Front cover image for Embattled media : democracy, governance and reform in Sri Lanka

Embattled media : democracy, governance and reform in Sri Lanka

Insights into the importance of independent media for democratic governance in the wider South Asian region!
eBook, English, 2015
Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2015
1 online resource (xxi, 396 pages)
9789351502159, 9789351504917, 9351502155, 9351504913
903245813
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