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රත්තනපිටියේ ආසාදිතයාට කොරෝනා හැදුනේ සුව වූ අයකුගෙන්! - සනාථ වී නොමැති කරුණු සනාථ වූ ලෙස පෙන්වන සිරස්තල
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-04-23)The headline of a Mawbima article published on April 23, 2020 stated:"COVID19 patient contracted the virus from a cured patient" However, the body of the article clarified that investigations were still underway to ... -
ආබාධිත බව ජනමාධ්යකින් ඉදිරිපත් කළ යුත්තේ මේ ආකාරයෙන්ද?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-04-28)A Mawbima article published on April 28, 2020 referred to a couple using the term "golu"(dumb). According to OHCHR guidelines the term "kathana abadha"(speech impairment)—used in the article's body—is more appropriate. -
පුද්ගලයෙකුගේ ගෞරවයට හානි පැමිණෙන ලෙසින් වාර්තාකරණය සුදුසුද?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-04-29)In April 2020 Derana, Hiru, Rupavahini and Swarnavahini broadcast footage that revealed the identity of persons violating COVID-19 regulations. -
සාවද්ය පුවත් සහ ගැටළුකාරී මූලාශ්ර
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-04-29)Quoting ‘internal’ sources Mawbima published claims on April 28, 2020 that M. A. Sumanthiran berated Karu Jayasuriya for saying he was no longer the speaker. Jayasuriya and Sumanthiran denied this claim. -
ශිෂ්ට චින්තනයක් වෙනුවෙන් ශිෂ්ට භාෂා භාවිතයක්
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-05)Articles published in May 2020 Lankadeepa, Aruna and Mawbima used the term "mas wedda" which carried negative connotations. -
නිවැරදි කවුරුද?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-05-20)May 17, 2020: -Quoting 'informed sources' #Mawbima claims National Police Commission (NPC) chairperson said Karu Jayasuriya attempted to influence NPC. - Jayasuriya refutes claim. May 18, 2020: -Mawbima asserts ... -
නිවැරදිම කරුණු අඩංගු පුවත කුමක්ද?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-06-16)Coverage on June 10, 2020 on the petition filed by Kariyawasam asking that the general election be halted: Lankadeepa and Dinamina: Petition dismissed upon petitioners' request. Mawbima: Petition dismissed by Supreme Court. -
කාන්තාව පමණක් විශේෂ වුයේ මන්ද?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-04)In the month of April 2020 articles published in Lankadeepa, Aruna and Sunday Divaina violated various media ethics guidelines for reporting on suicide. -
දිවි අහිමි කර ගැනීම් වාර්තා කිරීම
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-07-31)In the month of July 2020 articles published in Divaina and Dinamina violated various media ethics guidelines for reporting on suicide. -
වාර්ගිකත්වය මතු කිරීම පුවතට අදාළද?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-07-31)An article published in Dinamina on July 26, 2020 regarding the accidental death of 2 persons includes details of their ethnicity alongside their names. -
නිෂේධනාත්මක නාමකරණ!
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-07-30)On July 30, 2020 articles published in Lankadeepa referred to persons addicted to drugs using terms such as "kuddan" which carry negative connotations. -
සෘණාත්මක නාමකරණ
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-07-30)The headlines an Aruna article published on July 29, 2020 refer to a "නරුම ගුරා". Even in instances that concern a serious offence, the media are advised to maintain the neutrality of their coverage rather than use terms ... -
දිවි අහිමි කර ගැනීම් වාර්තා කිරීම
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-07-30)On July 27, 2020 Mawbima published an article that violated various media ethics guidelines for reporting on suicide. -
වින්දිතයා වැරදිකරුවෙකු ලෙසින් හැඟවෙන වාර්තාකරණයක් සහ මධ්යස්ථ වාර්තාකරණයක්
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-07-29)2 Dinamina articles on the arrest of a suspect who allegedly murdered a girl 2 years ago, adopted very different approaches. Article on the 27 July, 2020: -Sensationalist -Appeared to indirectly cast blame on the ... -
වාර්ගිකත්වය: ඍණාත්මක සඳහන් කිරීම්, අනවශ්ය ඉස්මතු කිරීම්
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-05-15)This Divaina article published on May 16, 2020 highlighted the ethnicity of a suspect arrested in connection to dealing drugs. -
එක්පාර්ශවික වාර්තාකරණයක් නොවන්නේද?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-05-20)On May 20, 2020 Mawbima & Divaina ran front page articles claiming R. Hoole's daughter violated quarantine regulations. These articles had no bylines, only vague sources cited (i.e. "EC workers" & "information channels") ... -
නිවැරදි වාර්තාකරණය මෙයද?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-05-27)May 22, 2020: Daily Mirror quotes Deshapriya who refutes claim that he requested Hoole & his daughter to leave EC premises and return once she completed the 14-day home quarantine. May 24, 2020: Aruna publishes the ... -
දිවයින කතුවැකිය: වෛරී සහ වගකීම් විරහිත වාර්තාකරණය
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-05-27)This Divaina article published on May 24, 2020 -Presents as facts, points that EC Chairperson Deshapriya had already refuted in a statement to the press on May 21. -Doesn't reference Hoole's statement in Colombo ... -
ඒක පාර්ශවික වාර්තාකරණයන්?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-05-28)Several media outlets published May 2020 claimed that EC Member Hoole's daughter violated quarantine regulations. However, only some media outlets reached out to Hoole for a comment. Similarly, only some media outlets ... -
පාඨකයා නොමඟ යවන සුළු වාර්තාකරණයක් නොවේද?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-06-09)A Dinamina editorial & Mawbima article—published on June 08, 2020—criticised EC member Hoole for allegedly insulting the Sinhala language by identifying it as a language in which garbage is written. Hoole reportedly made ...