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Lankan autos: pleasant to see and ride

By: Haroon Baloch


                    First output of ICFJ training in Colombo: Produced by Haroon Baloch                             
Colombo: Rickshaw, a symbolic way of transport in South Asia, is considered as an economically viable and pleasant mean to commute around in Sri Lanka.

International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) conducted a workshop in last week of April, 2012 while assembling 23 journalists from South Asia to train them in New media, new challenges: best practices in the digital age for South Asia.

Seasoned journalists from United States, Indonesia and Sri Lanka trained these young lot of journalists with special focus on Multimedia, Online Journalism and Climate Change.

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