Media Ethics in Sri Lanka

Law pertaining to media ethics in Sri Lanka ​ ​ (a)  

• Article 14 (1) of Constitution

• SLPI Act No 57 - Sri Lanka

• PCCSL Act of 2014 no 5

• Right to Information Act, No. 12 of 2016

• None of this

Self-Regulation

• Every media self-regulate individually

• Media work with only with a statutory entity

• Media community work together

• Media and government together establish an entity

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Media should be independent' signifies that;

• Media should be independent from government

• Media Should be free from parliamentary powers

• Media should be free from politician

• Media should be free

• It should not be controlled by any outside powers

A bill government has recently introduced to regulate broadcast media

• Broadcast Media Council Act

• Data Privacy and Media Monitoring act

• Broadcast Media Monitoring Act

• Broadcasting Regulatory Act

Defamation is a false statement presented as a fact that causes injury or damage to the character of the person it is about.

• True

• Somewhat true

• Not true

• False

Stories must be balanced means ...

• Attempting to present two sides of a story

• Strive for accuracy and truth in reporting

• Being fair

• Attempting to present All sides of a story

Defamation was a criminal offence in Sri Lanka

• No. it had been a civil offence

• Provided 2year jail term until 2004

• it was repealed by the then Ranil Wickremesinghe government.

• Still it is a criminal offence by law

Editorial should strictly follow accepted news yardstick because it is considered prime news of a newspaper

• Somewhat true

• Very true

• Not entirely false

• It is opinion piece so, it does not always require