Newspapers diverge on the shifts in signalling through Tilvin Silva’s visit to India.
Government’s engagement with India and China: Signalling shift or strategic continuity?
read more
The Divide
Prabhakaran’s house: Panic over monument or panic over misquote?
Newspapers diverge on criticisms related to proposals to renovate Prabhakaran’s house.
Kivul Oya project: Northern irrigation or southern settlements?
Divergence on the perceived purpose of the Kivul Oya project.
Kivul Oya protest: Opposing an irrigation project or demographic alteration?
Divergence in how sister publications framed the Kivul Oya protest.
Independence Day & the “Black Day” protests, as covered by sister TV channels
Diverging coverage on Independence Day and the Black Day protests in the North and East.
Trincomalee Buddha statue: opposing accounts – “police beat monks” vs. “monks attempted to attack the police”
Contrasting accounts of what transpired in Trincomalee.
One constitution, two conceptions
Diverging press narratives on formulating a new constitution.
Thai Pongal in Jaffna: Two parallel debates, one-sided coverage
President’s participation in the Thai Pongal celebrations in Jaffna: How did TV channels cover it?
President Dissanayake in Jaffna: One remark, two readings
Competing narratives on the president’s speech in Jaffna
The arrest of Douglas Devananda: How did the press cover it?
Contrasting press coverage of Douglas Devananda