A Study on Ethnic Crisis and Newspaper Media performance in Sri Lanka (Related to selected Newspaper media from April of 1983 to September of 1983)

Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 1

Abstract

The strong contribution denoted by media, in order to create various psychological printings to contemporary folk consciousness within a chaotic society which is consist of an ethnic conflict is extremely unique. Knowingly or unknowingly media has directly influenced on intensification of ethnic conflict which was the greatest calamity in the country inherited to a more than three decades history. At the end of 1970th decade, the newspaper became as the only media which is more familiar and which can heavily influence on public. The incident that the brutal murder of 13 military officers becoming victims of terrorists on 23rd of 1983 can be identified as a decisive turning point within the ethnic conflict among Sinhalese and Tamils. The local newspaper reporting on this case guided to an ethnical distance among Sinhalese and Tamils. It is expected from this investigation, to identify the newspaper reporting on the case of assassination of 13 military officers on 23rd of July 1983 and to investigate whether that the government and privet newspaper media installations manipulated their own media reporting accordingly to professional ethics and media principles. The data has investigative presented based on primary and secondary data under the case study method related with selected newspapers published on July of 1983, It will be surely proven that journalists did not acted to guide the folk consciousness as to grow ethnical cordiality and mutual trust.

Authors and Affiliations

Sarasi Chaya Bandara

Keywords

Related Articles

Comparison of Legal Responsibility To Medical Practices And Nursing Practices In Healthy Community Services

The purpose of this study is to know and analyze the comparability of legal responsibility of medical practice and nursing practice in health services, and to know and analyze the factors that influence the legal respons...

Creative Learning Space: University of Jos Library’s Transition

The library continues to be the hub of academic activities in all institutions despite the increase in information and communication technology and advances in the acquisition and dissemination of information and the fea...

The Analysis Of Maritime Pacification Strategies In Security And Defense Aspects At The Unitary State Of Indonesia Republic (Case Study About Second Sea Channel Of Indonesia Archipelago)

Sea Security Agency (BAKAMLA) has been given some mandates by Article 59 Verse (3) Law No 32/2014 on Maritime Affair. These mandates involve conducting immediate pursuit, stopping, checking, capturing, making into delive...

Understanding The Hadith Based On The Language Approach

Hadith is the second source of Islamic law after the Qur'an.The main purpose of the study of hadith is to assess whether from the historical aspect of a hadith it can be justified its validity, derived from the Prophet o...

Breast Feeding Practices Among The Sugali Community : A Study In A Tribal Population of Ananthapuramu District, Andhra Pradesh

The practice of breast feeding is almost universal. In the present study an attempt was made to understand various aspects of feeding practices among the Sugali tribe of Ananthapuramu district, Andhra Pradesh state.

Download PDF file
  • EP ID EP417038
  • DOI 10.9790/0837-2301082533.
  • Views 84
  • Downloads 0

How To Cite

Sarasi Chaya Bandara (2018). A Study on Ethnic Crisis and Newspaper Media performance in Sri Lanka (Related to selected Newspaper media from April of 1983 to September of 1983). IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 23(1), 25-33. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-417038