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Embattled media : democracy, governance and reform in Sri Lanka/ edited by William Crawley, David Page, Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena. - SAGE, 2015.

Cover --
Contents --
Preface --
1 --
Democracy, Governance and Media Reform: Sri Lanka and the Wider Region --
Part I: The Print Media in Sri Lanka --
2 --
The Erosion of Media Freedoms: Some Historical Reflections --
3 --
Minority Media at the Crossroads --
4 --
Journalism on the Front Line --
5 --
Women Journalists: Fighting the Good Fight --
Part II: Electronic and New Media --
6 --
The Political Economy of the Electronic Media --
7 --
New Media, Old Mindsets --
Part III: Legal and Institutional Reforms --
8 --
One Step Forward, Many Steps Back: Media Law Reform Examined --
9 --
Why a Right to Information Act Is an Urgent Necessity --
Part IV: Media Education and Reform --
10 --
Media Education: A Curricular Review --
11 --
Media Education and the Tamil Community: A View from the North and the East --
12 --
Putting the Citizen First: New Approaches to Media Literacy --
Part V: Future Prospects --
13 --
Challenges Ahead and a Call for Action --
14 --
Conclusion: Media Reform in a National and Global Context --
Bibliography --
About the Editors and Contributors --
Index.

ISBN: 9789351504917

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social Science