Media in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's media outlets are generally divided along linguistic and ethnic lines, with state and private media operators providing services in the main languages. Many of the broadcasters and publishers are owned by the government, including two major TV stations, radio networks operated by the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), and newspaper titles in Sinhala, Tamil and English.

However, there are over dozen privately owned radio stations and more than eight privately operated television stations. They often engage in political debate and criticise government policies.

The use of the internet is a growing force within Sri Lanka, many of the newspapers now have online editions. Because of the limited circulation for the daily and weekly newspapers, they are heavily dependent on advertising. As a result of this it is very rare to see Sri Lankan newspapers engage in investigative journalism or daring exposes of big business.

References

* [http://www.news-lanka.co.cc/ Sri Lankan News]
* [http://lankamediaoutlook.blogspot.com/ Lanka Media Outlook]
* [http://www.lankaenews.com/ lankaenews.com]
* [http://www.tharunaya.com/ tharunaya.com]
* [http://www.nethsara.com/ Nethsara.com]
* [http://www.kotuwa.com/srilanka.htm Sri Lankan search engine - Sri Lankan news - Explore Sri Lanka - Ceylon]
* [http://www.lankamission.org The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office at Geneva ]

ee also

* List of newspapers in Sri Lanka
* List of television networks in Sri Lanka
* List of radio networks in Sri Lanka
* Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation