Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism
Project Exile: Sri Lanka editor fled after attempt on life
By  • 19 January 2018
“I have no wish to return since the individuals who I believe to be responsible are still in positions of power…” [caption id="attachment_8973" align="alignleft" width="193"] Upali Tennakoon (courtesy)[/caption] When former editor Upali Tennakoon speculates about…
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Project Exile: Criticizing Sri Lanka war leads to exile
By  • 18 April 2016
When columnist and human rights activist Sunanda Deshapriya criticized the Sri Lankan government’s war against Tamil rebels, he didn’t know he wouldn’t be able to return to his country for six years. [caption id="attachment_6839" align="alignleft"…
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Project Exile: Dog story leads Sri Lanka editor to flee
By  • 23 March 2015
"It took me 20 years to reach the top in journalism in Sri Lanka, and I do not have another 20 years to reach the top as an interior designer." Frederica Jansz surely knew that…
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