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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Crawley, William, 1940- editor.

Page, David, 1944- editor.

Pinto-Jayawardena, Kishali, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Sri Lanka.

Mass media.

Mass media policy--Sri Lanka.

Mass media policy.

Civil society--Sri Lanka.

Civil society.

Democracy--Sri Lanka.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (423 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Delhi, India : Sage, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<p style=""text-align: justify;"">Insights into the importance of independent media for democratic governance in the wider South Asian region!

Contents:

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 NecessityPart 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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

93-5328-960-2

93-5150-491-3

93-5150-215-5