http://www.vikalpa.org/archives/350 alternatives that matter Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:42:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.vikalpa.org/archives/350#comment-452 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:15:10 +0000 http://www.vikalpa.org/archives/350#comment-452 [...] My article published in Vikalpa, in Sinhala, deals with this government’s deplorable record of securing and strengthening media freedom in Sri Lanka in2007. My immediate response is to the Media Minister’s contestation of the recent PEC report that ranked Sri Lanka as the world’s 3rd most dangerous place for journalists. [...] […] My article published in Vikalpa, in Sinhala, deals with this government’s deplorable record of securing and strengthening media freedom in Sri Lanka in2007. My immediate response is to the Media Minister’s contestation of the recent PEC report that ranked Sri Lanka as the world’s 3rd most dangerous place for journalists. […]

]]> http://www.vikalpa.org/archives/350#comment-451 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:01:46 +0000 http://www.vikalpa.org/archives/350#comment-451 [...] A related article by Free Media Movement (FMM) spokesperson Sunanda Deshapriya (in Sinhala) explores this issue further, where he notes that: “ïn saying that the only journalists the Minister recognises are those with ID cards issued by the Media Ministry, the Government of Sri Lanka conveniently ignores the vital social and political critques of bloggers in Sri Lanka. From Myanmar to China to Iraq, the world today gets news and information through bloggers.” [...] […] A related article by Free Media Movement (FMM) spokesperson Sunanda Deshapriya (in Sinhala) explores this issue further, where he notes that: “ïn saying that the only journalists the Minister recognises are those with ID cards issued by the Media Ministry, the Government of Sri Lanka conveniently ignores the vital social and political critques of bloggers in Sri Lanka. From Myanmar to China to Iraq, the world today gets news and information through bloggers.” […]

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