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    Media Policy and Sri Lankan Television Media (A study of media policy in the Pre- Television era)
    (University of Kelaniya, 2007) Rupasinghe, W.
    Formation of media and its policy of Sri Lanka was started during the first half of the 19th century. Some of these were discussed at the British parliament and issued as orders of the Governor General .The Policies related to media like Film, Radio and Newspaper were discussed during the debates of the media related acts in parliament as well as the commissions appointed by the government from time to time. Television media was introduced to Sri Lanka at the end of the 70's. But the policy matters which related in starting a television media in Sri Lanka were discussed in various occasions in over three decades of its inception. In those discussions issues of the media and its strengths and weaknesses and its effects to the other mass media were concerned. This study focuses on policy matters which discussed before the established of the television media. For this study the reports of the media commissions, Parliamentary debates and seminar papers were used as sources. The conclusion was the medium of television was established without reviewing this media policy which was discussed before.
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    Members of Parliament and Their Official Web Sites; New Media Tool of Political Communication
    (2015) Rupasinghe, W.; Jayasekara, A.H.D.
    In a modern democracy, new media can be used by governments to involve citizens in decision-making, and by civil society to engage people in specific issues. However new media can also be used to broaden political participation by helping citizens to communicate with their representatives and with each other. Arguably this political communication is most important during election campaigns when political parties and candidates seek to mobilize citizens and persuade them to vote for a given party or candidate. The new media must be used by Parliaments, Parliamentarians, governments and political parties as they are highly effective tools to involve and inform citizens in public policymaking and in the formation of governments. But all these groups must develop strategies to deal with a wide array of both positive and negative effects of these rapidly growing media.New media has begun to take precedent over other communication outlets in part because of its heightened accessibility and usability. Using personal website can empower the public in a way that is far faster, cheaper and more pervasive than other forms of communication. They encourage pluralism, reach young people more than other media and encourage greater participation, accountability and transparency. This research discusses the impact politicians’ personal websites has over their overall electability and likability and explores the integration of website is an essential campaign tactic on both the local and national level.This research examined the impact of having personal website have over the way constituents view politicians. This research examined how politicians can use their website in the most effective fashion and incorporate these new media outlets as essential campaign tools and tactics. Content analysis selected thirty websites in Sri Lankan politicians. Research revealed that politician’s new media usage significantly influenced and enriched the experience an individual has with the public figure.
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    Pulathisi Ravaya: The Lost Opportunity in Rural Broadcasting
    (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Herath, D.B.; Rupasinghe, W.; Rupasinghe, W.; Jayasekara, D.; Aththanayaka, M.
    Sri Lanka is one of the first countries which started radio broadcasting in the early 20th century. This broadcasting unit under the British colonial rule was maintained for the benefit of the rulers to entertain their officials and the troops located in several areas of the Indian sub-continent. After the end of the Second World War radio began to air more local content since independence radio broadcasting continued as a government department. 1979 was the year in which the Colombo centered broadcasting monopoly ended with the opening of the Rajarata Sevaya as a first regional Radio Broadcasting Service. Since then few stations like Ruhuna and Kadurata started, they inaugurated another format of radio broadcasting popularly named “Community radio”. Pulathisi Ravaya was yet another Broadcasting service which was started in 1995 under the control of SLBC and was maintained by the Mahawali Development Authority. It functioned until 2002 and terminated without any known legitimate reason. This study tries to analyze Pulathisi Ravaya by using the case study method. For collecting data, we have deployed several methods such as field study, content analysis of the programme scripts, interviews and primary and secondary sources such as administrative reports and reminiscences of the broadcasters. We found that this well-established radio service terminated due to lack of cooperation, misunderstanding and the power struggle between the stakeholders of the radio. This study suggests that exploring the possibilities of re-inaugurating it and filling the vacuum for radio broadcasting like Pulathisi Ravaya in the North Central Province
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    Radio “Dambana”: A new experiment of Community radio in Sri Lanka
    (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Herath, D.B.; Rupasinghe, W.; Jayasekara, D.; Gamage, D.; Attanayaka, M.
    Sri Lanka is the first country which started the Community Radio station in Asia, as Mahawali Community Radio (MCR).But many researchers points out that it was not a proper way of establishing a community radio.(Jayaratne,2008).The rationale behind is that its name as ―community‖ but functioned as ―state owned‖. In 2010 the main MCR station Giradurukotte Community Radio, launched as Radio Dambana. It was transformed as community radio for Sri Lankan Vadda community mainly located in the area of Dambana. In this research we are trying to analyze the main functions of the radio dambana as a community radio. While doing this we are searching the sustainability of the station and its scope. We have used mix methods to collect data such as interviews field visits, content analysis of the programmes as primary data. To analyze the data we deployed the SWOT analysis as a tool. The findings suggest the format of radio dambana would need a shift of its functions to achieve the aims and objectives of the station.
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    Trends and Challenges in cybercrime in Sri Lanka
    (2015) Jayasekara, A.H.D.; Rupasinghe, W.
    New media is a term meant to encompass the emergence of digital, computerized, or networked information and communication technologies in the later part of the 20th century. Most technologies described as "new media" are digital, often having characteristics of being manipulated, networkable, dense, compressible, interactive and impartial The Internet is known as a kind of global meeting place where people from all parts of the world can come together & share information. According to Hens,Reyns and Fisher they define “Cybercrime refers to any illegal activity that occurs in the virtual world of cyberspace” (Hens, Reyns and Fisher-2011). This research studied the Sri Lankan Cybercrimes and legal background about cybercrimes. In this research studied selected cases relating to cyber crimes in Sri Lanka. We examined the situation, evidence. In Sri Lanka there have been four main acts which used in cybercrime prevention. I content analyzed these acts. In Sri Lanka there is a challenge in preventing cybercrime. The growth of network-based crime has raised difficult issue in respect of appropriate balance between the needs of those investigating and prosecuting such crime, and the rights of users of such networks. Increase the awareness about new media literacy is one way to minimize cybercrimes. And Sri Lankan legal system needs to be modified.
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