Veteran singer or ‘wife of former minister’?
A Sinhala newspaper headline refers to veteran singer Pradeepa Dharmadasa using her spouse’s title
Two sister newspapers on UK sanctions
How did editorials in sister newspapers Aruna & Thamilan react to this?
March 24, 2025 – March 28, 2025
The TV coverage of the issues The data on television coverage is based on the monitoring of the primetime news telecasts of selected Sinhala language TV channels uploaded to YouTube.
March 24, 2025 – March 30, 2025
This week’s cartoons
March 24, 2025 – March 30, 2025
This week’s memes
Major stories in the Sinhala and Tamil press: Mar.24 – 30
Signposts the differences and nuances in reporting between Sinhala and Tamil language newspapers. Over the past week the Sinhala and Tamil press converged in relation to six main stories. The six stories were on the: (i) preparations for the upcoming local government...
‘Attractive’, ‘Tattooed’. Arrested. Objectified?
One Sinhala newspaper report, three violations: sexual objectification of women, negatively highlighting women and stereotyping.
March 17, 2025 – March 21, 2025
The TV coverage of the issues The data on television coverage is based on the monitoring of the primetime news telecasts of selected Sinhala language TV channels uploaded to YouTube.
Ethic of the week: How to report on addiction
Best practices for responsible media portrayal of Substance use disorders (SUDs) and recovery.
March 17, 2025 – March 23, 2025
This week’s cartoons
March 17, 2025 – March 23, 2025
This week’s memes
Major stories in the Sinhala and Tamil press: Mar.17 – 23
Signposts the differences and nuances in reporting between Sinhala and Tamil language newspapers. Over the past week the Sinhala and Tamil press converged in relation to five main stories. The five stories were on the: (i) tabling of the Batalanda Commission report in...
How did Sinhala news media cover the rape of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Hospital?
TV & Newspaper Coverage
Sensational reporting of rape: Witness statement by female doctor at the Anuradhapura Hospital
How did Hiru TV report the witness statement?
“Women cannot work together without fighting?”
TV presenter poses question during an interview about the Sri Lankan airlines all-female flight crew for International Women’s Day
Batalanda Report
Dinamina seeks justice for Batalanda; Virakesari seeks justice for all
March 10, 2025 – March 14, 2025
The TV coverage of the issues The data on television coverage is based on the monitoring of the primetime news telecasts of selected Sinhala language TV channels uploaded to YouTube.
Major stories in the Sinhala and Tamil press: Mar.10 – 16
Signposts the differences and nuances in reporting between Sinhala and Tamil language newspapers. Over the past week the Sinhala and Tamil press converged in relation to five main stories. The five stories were on the: (i) issuance of a warrant to arrest Deshabandu...
March 10, 2025 – March 16, 2025
This week’s cartoons
March 10, 2025 – March 16, 2025
This week’s memes
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