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[Pathum Punchihewa @pathum9000]

Language matters. Keep saying kuddo create a social stigma against people with SUD. Then they won't be able to reintegrate the society even after a rehabilitation. It'll be like once a kudda, always a kudda!

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Here’s how the Sinhala press reported incidents involving people with substance use disorders🔽

🔴The term ‘kuddo’ (druggies), or a variation, was used

Find out how these terms only serve to heighten discrimination and stigma against those with substance use disorders?🙅‍♀Here’s how the Sinhala press reported incidents involving people with substance use disorders🔽

🔴The term ‘kuddo’ (druggies), or a variation, was used

Find out how these terms only serve to heighten discrimination and stigma against those with substance use disorders?🙅‍♀Here’s how the Sinhala press reported incidents involving people with substance use disorders🔽

🔴The term ‘kuddo’ (druggies), or a variation, was used

Find out how these terms only serve to heighten discrimination and stigma against those with substance use disorders?🙅‍♀Here’s how the Sinhala press reported incidents involving people with substance use disorders🔽

🔴The term ‘kuddo’ (druggies), or a variation, was used

Find out how these terms only serve to heighten discrimination and stigma against those with substance use disorders?🙅‍♀️

[Pathum Punchihewa @pathum9000]

Language matters. People need to learn to separately identify personal feelings and discrimination. You may not like it as a profession. Fine. But can we eradicate it? No. So, we need to take measures to remove the discrimination towards that.

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Prostitute or sex worker?

Here’s how 2⃣newspapers reported incidents related to sex workers in their headings👇
🔴Aruna used the term ‘prostitute’ (ගණිකාව) while,
🟢Lankadeepa used the term ‘sex worker’ (ලිංගික ශ්‍රමිකයා)

Which term is more appropriate?

#EthicsEyProstitute or sex worker?

Here’s how 2⃣newspapers reported incidents related to sex workers in their headings👇
🔴Aruna used the term ‘prostitute’ (ගණිකාව) while,
🟢Lankadeepa used the term ‘sex worker’ (ලිංගික ශ්‍රමිකයා)

Which term is more appropriate?

#EthicsEyProstitute or sex worker?

Here’s how 2⃣newspapers reported incidents related to sex workers in their headings👇
🔴Aruna used the term ‘prostitute’ (ගණිකාව) while,
🟢Lankadeepa used the term ‘sex worker’ (ලිංගික ශ්‍රමිකයා)

Which term is more appropriate?

#EthicsEyProstitute or sex worker?

Here’s how 2⃣newspapers reported incidents related to sex workers in their headings👇
🔴Aruna used the term ‘prostitute’ (ගණිකාව) while,
🟢Lankadeepa used the term ‘sex worker’ (ලිංගික ශ්‍රමිකයා)

Which term is more appropriate?

#EthicsEye

[Pathum Punchihewa @pathum9000]

#lkmedia take notes. Innocent until proven guilty!!!

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Can the media disclose identity of suspects?🚨🚓
Swipe to find out▶️

#EthicsEye #MediaEthicCan the media disclose identity of suspects?🚨🚓
Swipe to find out▶️

#EthicsEye #MediaEthics

[Pathum Punchihewa @pathum9000]

Interesting framing!!

[Ethics Eye @EthicsEye]

Yesterday (Oct 11), Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) staged a protest in front of the National Hospital #SriLanka 🏥🩺

Here’s a comparison between how state-owned and privately-owned TV channels covered the protest ▶️

#EthicsEye @roelraymond @munza1Yesterday (Oct 11), Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) staged a protest in front of the National Hospital #SriLanka 🏥🩺

Here’s a comparison between how state-owned and privately-owned TV channels covered the protest ▶️

#EthicsEye @roelraymond @munza1Yesterday (Oct 11), Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) staged a protest in front of the National Hospital #SriLanka 🏥🩺

Here’s a comparison between how state-owned and privately-owned TV channels covered the protest ▶️

#EthicsEye @roelraymond @munza1Yesterday (Oct 11), Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) staged a protest in front of the National Hospital #SriLanka 🏥🩺

Here’s a comparison between how state-owned and privately-owned TV channels covered the protest ▶️

#EthicsEye @roelraymond @munza14

[Pathum Punchihewa @pathum9000]

Suicide reporting is not a joke! Another life depend on it.

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Did you know that an average of eight to nine suicides are reported in #SriLanka daily?🎗️

Responsible media reporting on suicide can help prevent such deaths.
Publish helplines and save a life! 💛

📞 Sumithrayo: 0707308308 | CCCline: 1333 | NIMH: 1926

1/Did you know that an average of eight to nine suicides are reported in #SriLanka daily?🎗️

Responsible media reporting on suicide can help prevent such deaths.
Publish helplines and save a life! 💛

📞 Sumithrayo: 0707308308 | CCCline: 1333 | NIMH: 1926

1/Did you know that an average of eight to nine suicides are reported in #SriLanka daily?🎗️

Responsible media reporting on suicide can help prevent such deaths.
Publish helplines and save a life! 💛

📞 Sumithrayo: 0707308308 | CCCline: 1333 | NIMH: 1926

1/Did you know that an average of eight to nine suicides are reported in #SriLanka daily?🎗️

Responsible media reporting on suicide can help prevent such deaths.
Publish helplines and save a life! 💛

📞 Sumithrayo: 0707308308 | CCCline: 1333 | NIMH: 1926

1/Did you know that an average of eight to nine suicides are reported in #SriLanka daily?🎗️

Responsible media reporting on suicide can help prevent such deaths.
Publish helplines and save a life! 💛

📞 Sumithrayo: 0707308308 | CCCline: 1333 | NIMH: 1926

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[Pathum Punchihewa @pathum9000]

In #SriLankan society, there's a tendency to treat sexual harassment lightly. That's why people justify catcalling or non-consensual touching as "kolukamata karana wada"! And media fuel the attitude!!

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⛔️Doesn't describing sexual assault as a 'strange exercise' trivialise sexual assault in #SriLanka⛔️Doesn't describing sexual assault as a 'strange exercise' trivialise sexual assault in #SriLanka⛔️Doesn't describing sexual assault as a 'strange exercise' trivialise sexual assault in #SriLanka⛔️Doesn't describing sexual assault as a 'strange exercise' trivialise sexual assault in #SriLanka?

[Pathum Punchihewa @pathum9000]

So folks who came to the assembly have no doubts no more. But when we look at the headline lineup of news, we have doubts!

[Ethics Eye @EthicsEye]

Did the all-party conference on the National Reconciliation Programme called by President Ranil Wickremesinghe last week really "clear all doubts", as reported by a prominent TV channel? 🤝🏾 📺

Swipe to find out Did the all-party conference on the National Reconciliation Programme called by President Ranil Wickremesinghe last week really "clear all doubts", as reported by a prominent TV channel? 🤝🏾 📺

Swipe to find out Did the all-party conference on the National Reconciliation Programme called by President Ranil Wickremesinghe last week really "clear all doubts", as reported by a prominent TV channel? 🤝🏾 📺

Swipe to find out Did the all-party conference on the National Reconciliation Programme called by President Ranil Wickremesinghe last week really "clear all doubts", as reported by a prominent TV channel? 🤝🏾 📺

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[Pathum Punchihewa @pathum9000]

So this is how democracy works now. If the police want to arrest someone, this is the way you do it. Grab the bugger who's inside a Tuk Tuk, drag him out and take him away!!!

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These are the kind of problematic media behavior we, as readers question. #divaina have you ever heard of accurate reporting and misleading headings that hinder the accuracy? That's like a basic media ethic!

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Comedian Nathasha Edirisooriya was granted bail by the High Court on 05 July after the ruling that her comments do not fall under the provisions of hate speech in the ICCPR.🧑🏾‍⚖️

How ethical is it that Divaina highlighted her mental illness and depression in its reporting❓ 1/Comedian Nathasha Edirisooriya was granted bail by the High Court on 05 July after the ruling that her comments do not fall under the provisions of hate speech in the ICCPR.🧑🏾‍⚖️

How ethical is it that Divaina highlighted her mental illness and depression in its reporting❓ 1/Comedian Nathasha Edirisooriya was granted bail by the High Court on 05 July after the ruling that her comments do not fall under the provisions of hate speech in the ICCPR.🧑🏾‍⚖️

How ethical is it that Divaina highlighted her mental illness and depression in its reporting❓ 1/2

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe on domestic #debt #restructuring in #lka💰

Which points in his speech did #SriLankan Sinhala TV prime time news headlines highlight on 27 June?📺

Swipe to find out President Ranil Wickremesinghe on domestic #debt #restructuring in #lka💰

Which points in his speech did #SriLankan Sinhala TV prime time news headlines highlight on 27 June?📺

Swipe to find out President Ranil Wickremesinghe on domestic #debt #restructuring in #lka💰

Which points in his speech did #SriLankan Sinhala TV prime time news headlines highlight on 27 June?📺

Swipe to find out President Ranil Wickremesinghe on domestic #debt #restructuring in #lka💰

Which points in his speech did #SriLankan Sinhala TV prime time news headlines highlight on 27 June?📺

Swipe to find out President Ranil Wickremesinghe on domestic #debt #restructuring in #lka💰

Which points in his speech did #SriLankan Sinhala TV prime time news headlines highlight on 27 June?📺

Swipe to find out ➡

[Pathum Punchihewa @pathum9000]

@nishanthi100 So happy for you my friend.

[Pathum Punchihewa @pathum9000]

Sex crimes, sexual abuses are punishable by law. And people know that? Some people actually think that it's normal to catcall. Some people think it's normal for a woman to "touch" an underage boy!

So media should stop chasing after rhyming couplets and educate people!!

[Ethics Eye @EthicsEye]

✍️🏾 Here’s how #Sinhala media in #SriLanka reported on two incidents which allegedly involved sexual abuse/exploitation of minors.

🛑Sexual abuse was depicted as a 'strange lesson' and ‘strange game’

🤔Don’t these headings trivialise sexual abuse? 1/✍️🏾 Here’s how #Sinhala media in #SriLanka reported on two incidents which allegedly involved sexual abuse/exploitation of minors.

🛑Sexual abuse was depicted as a 'strange lesson' and ‘strange game’

🤔Don’t these headings trivialise sexual abuse? 1/✍️🏾 Here’s how #Sinhala media in #SriLanka reported on two incidents which allegedly involved sexual abuse/exploitation of minors.

🛑Sexual abuse was depicted as a 'strange lesson' and ‘strange game’

🤔Don’t these headings trivialise sexual abuse? 1/2

[Pathum Punchihewa @pathum9000]

Media use one particular gender as an added flavor for news reports, but is encouraging archaic stereotypes the way of progressive media? Won't that fuel more discrimination on that said gender?

[Ethics Eye @EthicsEye]

Here’s how two #Sinhala newspapers in #SriLanka reported on an accident that occurred on 11 June. 🖋

The #gender of the driver is highlighted in the headings when it's of no relevance to the news 👨🏻👩🏻

Is there a similar emphasis when the driver is #male❓ 1/Here’s how two #Sinhala newspapers in #SriLanka reported on an accident that occurred on 11 June. 🖋

The #gender of the driver is highlighted in the headings when it's of no relevance to the news 👨🏻👩🏻

Is there a similar emphasis when the driver is #male❓ 1/Here’s how two #Sinhala newspapers in #SriLanka reported on an accident that occurred on 11 June. 🖋

The #gender of the driver is highlighted in the headings when it's of no relevance to the news 👨🏻👩🏻

Is there a similar emphasis when the driver is #male❓ 1/2

[Pathum Punchihewa @pathum9000]

So according to some media, he is already guilty?

[Ethics Eye @EthicsEye]

On 7 June, MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam was arrested and subsequently granted bail for allegedly obstructing police officers on duty⚖️

How did #SriLanka Sinhala 📺 TV prime time news headlines cover this incident?

Swipe to find out➡On 7 June, MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam was arrested and subsequently granted bail for allegedly obstructing police officers on duty⚖️

How did #SriLanka Sinhala 📺 TV prime time news headlines cover this incident?

Swipe to find out➡On 7 June, MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam was arrested and subsequently granted bail for allegedly obstructing police officers on duty⚖️

How did #SriLanka Sinhala 📺 TV prime time news headlines cover this incident?

Swipe to find out➡On 7 June, MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam was arrested and subsequently granted bail for allegedly obstructing police officers on duty⚖️

How did #SriLanka Sinhala 📺 TV prime time news headlines cover this incident?

Swipe to find out➡️

[Pathum Punchihewa @pathum9000]

වැඩක් නැතුව වේලෙන අතරේ:

රිපෝටර��: මේ දවස් වල වැඩිය වැඩ වල එහෙම පේන්න නෑ නෙහ්?

ගුණේ: ඇත්තටම ඒකට හේතුව, මම වැඩ භාර ගන්නේ ���රියට තෝරලා බේරලා කිරලා මැනලා. මට ආරාධනා ලැබෙන හැම වැඩක්ම මම භාරගන්නෙ නෑ. ස්ටූටී.

අපේ ෆ්‍රිජ් හදන ගුණේ ගැන කිව්වේ!!

[Pathum Punchihewa @pathum9000]

Sorry not sorry!!!

[Ethics Eye @EthicsEye]

How did newspapers in #SriLanka cover the statement & the 'apology' by Pastor #JeromeFernando made on Sunday?

Which heading(s) can be considered the most accurate?

Swipe◀️ to see his statement and the headings. 1/How did newspapers in #SriLanka cover the statement & the 'apology' by Pastor #JeromeFernando made on Sunday?

Which heading(s) can be considered the most accurate?

Swipe◀️ to see his statement and the headings. 1/How did newspapers in #SriLanka cover the statement & the 'apology' by Pastor #JeromeFernando made on Sunday?

Which heading(s) can be considered the most accurate?

Swipe◀️ to see his statement and the headings. 1/2

[Pathum Punchihewa @pathum9000]

It's interesting to see which newspapers still carry the "Koti" rhetoric!

[Ethics Eye @EthicsEye]

Yesterday was the 14th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day which commemorates the lives lost during the war between the #SriLanka Army and the #LTTE.🕯️

How did the Sinhala press cover it?

Swipe ▶️ to find out! #May18

#RemembranceDay #MullivaikkaYesterday was the 14th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day which commemorates the lives lost during the war between the #SriLanka Army and the #LTTE.🕯️

How did the Sinhala press cover it?

Swipe ▶️ to find out! #May18

#RemembranceDay #MullivaikkaYesterday was the 14th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day which commemorates the lives lost during the war between the #SriLanka Army and the #LTTE.🕯️

How did the Sinhala press cover it?

Swipe ▶️ to find out! #May18

#RemembranceDay #MullivaikkaYesterday was the 14th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day which commemorates the lives lost during the war between the #SriLanka Army and the #LTTE.🕯️

How did the Sinhala press cover it?

Swipe ▶️ to find out! #May18

#RemembranceDay #Mullivaikkal

[Pathum Punchihewa @pathum9000]

@ChrishDeAlwis What about Cole's law?

[Pathum Punchihewa @pathum9000]

One paper is so sure that the viral flu is a #COVID19 variant, they decide to ignore what said by the resource, and go ahead with their version!

[Ethics Eye @EthicsEye]

One story, two different headings!

Here is how The Morning & Mawbima reported on the recent spread of the flu that 'could be' a new variant of #COVID19 according to the @SLMAonline

Did both newspapers take all reasonable care to present this news accurately?