Media regulation

In the media space, the state’s dual role as both an owner and a regulator means it is a player in the game as well as a referee and a rule-maker. With ownership of at least 30 media outlets, the state remains a numerically large player across print, television, radio and online media. The general […]

UNP or UNP-led Governments of the past and of the present, though able to deliver, both from a political and economic sense, relative to their peers in their various manifestations in coalitions formed under the auspices of their historical arch rival the SLFP, nonetheless have a penchant for blunderbussing. This history of blunderbussing is, in […]

“In one of his statements, Director General of the Government Information Department, Dr Ranga Kalansooriya had implied that FMM has been involving to the drafting of the above Act since its beginning, which is a half-truth.” says the Free Media Movement issuing a statement. Meanwhile the largest membership based journalists organisation, Sri Lanka The Working […]

Image: One of the legislation is pushed ahead by Ranga Kalansooriya, DG government information department and former Asia head of International  Media Support. Issuing a statement on the world press freedom day Transparency International Sri Lanka says that ” as we celebrate World Press Freedom Day here in Sri Lanka, processes have been initiated to […]

Deputy Minister for  Mass Media and Parliamentary ReformsKarunarathna Paranavithana has confirmed that the government is working towards  establishing a  Press Commission under the leadership of Wijayananda Jayaweera. Sri Lanka Brief was the first to publish the draft prepared by Jayaweera for enacting a ‘Independent Council for News Media Standards Act’. Read:  SRI LANKA: INDEPENDENT COUNCIL FOR NEWS MEDIA […]

This year the government will initiate reforms in the media sector and establish  regulatory commissions says Parliamentary reforms and Media Minister Gayantha Karunathilaka. He has made these comments addressing the staff after attending religious observances yesterday (2 Jan). The Minister has said that the government will implement major transformation in the media sector by getting […]

Image:The media is meant to report the truth, but the structure and vested interests of the Indian press have stopped that from happening. The daily dose of news. Credit: Mike Prince/Flickr CC BY 2.0 By Pushparaj Deshpande. James Madison famously argued that “the advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty”. […]

Image courtesy of voiceofjournalists.com. Media Minister Gayantha Karunatileka yesterday informed Parliament on moves to establish a new rating agency for advertising and programs aired on electronic media. The Minister, speaking during the Appropriation Bill Committee stage debate for Ministry of Mass Parliamentary Affairs and Media, said that flaws in rating systems available now have given […]

( Dr Ranga kalansooriya) Setting up an independent commission for media sector it is expected to set minimum salary standards and code of ethics, which will be used to issue accreditation cards in the future. According to the Director General of Government Information Dr. Ranga Kalansooriya, the Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media has […]