Ten years ago at a meeting with the media industry professionals of Sri Lanka, the Colombo Declaration of Media Freedom and Social Responsibility was drawn up. A review conference is currently being held at the Sri Lanka Press Institute to look back upon the developments that have occurred within the past decade.
At the first session of the event, two interesting observations were made by two of the panelists. The first was by Lindsay Ross of the Commonwealth Press Union. Lindsay observed a certain amount of complacency that is growing within the young journalists. She attributed this to the (somewhat) safe working spaces that have been created by the older generation of journalists. The second was by the co-chair …

continue reading