Amantha Perera

DCAP launches new Mekong program on tackling #TFGBV and #HateSpeech Dart Centre Asia Pacific will be launching a new innovative program to build skills on combatting Technology Facilitated Gender Based Violence (TFGBV) and hate speech for journalists from the Mekong R...

At the Dart Centre AsPac we are launching a new program to combat #TFGBV & #HateSpeech in the #Mekong Region. Supported by @unesco.org it will help journalists to tackle this rising threat with an innovative tool suite. www.linkedin.com/pulse/dcap-l...

Getting disturbing footage of journalist colleagues and activists protesting against the proposed media control bill in Maldives being arrested and detained.

📌Nepali Journalists' Valor Amidst Civil Unrest
This isn't just a story; it's their community, their home, where their families live. - www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

On same day as the tsunami warnings hit nationwide, Japan recorded its highest ever temperature

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Sri Lanka civil war was brutal, there were a number of atrocities, too many to count, where the innocent suffered. High on the known list is #Chemmani, a mass grave where so far 80 skeletal remains have been recovered, including those of minors www.facebook.com/kumana93/pos...

Meta Oversight Board Seeks Public info on new Philippines Case Focusing on Political Misinformation, Third-Party Fact Checking

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🟡 Reporting historic war crimes in the age of #AI | Amantha Perera 🟡 Reporting historic war crimes in the age of #AI Can AI compliment the reporting of historic war crimes and add value to professional journalism, rather than erode the authenticity of such important...

Young #SriLanka journos are using #AI to fill in the historic gaps while reporting on the on-going excavation work at #Chemmani mass graves. So far 72 skeletal remains have been recovered - www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

The use of #AI in journalism and in academic work is a given now. | Amantha Perera The use of #AI in journalism and in academic work is a given now. Students are now being advised on the limits of using of AI tools. It is ok to use them to refine and evaluate the work, not so to use...

Using #AI allows non-native English speakers to gain wider coverage for their reporting, potentially higher $/brand value. Many AsPac journos are benefiting, ‼️but the skills' deficit is prompting unethical, unproffessional use of AI as well - www.linkedin.com/posts/amanth...

⭕️ Join Dart Centre Asia Pacific LinkedIn community, where we share, discuss latest research & ideas in trauma informed journalism, act as a forum for the AsPac journalism community & develop new collaborations. www.linkedin.com/company/dart...

Quite a few journalists I know are using #AI to redraft, edit and fine tune their copies and pitches. | Amantha Perera Quite a few journalists I know are using #AI to redraft, edit and fine tune their copies and pitches. At least one admitted that he has used AI to completely draft stories by inputting instructions an...

Few journalists I know are using #AI to redraft, edit & fine tune copies/pitches. One told me he uses AI to write his stories by inputting instructions & source reporting. www.linkedin.com/posts/amanth...

How the COVID-19 lockdowns influenced journalists to change the way they react to online and digitally enhanced dangerous and fake content - Amantha Perera, Amy Johnson, Elizabeth Ellison, Sue Joseph,... The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns prompted the elevation of technology facilitated online and digital resources as vital mainstays for journalists to conduct thei...

In this paper we introduce the #DigitalFlakJacket as a safety measure for journalists against #TechnologyFacilitatedThreats, emphasising emotional labour & lived experience as key to safe hybrid workspace url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/bnj7CNLJ95...

A primer for journalists covering Sri Lanka’s local government elections Sri Lanka has experienced significant political change in recent times. The election of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in September 2024 and a parliamentary vote that followed in November emphasiz...

Are you a journalist, an influencer or a bit of both when it suits? As legacy media influence wanes in 🇱🇰, journalism suffers, 'journalists cannot seem to figure out whether they are professional journalists or influencers, switching between both roles as it suits them' ijnet.org/en/story/pri...

🩵 Sometime the most silent stories are the most powerful. "Because… | Amantha Perera 🩵 Sometime the most silent stories are the most powerful. "Because behind every "successful" content piece, every spike in engagement, there was a mother trying to stay whole. The trau...

Viera was confronted with an emotional vortex last year; while nursing her newborn, she was also curating graphic images at her work. She felt emotionally vulnerable, but she did find the safe space to continue her work – details - www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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The 2024 public protests in #Bangladesh took a heavy toll on the media community, at least 5 media professionals were killed. A story that should not be forgotten and ignored. www.facebook.com/amantha.pere...

In February, there was an unprecedented tsunami of crypto-scam ads targeting two very well-known journalists in Sri Lanka, one of whom was @amanthap.bsky.social | Trust, and template-based crypto-scams: How scammers are targeting specific audiences in Sri Lanka www.linkedin.com/pulse/trust-...

The Trump regime's foreign-aid freeze, tariffs and deportations threaten the US' position and goodwill across Southasia, and China stands ready to step further in, @amanthap.bsky.social writes www.himalmag.com/politics/uni...

More resources for journalists covering and impacted by the earthquake in Myanmar and who are also residing in and reporting from Thailand:
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4) dartcenter.org/resources/pr...

#DartCenter #traumainformedjournalism #journalismsafety

Journalists who are covering and impacted by the earthquake in Myanmar and who are also residing in and reporting from Thailand, check our pertinent reporting and safety resources:
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Trump’s approach to Southasia bolsters China’s regional sway Inward looking trade policies, mass deportations and the foreign aid freeze introduced by Donald Trump could see Southasia turn to China as an alternative

Southasia's weak negotiating position with the United States on trade and #tariffs strengthens what #China can offer the region as an alternative market and global power. Its prominence as a lender in #Southasia only adds to its sway, @amanthap.bsky.social writes.

On the path to making China great 👇- @himalmag.bsky.social

Trump’s approach to Southasia bolsters China’s regional sway Inward looking trade policies, mass deportations and the foreign aid freeze introduced by Donald Trump could see Southasia turn to China as an alternative

Myanmar exemplifies how the volatility of US policy can have drastic consequences across the world, including in Southasia. @amanthap.bsky.social

Trump’s approach to Southasia bolsters China’s regional sway Inward looking trade policies, mass deportations and the foreign aid freeze introduced by Donald Trump could see Southasia turn to China as an alternative

The Trump administration's policies including foreign aid freezes, tariffs and deportations threaten to erode the US' goodwill across Southasia, and China stands ready to step further in, @amanthap.bsky.social writes:

#SriLanka PM Dr Harini Amarasuriya office says Facebook Meta failing to curb the spread of fake content using images of well-known professionals. The criticism follows Meta's failure to crack down on a recent flood of fake content - www.linkedin.com/posts/amanth...

Spiked Hello.

According to @geneweingarten.bsky.social, Washington Post media critic @erikwemple.bsky.social wrote a column about Jeff Bezos's new libertarian marching orders for the opinion section, but it was spiked. geneweingarten.substack.com/p/spiked

Sanjana H. on LinkedIn: Crypto-scam ads promoted on Facebook today feature Sri Lanka's Foreign… Crypto-scam ads promoted on Facebook today feature Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath. As before, a foreign, fraudulent account (based in Lithuania)…

❌A crytpo-scam using images of well known #SriLanka personalities continues to proliferate, Meta, FBeither incapable and/or unwilling to take effective measures to curb the spread - Details @sanjanah.bsky.social 👇 www.linkedin.com/posts/sanjan...

‘We have nothing now’: Myanmar’s exiled media face existential crisis after Trump severs aid Organisations that take extreme risks to document atrocities, corruption and war crimes fear for their future after USAid cuts

Impact of #USAID funding freeze felt across the region in the media rights, protection, and human rights space.
I know from personal communications that programs in #SriLanka, #Bangladesh, #Fiji and #Nepal have been suspended or scaled down - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

An old image of me was used in a fake post by a #CryptoCurrency scam, it took me 10hrs to get the post removed. And I am not the only target in the sophisticated racket - www.linkedin.com/posts/amanth...

#China steps into fund housing project for artists/journalists in #SriLanka #USAID

🇱🇰Bar Association 'did not utter a single word about him or the need to do him justice even 16yrs after he was bludgeoned to death - Daughter of slian #lka journo #LasanthaWickrematunge - Details - www.linkedin.com/posts/amanth...

As USAID retreats, China pounces That’s the trend that longtime U.S. China watchers and aid workers are already noticing.

If #USAID is packing up and moving out, China seems all too happy to move in www.politico.com/newsletters/...