▁he ▁has ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁journalist , ▁broad c aster ▁and ▁development ▁communic ator ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁initially ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁science ▁journalist ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ' s ▁English ▁language ▁newsp apers , ▁and ▁also ▁fre el anced ▁for ▁radio ▁and ▁television . ▁After ▁winning ▁three ▁national ▁awards ▁for ▁out standing ▁science ▁journal ism , ▁he ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁sector , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁editor ial ▁consult ant , ▁journalist ▁tra iner ▁and ▁communication ▁ad visor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁co - f ounded ▁TV E ▁Asia ▁Pacific , ▁a ▁Col om bo - based ▁regional ▁not - for - pro fit ▁media ▁foundation ▁communic ating ▁sust ain able ▁development ▁issues ▁through ▁TV , ▁video ▁and ▁the ▁web . ▁As ▁its ▁Director ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁has ▁script ed , ▁directed , ▁produced ▁or ▁executive ▁produced ▁several ▁dozen ▁Asian ▁and ▁global ▁document aries , ▁including ▁Children ▁of ▁T sun ami : ▁No ▁More ▁T ears ▁( 2 0 0 5 ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁called ▁for ▁media ▁content ▁on ▁pover ty ▁and ▁development ▁to ▁be ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁a ▁' copy right ▁free ▁zone ' ▁to ▁enh ance ▁their ▁secondary ▁use ▁for ▁public ▁education ▁purposes . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁author / editor ▁of ▁several ▁technical ▁books ▁related ▁to ▁science , ▁technology ▁and ▁development , ▁most ▁recently ▁Communic ating ▁Dis aster s : ▁An ▁Asia ▁Pacific ▁Resource