Comments on: Interview with Manik de Silva, Editor of the Sunday Island http://groundviews.org/2010/03/07/interview-with-manik-de-silva-editor-of-the-sunday-island/ Groundviews is an award winning Sri Lankan citizen journalism initiative Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:23:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: President Percy Bean http://groundviews.org/2010/03/07/interview-with-manik-de-silva-editor-of-the-sunday-island/#comment-15495 President Percy Bean Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:42:41 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=2798#comment-15495 Dear Observer...There are 3 kinds of newspapers in Sri Lanka. 1) Government Propaganda Newspapers. 2) The bought and paid for, back scratching and apple polishing newspapers like the Island. and 3) The Sunday Leader which is unbowed and unafraid. Why not interview Fredrica and let her clarify? Dear Observer…There are 3 kinds of newspapers in Sri Lanka.
1) Government Propaganda Newspapers.
2) The bought and paid for, back scratching and apple polishing newspapers like the Island.
and 3) The Sunday Leader which is unbowed and unafraid.

Why not interview Fredrica and let her clarify?

]]> By: Observer http://groundviews.org/2010/03/07/interview-with-manik-de-silva-editor-of-the-sunday-island/#comment-15401 Observer Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:59:26 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=2798#comment-15401 What's the point of interviewing Janz? She sold out her credibility as an independent journalist when she admitted on her own editorial of her intended bias towards a political party. Not only her but the whole paper's agenda. She could not have shot her self in the face any better. Any other paper would sacked their editor for such remarks but hey, that's what the "boss" expects of her. What’s the point of interviewing Janz? She sold out her credibility as an independent journalist when she admitted on her own editorial of her intended bias towards a political party. Not only her but the whole paper’s agenda. She could not have shot her self in the face any better. Any other paper would sacked their editor for such remarks but hey, that’s what the “boss” expects of her.

]]> By: President Percy Bean http://groundviews.org/2010/03/07/interview-with-manik-de-silva-editor-of-the-sunday-island/#comment-15400 President Percy Bean Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:31:06 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=2798#comment-15400 How about an interview with Fredrica Janz? ps;: Just wanted to know why you don't have a picture of Prageeth Eknaligoda who was probably made to vanish courtesy of a 'White Unidentified Four-Wheeled Object." You have a pic of lasantha on your site, and you had a pic of tissanayagama when he was in custody? Why the step motherly treatment? Is it because he only wrote in sinhala? How about an interview with Fredrica Janz?

ps;: Just wanted to know why you don’t have a picture of Prageeth Eknaligoda who was probably made to vanish courtesy of a ‘White Unidentified Four-Wheeled Object.” You have a pic of lasantha on your site, and you had a pic of tissanayagama when he was in custody? Why the step motherly treatment? Is it because he only wrote in sinhala?

]]> By: justitia http://groundviews.org/2010/03/07/interview-with-manik-de-silva-editor-of-the-sunday-island/#comment-15386 justitia Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:23:31 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=2798#comment-15386 The repression of the media by disappearrances,assaults,killings,fleeing abroad, of journalists, and arson attacks of newspaper offices,did not come up in the interview. Maybe the inteviewer and the editor thought this a dangerous thing to discuss in the present situation in the country - they have to survive, hopefully for a future interview! The repression of the media by disappearrances,assaults,killings,fleeing abroad, of journalists, and arson attacks of newspaper offices,did not come up in the interview. Maybe the inteviewer and the editor thought this a dangerous thing to discuss in the present situation in the country – they have to survive, hopefully for a future interview!

]]> By: Atheist http://groundviews.org/2010/03/07/interview-with-manik-de-silva-editor-of-the-sunday-island/#comment-15377 Atheist Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:01:25 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=2798#comment-15377 Sanjana: Thank you for bringing us this interview. I hope tyro journalists are paying attention. What a colossal mistake it was for an English TV channel to announce Ravi Shankar Sharma, who arrived in Sri Lanka recently, as the Grammy award winning and world renowned sitar player, Pundit Ravi Shankar. It is sad to know that whoever prepared the report did not do his/ her homework. How can one mistake Ravi Shankar Sharma for Pundit Ravi Shankar? Seeing that they didn't get this obvious fact right, I shudder to think of everything else that is presented to us as “news”. Sanjana:

Thank you for bringing us this interview. I hope tyro journalists are paying attention.

What a colossal mistake it was for an English TV channel to announce Ravi Shankar Sharma, who arrived in Sri Lanka recently, as the Grammy award winning and world renowned sitar player, Pundit Ravi Shankar. It is sad to know that whoever prepared the report did not do his/ her homework. How can one mistake Ravi Shankar Sharma for Pundit Ravi Shankar?

Seeing that they didn’t get this obvious fact right, I shudder to think of everything else that is presented to us as “news”.

]]> By: Son http://groundviews.org/2010/03/07/interview-with-manik-de-silva-editor-of-the-sunday-island/#comment-15373 Son Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:12:19 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=2798#comment-15373 I also agree- please try and get some sort of interview with Prabath, the editor of the daily Island- currently the most interesting editorials in the country. I also agree- please try and get some sort of interview with Prabath, the editor of the daily Island- currently the most interesting editorials in the country.

]]> By: Shaad http://groundviews.org/2010/03/07/interview-with-manik-de-silva-editor-of-the-sunday-island/#comment-15352 Shaad Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:41:49 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=2798#comment-15352 Dear Groundviews.. Please try to get an interview with the editor of The Island newspaper as I am a HUGE fan of his editorials.. I know I may be asking way too much, but there are days when I feel my day isn't complete till I read the Island editorial.. it would be great to see the man behind the print...thanks for this interview though... Dear Groundviews.. Please try to get an interview with the editor of The Island newspaper as I am a HUGE fan of his editorials.. I know I may be asking way too much, but there are days when I feel my day isn’t complete till I read the Island editorial.. it would be great to see the man behind the print…thanks for this interview though…

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