The World Press Freedom Day 2017 was commemorated by the Free Media Movement, together with the Sri Lanka Press Institute on 03rd May 2017 at the SLPI Auditorium. The theme of this year was “Media Freedom, Social Responsibility and Regulation” which was mainly based on the proposed media regulation draft law of the government. The panel consisted of Mr. M.J.R. David, Lecturer (University of J’pura), Mr. Jagath Liyana Arachchi (Director-Information Grid, National Media Center), Ms. Hana Ibrahim (Editor, Weekend Express), Mr. Shehan Baranage (Director/News, Derana TV) and moderated by Mr. C. Dodawatta, Secretary, FMM.
The Free Media Movement evolved out of the Standing Committee of Journalists, which was formed in late 1991, as a collective enterprise of journalists and media personnel to critique and respond to moves by then government of the time to introduce a Media Commission to Sri Lanka.
The first public meeting of the group as the Free Media Movement was held in Colombo in June 1992.
Since then the FMM has continued to be active in all areas relating to media freedom, defending the rights of journalists and media people, calling for reform of repressive legislation, agitating against censorship and intimidation of media personnel and standing for broad principles of democratic and human rights.
Through the years, the FMM has become the watchdog of media freedom in Sri Lanka, and has also developed an extensive network of links with other media freedom and human rights groups internationally.
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