On September 11, 2024, the Aruna newspaper reported the release on bail of a suspect in a cheque bounce case. The report mentioned the suspect's ethnicity, which was not relevant to the news.

This infographic presents the airtime allocated to 2024 presidential candidates Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sajith Premadasa, Anura Kumara Disaanayaka, and Namal Rajapaksa on prime time Sinhala news broadcasts. Data was collected ...

This infographic presents the airtime allocated to 2024 presidential candidates Dilith Jayaweera, Wijedasa Rajapaksa, Sarath Fonseka, and Nuwan Bopage on prime time Sinhala news broadcasts. Data was collected from TV Derana, ...

On September 3, 2024, Lankadeepa newspaper reported a suicide attempt in Japan and a related accident resulting in the deaths of two Japanese nationals. The report used emotive language and did not include helpline numbers.

This infographic presents the airtime allocated to 2024 presidential candidates Dilith Jayaweera, Wijedasa Rajapaksa, Sarath Fonseka, and Nuwan Bopage on prime time Sinhala news broadcasts. Data was collected from TV Derana, ...

On 16 August 2024, an article in Aruna used the derogatory term “ආබාධිත” (abadhitha) in its headline and content to describe a family with disabilities. Media is encouraged to use person-first language when reporting on ...

On 20 August 2024, the Ethics Eye team published a five-slide post in its “Ethic of the Week” series. This note offers guidance for print media professionals on election reporting.

On 12 August 2024, Aruna and Dinamina used the term "දූෂණය" (dushanaya) in both headlines and content when reporting the Thanamalwila sexual assault incident. In contrast, Ada and Divaina used the more appropriate term ...

On 12 August 2024, Lankadeepa reported an incident at a hotel in Wadduwa involving Chinese and Nepalese nationals, using the derogatory term “චීන්නු” (Chennu) in the headline and “චීන ජාතිකයන්” (Chinese nationals) in the ...

On 11 August 2024, Aruna newspaper published a report on suicide that included several ethical violations: oversimplifying the cause of suicide, disclosing the method used, not publishing helpline information, publishing ...