by iMediaEthics Staff on Oct 21, 2008
Newspaper Credibility Swept Away?
Vaikom Madhu wrote: "The tsunami of December 26 took a heavy toll on two continents. But the newest-edition tsunami is...
Sri Lanka
by Danielle Mastropiero on Mar 23, 2009
Sri Lankan Government Accused of Fauxtography:
Siber News, a blog dedicated to “providing reliable and accurate information on issues concerning the Tamil people” uncovered what appears...
by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2010
World Press Freedom Day’s New List of Freedom Predators
Today is World Press Freedom Day and with it comes the new Reporters Without Borders' annual list of 40 freedom predators,...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 05, 2011
Sri Lankan News Site Lankae News Attacked
A Sri Lankan news site, www.lankaenews.com, was attacked by arson, Reuters reported. The news site "regularly criticises the Sri Lankan government." In...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2011
Sri Lanka Profs Criticize Claim of Media Suppression
Media professors and practitioners criticized Sri Lankan media for "attempting to create an opinion that there is a media suppression...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2011
Govt Investigation after UK Sri Lanka Documentary?
UK's Channel 4 aired a documentary called "Sri Lanka's Killing Fields" about the "final weeks of Sri Lanka's 25 year...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 11, 2011
UK Regulator to Investigate Sri Lanka News Video, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp. Slams Video
The Sunday Observer reported that UK broadcasting regulator OfCom will be checking "the veracity" into a BBC Channel 4 documentary, titled "Sri...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 07, 2011
Censorship in Sri Lanka?
All Sri Lankan news sites have been ordered to "register" with the government's Ministry of Mass Media and Information in...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 07, 2011
Sri Lanka To Register All News Websites, Sri Lanka Mirror Appeals Censorship
Sri Lanka's Ministry of Mass Media and Information has been given the OK to create a registry of all news...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 10, 2012
Sri Lanka Gov Official Calls for Journalism Ethics
Sri Lanka's Mass Media and Information Ministry Secretary WB Ganegala called for Sri Lanka's journalists to abide by journalism ethics...