Foreign scribes need lesson or two in reporting
Marshall McLuhan, the Canadian born media guru,
has influenced and revolutionised the media theories around the
world. However, when he passed away in 1980, he wouldn't have
thought that Western media would indeed 'massage' their messages
when it comes to reporting of the war on terror in Sri Lanka.
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Revamped Tourist Board to lure more tourists
The functions of Sri Lanka Tourist Board was
restructured recently aiming to attract more tourists to the
country. The Board's operations were divided into four main sectors.
Each sector will cater in different but significant ways to develop
the image of Sri Lanka, not just as a holiday destination but also a
destination for business destination.
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Mahinda on top, Ranil hits rock bottom
The Nielsan-Sunday Times opinion poll which
ranked D. S. Senanayake as the number 1 leader, President Ranasinghe
Premadasa as the number 2 and President Mahinda Rajapaksa as number
3 must have come as a shocker not only to the chattering class
complaining bitterly about the price rise in whisky and imported
perfumes but also to the Western diplomats misguided by their NGO
wiseacres writing doomsday columns in the anti-national sections of
the English media.
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