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උදේ පත්තර වැඩසටහන්වලින් කරන අතිශයෝක්ති වර්ණනා නිසා දරුවන් යළි අපචාරයට! පුවත්පත් මණ්ඩල පනත සංශෝධනය වෙයි

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උදේ පත්තර වැඩසටහන්වලින් කරන අතිශයෝක්ති වර්ණනා නිසා දරුවන් යළි අපචාරයට! පුවත්පත් මණ්ඩල පනත සංශෝධනය වෙයිPhoto: WhatNews

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  • WhatNews reports that the Press Council Act is being revised.
  • WhatNews says the changes are intended to adapt the law to current media trends.
  • WhatNews reports concerns that sensationalised morning-TV coverage can retraumatise child victims.

WhatNews reports that Sri Lanka’s Press Council Act is undergoing amendments to bring it in line with current media trends. The report does not specify the proposed changes or provide a timetable for their completion.

WhatNews says newspaper stories are sometimes discussed in exaggerated terms on morning television programmes, and that this may cause a child victim to undergo renewed harm related to the original abuse. The report provides no further details about a particular case or the people involved.

Based on: WhatNewsWritten by AI from WhatNewsthese outlets’ reports. Not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original reports are the authority. .
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