In the month of August 2019, Daily News, Daily Mirror, Daily FT, Sunday Observer and Thinakkural published about the incident where a group of Buddhist monks attacked a trainee Methodist priest in Mahiyangana but Lankadeepa, ...

In August 2019, articles published in Divaina which contained the ethical violation of highlighting ethnicity where irrelevant and in negative contexts.

On 26 August 2019, Mawbima published an article quoting Speaker Karu Jayasuriya which was later clarified by the Speaker’s Media Unit as a false report. The article which contained the clarification was published on 27 ...

On 17 July 2019, the interview published in Divaina framed Dr Shafi as a criminal despite him still being a suspect which is a violation of media ethical guidelines.

During the month of July 2019, Divaina, Mawbima, and Lankadeepa published several articles which contained the following ethical violations: using the derogatory terms "doohanaya” (දූෂණය)" kelesu” (කෙළෙසූ) “kelesanna” ...

On 21 July 2019, article published in Divaina reported news about Dr. Shafi without reliable source which is irresponsible reporting.

In the month of July, Hiru TV reported a violent incident with video clips that evoke fear and shock. Although a warning was given before showing the video, is it necessary to include such scenes in news broadcasts.

During the month of July 2019, several articles published in Divaina, and Mawbima which contained the ethical violation of highlighting ethnicity where irrelevant and in negative contexts.

In the month of January 2022, an article published in Sunday Divaina which contained the ethical violations of revealing the identity of minors, sensationalising sexual crimes, trivialising sexual crimes, using the word ...

During the month of March 2022, media ethics guidelines pertaining to reporting on suicide were violated by several newspapers and newspaper reading programs. Aruna, Lankadeepa, Mawbima, Paththare Wisthare and Derana ...