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@pulitzercenter grantee, Young Journo2018 Finalist @thomfound| @SCMPAsia @ForeignPolicy @TRF_Stories | Ex:Biz Adviser @MDFGlobal | [email protected]

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Dimuthu Attanayake
1 year
And yes . it just got featured on the Pulitzer Center's landing page. 9 years ago I didn't know where to add my byline. This is surreal.
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Sharing my latest story exploring plastic polymer trade in Asia, maritime disasters and toxic nurdle spills. My first for @nikkeiasia reported under my fellowship with @gridarendal.
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Production cuts needed to protect vulnerable species, fisheries, tourism and communities
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Dimuthu Attanayake
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Twitter, did you or anyone you know buy a BYD recently? If so I would love to speak to you for an article I am writing. Please DM. #journorequest.
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Journalism is sometimes about going through boring lists. Trying to single out the nurdles on this one, and luckily I still have a hazy memory of highschool chemistry lessons. Anyone here with a chemistry/ plastic background who can help me verify something?
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Spot the nurdles!
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RT @USAmbSL: Fantastic to celebrate šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø Independence Day with the Ivy League Group of Sri Lanka over BBQ and games! These alumni strengthen….
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Dimuthu Attanayake
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BTS from field work on nurdle spills!. #journolife
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RT @SiddiquiZuha: I’m so, so honored and thrilled to be a recipient of a SOPA award this year. Riders in the Smog was a team effort and wou….
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Dimuthu Attanayake
2 months
RT @nilanthis: My thoughts for the @SCMPNews's @dimuthudca on Sri Lanka and #SmallerSouthAsian countries' renewed challenge of navigating t….
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As a small state lodged between superpowers, Sri Lanka cannot afford to take sides in the India-Pakistan conflict, analysts say.
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Dimuthu Attanayake
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RT @ManikkageYasuni: My interview with @Tinajourno for Hi!! Magazine on organ donation:.How one person can save eight lives through donatio….
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Dimuthu Attanayake
4 months
Here’s the link with more on my work and the fundraiser — please consider contributing or sharing it within your networks. Thanks againšŸ˜ŒšŸ™šŸ¾.
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100% of contributions go directly towards Dimuthu’s… Jeevan Ravindran needs your support for Help Dimuthu’s journey to Columbia Journalism School!
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Dimuthu Attanayake
4 months
I know it's a tough time for funding, but I'm still exploring scholarships and sponsorships to help bridge the financing gap. If you happen to know of any opportunities, I’d love to hear from you.
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Dimuthu Attanayake
4 months
I'm also deeply grateful to everyone who's shared the message or offered kind, encouraging words — your support means the world😌.
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Dimuthu Attanayake
4 months
Quick update on my fundraiser to support tuition and living costs at Columbia university: We now have 46 contributors! I want to thank each of you for your incredible generosity and kindness.
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Dimuthu Attanayake
4 months
As I publish this, I am also thinking of one autumn day in 2022 spent at the Berlin Social Science Center as a @Falling_Walls fellow, where I first participated in discussions on climate migration, and where the first seeds of this story were planted.
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Dimuthu Attanayake
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From the point of inception to the point of publication this story took two years, partly due to the scarcity of data and publications linking these factors, which required more time to establish credible links at the ground level.
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Dimuthu Attanayake
4 months
Sharing my latest story on how climate extremities act as a factor driving external migration of Sri Lanka's small-holder women farmers, reported for @ForeignPolicy with support from the @pulitzercenter
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Women in the country’s agricultural heartlands are migrating to the Middle East at great personal risk.
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Dimuthu Attanayake
4 months
RT @kriticalvodka: One of the most damming things about the #CargillsBreach is how the bank was forewarned of a situation like this just la….
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Following the biggest data breach in Sri Lanka to date, leaked documents show the bank was already warned of a Cargills data breach last year.
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RT @tharushineethr1: Last week, @TimesOnlineLK intervened to remove 9,605 leaked explicit images of #LK women and children off a cloud bas….
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Dimuthu Attanayake
4 months
Thank you everyone for your generosity and support over the week for my fundraiser; We now have 30 incredible donors!. If you didn't get a chance yet, please consider contributing, and please share the fundraiser as widely as possible: Thanks again 😌.
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100% of contributions go directly towards Dimuthu’s… Jeevan Ravindran needs your support for Help Dimuthu’s journey to Columbia Journalism School!
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Dimuthu Attanayake
4 months
It's been a while since I last posted. I came here to share some fabulous news - and I need your support too. I am simply thrilled to say that I got into Columbia Journalism School (New York) for a masters in Data Journalism.
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RT @munza14: @dimuthudca is an excellent journalist who has been accepted into Columbia Journalism School (New York) for a Master's in Data….
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