In the month of November 2018, Sunday Lankadeepa and Thinakkural published articles and photographs in a way that evoke fear and shock, thus did not comply with the media ethical guidelines.

In the month of November 2018, articles published in Dinamina, Divaina, Lakbima and Mawbima included derogatory terms such as "dooshanaya" (දූෂණය) and “ganikavak” (ගණිකාවක්) which violates media ethics.

In the month of October 2018, Divaina, Lakbima, Mawbima, Lankadeepa, Sunday Divaina, Daily Mirror, Thinakaran, Virakesari and Thinakkural reported suicides without including suicide helplines while including method of ...

In the month of October 2018, Mawbima and Lankadeepa published articles disclosing names and other personal information of suspects which is a violation of media ethical guidelines.

On 21 September 2018, Virakesari and Lakbima published articles, which contained ethnicity when it is not relevant to the news and violated the ethical guideline.

In the month of October 2018, articles published in Dinamina, Divaina, Mawbima, Lankadeepa, and Lakbima included derogatory terms such as “kudda” (කුඩ්ඩා), “kuddita” (කුඩ්ඩිට), “kuddi” (කුඩ්ඩි) "dooshanaya" (දූෂණය), “kelesu” ...

In the month of September 2018, Divaina, Lakbima, Mawbima, Lankadeepa, Virakesari and Thinakkural reported suicides without including suicide helplines while including method of suicide, giving prominence to suicide in the ...

On 19 September 2018, article published in Mawbima contained misleading headline which is a violation of media ethical guidelines.

On 16 and 17 September 2018, Thinakkural and Virakesari accurately published the news of Priyani Wijesekera, Ambassador to Austria who has been recalled by the President. Thinakaran published the same news on 17 September ...

In the month of September 2018, articles published in Mawbima, Divaina, Dinamina, Lankadeepa, Lakbima, and Sunday Mawbima included derogatory terms such as "kuddo" (කුඩ්ඩෝ), “kuddek” (කුඩ්ඩෙක්) , “kudda” (කුඩ්ඩා), "dooshanaya" ...