INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that if the country is to overcome the current challenges, stability must be created in the
country, and in order to achieve that, accurate information must be circulated among the public.Pointing out that nothing can be achieved
program to the people without delay.President Ranil Wickremesinghe said this while addressing the workshop held today (07) at the Government
Information Department to apprise the press secretaries of all cabinet ministers, state ministers and governors about the state
President noted that ministry press secretaries hold the prime responsibility in publicizing the development and policy programs of the
government, and in this workshop, the press secretaries were informed about the importance of maintaining optimal coordination between the
I do not expect to comment at length here
Now it is time to convey the essence of my utterances to the country
The program of the government has to be conveyed to the country
We are facing very difficult times
We have to get out of this
Many people have lost hope
We must correct that situation
Even if we cannot find solutions for all the problems, still, we are aware of those problems
This message should be carried to the people.
Everyone should be aware of what the government is undertaking
If there are mistakes, they should be corrected
We need to get out of this problematic period
If there is instability in the country, we will not recover
There should be stability in the country
It is necessary to provide the correct information to create that stability.Unlike Print and electronic media, currently we are all facing
It carries positive as well as negative information, which is one of the major problems that the entire world is facing
This bad impact affects us especially at this time
Therefore, it is the responsibility of each and every one of you to address this challenge appropriately
If you do not accomplish your responsibility, the whole country will face more problems
The reason that you are here today is for you to understand this message
I learned that all media secretaries have been invited to this workshop
However, according to the attendance sheet, only about 83% have participated in this workshop
We need to find out who was not present today
Since these people have a responsibility of conveying news to the media and how to correct the misconceptions, there is a major publicity
Nothing succeeds without publicity.In addition, there are numerous other programs
You should be aware of that too
The programs such as the 75th Anniversary of Independence in 2023
According to the idea of the former Speaker, forming of Public Councils (Jana Sabha) will take place next week
There is a great responsibility in organizing such programs
It is important to get publicity for these programs.Also, I have suggested to convene this group once in 03 months and discuss with them
I would like to thank the chiefs in charge of our media departments who are conducting this program as well as the Editor-in-Chief of
Sunanda Maddumabandara, Director General of President Media Division Dhanushka Ramanayake and Chairman of the Independent Television Network
Sudarshana Gunawardena (Attorney-at-law) and Editor in Chief of Lankadeepa Siri Ranasinghe were presented at this work shop which was
organized under the guidance of the Director General of Government Information Dinith Chinthaka Karunaratne.
This article first appeared/also appeared in https://adaderana.lk
