Notes of a Citizen Journalist

8 Feb, 2007 Colombo, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict
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Personal vignettes, in Sinhala, aimed at stimulating our thinking on social justice, peace, political and economic issues.

In this issue, I talk about the many sleepless nights as a media activist in a violent country and some observations on media freedom and the growing culture of abductions under the present regime.

Download my full article as a Sinhala PDF here.

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  1. Sanjana Hattotuwa
    02/09/2007 • 7:19 pm

    The English translation of this article here – http://www.groundviews.org/2007/02/09/media-and-violence/

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Located at the Centre for Policy Alternatives in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Groundviews is a citizen journalism website that uses a range of genres and media to highlight critical perspectives on governance, reconciliation, human rights, the arts and literature, democracy and other issues. The site has won two international awards, including the prestigious Manthan Award South Asia in 2009. The grand jury's evaluation of the site noted, "What no media dares to report, Groundviews publicly exposes. It's a new age media for a new Sri Lanka... Free media at it's very best!"

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