Embattled media : democracy, governance and reform in Sri Lanka

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Author:

Crawley, William, 1940- editor.

ISBN:

9789351500629

Physical Description:

xxi, 396 pages ; 23 cm

Contents:

Democracy, Governance and Media Reform: Sri Lanka and the Wider Region -- The Print Media in Sri Lanka -- The Erosion of Media Freedoms: Some Historical Reflections / Minority Media at the Crossroads / Journalism on the Front Line / Women Journalists: Fighting the Good Fight / AV-MATtronic and New Media -- The Political Economy of the Electronic Media / New Media, Old Mindsets / Legal and Institutional Reforms -- One Step Forward, Many Steps Back: Media Law Reform Examined / Why a Right to Information Act Is an Urgent Necessity / Media Education and Reform -- Media Education: A Curricular Review / Media Education and the Tamil Community: A View from the North and the East / Putting the Citizen First: New Approaches to Media Literacy / Future Prospects -- Challenges Ahead and a Call for Action / Conclusion: Media Reform in a National and Global Context.

Abstract:

Embattled Media is the first book to look comprehensively at the evolution of news media in postcolonial Sri Lanka, with a focus on media policy, law and education. It offers valuable insights into the importance of independent media for democratic governance in the wider South Asian region. The book reviews the role of new media platforms in widening the scope for public debate. Further, it provides a detailed analysis of the existing media laws and policies and of campaigns to reform them. It also focuses on the role of institutions in media education by providing a comprehensive analysis of existing media curricula and underlining the importance of improved media literacy and introduction of a right to information act for a healthy democracy. The contributors to this volume, including leading journalists, broadcasters, practitioners in public law, media academics and analysts, write from extensive experience.

Subject Term:

Mass media -- Sri Lanka.

Mass media policy -- Sri Lanka.

Civil society -- Sri Lanka.

Democracy -- Sri Lanka.

Added Author:

Crawley, William, 1940-

Page, David, 1944-

Pinto-Jayawardena, Kishali,

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Embattled Media is the first book to look comprehensively at the evolution of news media in post-colonial Sri Lanka, with a focus on media policy, law and education. It offers valuable insights into the importance of independent media for democratic governance in the wider South Asian region. The book reviews the role of new media platforms in widening the scope for public debate. Further, it provides a detailed analysis of the existing media laws and policies and of campaigns to reform them. It also focuses on the role of institutions in media education by providing a comprehensive analysis of existing media curricula and underlining the importance of improved media literacy and introduction of Right to Information Act for a healthy democracy. The contributors to this volume, including leading journalists, broadcasters, practitioners in public law, media academics and analysts, write from extensive experience.