Krishni Ifham Virakesari
D B Dhanapala Best Journalist of the Year Tamil
Sonali Samarasingha The Sunday Leader
Mervyn de Silva Journalist of the Year
Special Awards for the best students of the Sri Lanka College of Journalism
Best Sinhala Language student: - Ms Aruni Muthumali
Best Tamil Language student: - Mr Charles Peter
Best English Language student: - Mr Sanjeewa Chandrasekara
Long Service Awards Gold Medals
W V Abeygunawardhana
Motagedara Wanigaratna
Hema Gunawardhana
Lesley Dahanayake
A Sivanesaselvan
-LBO Newsdesk-
The winners are:
Dharisha Bastian Daily Mirror
Denzil Peiris Young Reporter of the Year
Jeffrey Ansley Michael Kelaart de Silva The Island
Cartoonist of the Year
Lakruwan Wanniarachchi - Lakbima
Photographer of the Year
Daily Virakesari
Best Designed Newspape