- Champika Liyanaarachchi
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Champika Liyanaarachchi is the editor of the Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), a national English-language daily newspaper,[1] "the first woman to edit a national daily in any language in Sri Lanka," and "the youngest ever editor."[2]
The Sri Lankan representative for Reporters Without Borders, she received the Woman of Achievement in Media award from the Sri Lanka chapter of Zonta International; her specialties include "defence, constitutional affairs, human rights, and minority rights."[2]
Notes
- ^ "British HC summoned by Gotabaya" (Web). BBC SINHALA.com (BBC.co.uk). 2007-04-19. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2007/04/070419_britishghota.shtml. Retrieved 2009-02-13).
- ^ a b Pieter Wessels (Sydney) (2006-12-04). "Champika Liyanaarachchi" (Web). Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA). http://www.cjaweb.com/index.pl/article?id=91222. Retrieved 2009-02-12.[dead link] [Profile.]
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