Nalaka Gunawardene

UNREGULATED CAMPAIGN FINANCES AND MEDIA BIASES THREATEN ELECTION INTEGRITY

THE REALITY OF SRI LANKA’S MEDIA MARKET IS THAT IT IS OVERCROWDED AND NOW RIPE FOR DISRUPTION

How can a society like Sri Lanka’s that readily accepts immunisation still believe in conspiracy theories about infertility pills

COLOMBO-ANCHORED THINK TANK LIRNEASIA RECENTLY PUBLISHED THE FINDINGS OF A STUDY ON ICT USE IN SRI LANKA, WITH SOME FASCINATING INSIGHTS

VIOLENT EXTREMISTS USE SOCIAL MEDIA IN SOPHISTICATED WAYS: FOR PROPAGANDA, INTIMIDATION, RECRUITMENT AND FUNDRAISING. HOW DO WE BALANCE FREE SPEECH AND VIOLENT EXTREMISM ONLINE?

HOW FAST CAN HUMANITY OUTGROW ITS ‘DIGITAL ADOLESCENCE’?

LANKAN BROADCASTERS ARE UNITING UNDER AN INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION TO FACE COMMON CHALLENGES. WIDESPREAD INTERNET ACCESS AND ITS TRANSFORMING EFFECT ARE AT THE CORE

Ideally, all good journalism should be investigative. So what will it take for more journalism to be investigative?

Virtual reality is a three-dimensional, computer-generated environment, which a user can explore and interact with, and it’s journalism’s newest tool

Sri Lanka has a limited but inspiring history of crowdfunding. With such examples behind us, how are 21st century Lankans practising crowdfunding?

The EU’s new data protection law comes into force in May 2018. It will impact everyone. Are we ready?

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Counterfactual history, also sometimes called virtual history, is a form of historiography that attempts to answer ‘what if ’ questions

December 2017 marks Sir Arthur C Clarke’s birth centenary. It is an apt moment to reflect on his enduring legacy

Blockchain technology’s most visible application is digital currencies like Bitcoin. But, the technology can be used almost anywhere where records have to be maintained

Can and should Social Media be regulated?

A new report on perceptions and related issues surrounding radio and TV ratings systems is out

Fake news in its viral form can be a threat to democratic institutions. However, in searching for solutions to the crisis, we must recognise it as a nuanced, complex and variable phenomenon

Forests for climate defence: Sri Lanka’s new REDD+ strategy

Do we, as a society, respect and value privacy?