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The List of newspapers in Sri Lanka lists every daily and non-daily news publication currently operating in Sri Lanka. The list includes information on whether it is distributed daily or non-daily, and who publishes it.
Lankadeepa (Sinhala: ලංකාදීප) is a daily Sri Lankan Sinhala language newspaper which is owned by Wijeya Newspapers. They were established in 1991. [1] The chairman of the organisation is Ranjith Wijewardene, the son of D. R. Wijewardena. [2] The newspaper's coverage includes politics, sports, entertainment and military.
Sri Lankadeepa was a Sinhala language weekly newspaper in Ceylon published by Times of Ceylon Limited (TOCL). [1] [2] It was founded in 1951 and was published from Colombo. [1] [2] In 1966 it had an average net sales of 118,561. [2] It had an average circulation of 133,093 in 1970, 85,654 in 1973 and 55,000 in 1976. [3] [4] [5]
Wijeya Newspapers Limited (WNL) is a Sri Lankan media company which publishes a number of national newspapers and magazines. Formerly known as Wijeya Publications Limited , WNL was founded in 1979 by Ranjith Wijewardene, son of media mogul D. R. Wijewardena .
Lankadeepa was a Sinhala language daily newspaper in Ceylon published by Times of Ceylon Limited (TOCL). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was founded on 29 October 1947 and was published from Colombo . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Initially an evening paper, it became a morning daily on 1 May 1949. [ 3 ]
He has been working on it since the early 70s by launching film newspaper magazines such as Sameepa Roopa, Geetha. He also contributed to the success of the popular newspaper, Lankadeepa in 1991. He was the founder of the free media movement in Sri Lanka. [5] In 1990s, he founded the popular newspaper Lakbima. [4]
Separate sections contain classifieds, and, depending on the city it is distributed in, local (metropolitan) news. Since 26 January 2020 the editor-in-chief of the daily Dinamina is Gamini Jayalath. [4] Previously, it was held by Pushpa Rowel and she was the first woman to rise to the rank of the Chief Editor of a Sinhala national newspaper. [5]
Lankadeepa was unique at the time because it was original journalism in Sinhala. At that time the Dinamina, which was the only other Sinhala daily, was a translation of the Ceylon Daily News. Lankadeepa had its own reporters, was the first to give its reporters bylines in the stories they reported. It devised a special Sinhala font, and created ...