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නිෂේධනාත්කම යෙදුම් භාවිතා කිරීම සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-06)
In the month of June 2022, articles published in Sunday Aruna, Sunday Mawbima, Mawbima, Dinamina and Lankadeepa contained several derogatory terms such as ‘kudda’, ‘mas wedda’, and ‘math loliya’, which are disrespectful ...
ලිංගික අපරාධ සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-06)
In the month of June 2022, the following media ethics violations took place in relation to reporting of sexual crimes.
An article published on Aruna reported a sexual crime by sensationalising it and using the word ...
නිෂේධනාත්කම යෙදුම් භාවිතා කිරීම සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-02)
During the month of February 2022, articles published in Aruna, Lankadeepa, Divaina, Sunday Divaina, Mawbima, Hiru and Dinamina published several derogatory terms such as "gura", "mas wedda", "kudda", and "ganikawa", which ...
(අ)සංවේදී සිරස්තල සහ වාර්තාකරණ?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2022-09)
During the month of September 2022, Sunday Aruna reported of a woman abandoning a baby by calling her a demon (‘Mohini’), which is insensitive reporting. Additionally, Hiru TV also reported of a murder while questioning ...
පේරාදෙණිය රෝහලේ සැලසුම් කළ සැත්කම් ඇන හිටීම
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-03-31)
In the month of March 2022, Hiru, Swarnavahini, Sirasa, Derana, and Rupavahini reported on the surgeries halted at the Peradeniya General Hospital in their prime time news, while ITN did not report it in the prime time ...
වාර්ගිකත්වයන් අනවශ්ය ලෙස ඉස්මතු කිරීම් සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-05)
During the month of May 2022, articles published in Aruna, Lankadeepa and Dinamina negatively highlighted the ethnicity of individuals who were suspects of different offences, when the ethnicity was irrelevant to the story, ...
ඒඩ්ස් සහ එච්.අයි. වී. පිළිබඳ මාධ්ය වාර්තාකරණය
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2022-10)
On October 26, primetime news telecasts of Derana and ITN, on October 23 Sathi Aga Aruna and on October 24 Divaina reported on the spread of HIV virus. These reports fail to accurately identify the patients as 'HIV' infected ...
Composition of Sri Lanka's Gross Official Reserves
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-04-05)
The reported gross official reserves as of February 2022 stood at USD 2,311 MN, out of which 98% (USD 2,242 MN) consisted of short-term swaps maturing within 12 months. Whilst the quantity of reserves is important it is ...
Restoring Efficient Tax Collection Methods: Withholding Tax and Pay-As-You-Earn
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-06)
The note estimates the additional revenue that can be collected from reinstating in Sri Lanka two methods of efficient tax collection that were discontinued in 2020. That is: the withholding tax (WHT) and the pay-as-you-earn ...
Targeting Assistance: Electricity Consumption is a Superior Method
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-07)
This note recommends household electricity use as a determinant of eligibility for welfare benefits. As Sri Lanka’s crisis continues, up to 50% or more of the population is likely to need state support, however current ...