREAM): Tharushi Weerasinghe – The Sunday Times

BUSINESS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR (ENGLISH STREAM) AWARD: Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera – The Sunday Times

BEST ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER OF THE YEAR (ENGLISH STREAM) AWARD: Kasun Warakapitiya – The Sunday Times

DENZIL PEIRIS YOUNG REPORTER OF THE YEAR AWARD: Miss. Tharushi Weerasinghe – The Sunday Times

INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Sandranathan Rubatheesan – The Sunday Times

MERVYN DE SILVA JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR AWARD: Sulochana Ramaiah Mohan – Ceylon Today

BEST DESIGNED NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR (ENGLISH STREAM): Daily FT

CARTOONIST OF THE YEAR AWARD (SINHALA STREAM): Awantha Atigala - Ada

BEST DESIGNED NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR (SINHALA STREAM): Lankadeepa

CARTOONIST OF THE YEAR (ENGLISH STREAM): T.M.D.S. Bandara Ekanayaka – Daily Mirror

BEST NEWS/FEATURE USING RIGHT TO INFORMATION WINNER (SINHALA STREAM): Rahul Samantha Hettiarachchi – Ada

BEST DESIGNED NEWS WEBSITE (TAMIL) – VIRAKESARI.LK

BEST DESIGNED NEWS WEBSITE (ENGLISH) – DAILYFT.LK

BEST HEALTHCARE AND MEDICAL REPORT OF THE YEAR WINNER (SINHALA STREAM): A.H.M. MIhiranjali Madhavi Dharmarathna – Lankadeepa

BEST HEALTHCARE AND MEDICAL REPORT OF THE YEAR WINNER (TAMIL STREAM): Mohamad Hussain Fathima Husna – Thinakkural

SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR WINNER (SINHALA STREAM): Fawaz Mohomed – Silumina

SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR (TAMIL STREAM): Navam Leftin Raj – Thinakkural

SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR (ENGLISH STREAM): C.R. Janister Perera – The Sunday Morning

BUSINESS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR (ENGLISH STREAM): W.A.V. Pramesh Wickramasinghe – Mawbima

BUSINESS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR (TAMIL STREAM): Robert Antony – Virakesari Daily

B.A. SIRIWARDENA COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR (SINHALA STREAM): Nimal Francis – Irida Divaina

B.A. SIRIWARDENA COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR (ENGLISH STREAM): Dilshani Palugaswewa – Ceylon Today

UPALI WIJEWARDENA FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR (SINHALA STREAM): H. Tharanga Rathnaweera – Irida Divaina

UPALI WIJEWARDENA FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR (TAMIL STREAM): Hassthani Radhakrishnan – Virakesari

BEST ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER OF THE YEAR (SINHALA STREAM): K. Subashini Chandima Jayaratna – Silumina

BEST ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER OF THE YEAR CERTIFICATE OF MERIT (SINHALA STREAM): P. Sampath Karunathilaka – Irida Lankadeepa

BEST ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER OF THE YEAR (TAMIL STREAM): R. Ramkumar – Virakesari

CARTOONIST OF THE YEAR (TAMIL): S. Tharmathas – Virakesari

PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR (TAMIL): S. Abeysiriwardana – Sathi Aga Aruna

BEST VIDEO STORYTELLING AWARD: Virakesari Online