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Why should disinformation be countered? (Analysis on Impacts of Disinformation in the internet era)

Admin March 18, 2021

Viranjana Herath Although disinformation is not a novel concept, it has become a burning issue with the development of internet-based media platforms. How does disinformation make adverse impacts both in international and domestic scenarios? In this regard, identifying disinformation is

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Tackling Hate Speech and Fake News

Admin March 18, 2021

Lilani Dias ‘Viral’ in today’s society has far reaching implications  than what the word would otherwise mean. In the 21st century’s technological era, we live in glass houses where each and every one of us are, in one way or the other, ‘online’, and ‘trending’ on differing levels. In such a society, hate speech and […]

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Establishing True Peace Among Communities

Admin March 18, 2021

Tharindu Jayanath “The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.” – Thich Nhat Hanh Peace is an ever-sought phenomenon throughout the world for centuries. Living a peaceful life is considered a fundamental right of every citizen. Peace has been defined in several ways based on the […]

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‘Fake News and Hate Speech: the Post-Truth Era’

Admin March 18, 2021

Pawani Warnakulasooriya Hate speech and fake news is a topic that has been  discussed, deliberated and examined over a long time period. It has surfaced dominantly in local and international forums and has a great impact on society in current times.  This has been prevalent in Sri Lanka for many years and is discussed in […]

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Buddhism’s Teachings on Fake News

Admin March 18, 2021

Amanda N. Perera Dissemination of Fake News has a deep archive. Anything from “Vidane vomited seven crows” to “poison mixed into waterways by extremists” is fake news. News is synonymous with credible reports, announcements, and press releases. But this is not always the case. The government has issued myriad legal guidelines on tackling fake news. […]

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800 Enmeshed in Hate Speech

Admin March 17, 2021

Ahsan Afthar Biographies of many people with great achievements in their real life and have found a place for themselves in history have been made into movie films. M.S.Thony, Manikarnica, Soorarai Pottu, Mahanatti and Dirty Pictures are some of them.  In this line, the life history of the great spin bowler in the Sri Lanka […]

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Cremation or Burial; Peoples’ Choice or Government’s Order?

Admin March 17, 2021

S. Partheepan “So far no changes have been made in the decision of burning the remains of those who died due to Coronavirus. Regarding this no concessions are expected to be given on racial or religious basis”, said Dr. Sudath Samaraweera, Director of Infectious Disease Research Unit ( This article was written today, the 24th) […]

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Covid 19 Pandemic and Reconciliation

Admin March 16, 2021

Sunimal Hettiarachchi Covid 19 pandemic is spreading all over the world creating many other pandemics. Racism, localism, indigenous rivalry, fake information and mythical beliefs are the other pandemics arisen with Covid 19. Those pandemics are spreading hand in hand around the world along with Covid 19. Covid 19 was originated in Wuhan, China. As it […]

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The debate on the disposal of COVID-19 dead bodies and social media

Admin March 16, 2021

Nilupuli Nayanathara Jayathilaka A letter, which was written by Ceylon ThawheedJamaath was widely shared in social media. The letter thanked the government for approving burials of the dead bodies of the Muslim COVID-19 patients. Several groups held press conferences to express their views on this letter, and the issue was on headlines in several newspapers. Many […]

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Media ethics of a report on a child marriage

Admin March 16, 2021

Ajith Perakum Jayasinghe The image is part of a report published in Silumina Sinhala language Sunday newspaper on 8th November 2020 (http://www.silumina.lk/). According to the report, a mother of Uhana area in Ampara district has given her 14-year-old daughter to a 22-year-old man to live together. The girl was studying in grade nine of a […]