Nalaka Gunawardene (born February 1966 in Colombo, Sri Lanka) trained as a science writer, he has worked as a journalist, broadcaster and development communicator since 1987.
[1] He initially worked as a science journalist in Sri Lanka's English language newspapers, and also freelanced for radio and television.
After winning three national awards for outstanding science journalism, he moved on to the development sector, where he worked as an editorial consultant, journalist trainer and communication advisor.
In 1996, he co-founded TVE Asia Pacific,[2] a Colombo-based regional not-for-profit media foundation communicating sustainable development issues through TV, video and the web.
In 2006, he called for media content on poverty and development to be recognised as a 'copyright free zone' to enhance their secondary use for public education purposes.