Minister Mangala Samaraweera has appointed a committee to study the reportage of state media in a bid to transform such institutions to serve the people.
Senior media personalities have opined that the government must ensure that state-run media institutions serve the public before taking measures against private media outlets, the Ministry of Finance and Mass Media said in a press release.
Accordingly, a seven-member committee was appointed today (Feb 11) to analyse and provide recommendations concerning the behaviour of state-run media institutions.
The committee is chaired by Vijayananda Jayaweera, Director (Retired) of the International Programme for the Development of Communication.
The other members in the committee are as follows :
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