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Sri Lanka: Media manipulation

Friday, October 3rd, 2008 @ 21:34 UTC

by Rezwan

Countries:: Sri Lanka
Topics:: Freedom of Speech, Governance, Media, Politics
Languages:: English

Serendipity discusses the current state of media manipulation in Sri Lanka.

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Alex

Hello all, just wanted to let interested parties know that The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is holding an essay contest about this very topic. Join the debate for a chance to win and have your essay posted on our site! Go here to see the prompt in more detail: http://pulitzercenter.org/openitem.cfm?id=1150

What does media freedom mean in a place like Sri Lanka that is determined to stamp out a long-standing insurrection?

# 2008-10-17 at 15:56 pm

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