ලිංගික අතවරයක් වාර්තා කර ඇති අයුරු බලන්න!

Abstract

On January 3, 2025, Lankadeepa, Aruna, Dinamina, and Divaina newspapers reported on an incident where a male police officer has sexually harassed a female police officer in police barracks. Both Lankadeepa and Aruna newspapers carried cartoons that sexually objectifies women. In addition, Lankadeepa trivialised the sex crime in the heading, Aruna and Dinamina newspapers did not indicate that sexual harassment has taken place in the heading or content, and Divaina reported the incident as "sipa ganimak" (සිප ගැනීමක්) without indicating the gravity of the offence. Media is advised against reporting on sex crimes in a manner that simplifies the gravity of the crime as it can contribute towards normalisation of such crimes.