Major stories in the Sinhala and Tamil press: Apr.21 – 27
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) exposition of the sacred tooth relic; (ii)...
April 21, 2025 – April 27, 2025
This week’s memes
April 21, 2025 – April 27, 2025
This week’s cartoons
20 years since the murder of journalist “Taraki” Sivaram
How did Sinhala & Tamil TV channels cover it?
Minister inspects the Vadduvakal Bridge
How did Sinhala & Tamil TV channels cover it?
Plans to release land near the Batticaloa Airport
How did Sinhala & Tamil TV channels cover it?
Families of the disappeared pay tribute to Pope Francis
How did Sinhala & Tamil TV channels cover it?
Reopening of the Vasavilan–Palaly Road
How did Sinhala & Tamil TV channels cover it?
A loadmaster “beauty”?
South Asia’s first woman loadmaster is from Sri Lanka;
Sinhala news website highlights her appearance.
March 31, 2025 – April 4, 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 31, 2025 – April 6, 2025
This week’s cartoons
March 31, 2025 – April 6, 2025
This week’s memes
Modi’s visit
Mawbima expects acceleration of economic growth; Virakesari expects addressing of ethnic grievances
Major stories in the Sinhala and Tamil press: Mar.31 – Apr.6
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) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...
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...
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