{"id":24111,"date":"2014-06-20T11:42:14","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T06:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/?p=4274"},"modified":"2014-06-20T11:42:14","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T06:12:14","slug":"safma-sri-lanka-appeals-for-balanced-news-media-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/ta\/safma-sri-lanka-appeals-for-balanced-news-media-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"SAFMA Sri Lanka appeals for balanced news media coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/249524_2133095604887_6686310_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4277 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/249524_2133095604887_6686310_n-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"249524_2133095604887_6686310_n\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>&#8220;We find that there is a public perception, both locally and internationally, that the Sri Lankan news media are under-reporting the current anti-Muslim social unrest. 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