The article published in Dinamina on 21 July 2023, violated media ethical guidelines by revealing the identity of 16 year old students and using sensational headlines.

During the month of July 2023, several newspapers and television channels covered the narrative supporting and opposing the cutting of the Crudia zeylanica tree. Newspapers such as Dinamina, Lankadeepa, Aruna and television ...

In the month of August 2023, Sinhala newspapers Dinamina, Divaina, Lankadeepa and Sinhala TV channel Hiru used derogatory terms such as "කුඩුකාරයා" (Kudukaraya), "කුඩ්ඩන්" (Kuddan) and "මත් ලෝලියා" (Math loliya) to ...

During the month of April 2023, Dinamina and Silumina newspapers published insensitive editorials and a cartoon that trivialised Buddhi Prabodha Karunaratne's death and mental illness.

On the 10th of April 2023, Aruna used a headline which objectified and sexualised women, while Lankadeepa reported the same news ethically. On the 2nd of April 2023, Silumina published an article containing women stereotypes, ...

On August 31, 2023, Ethics Eye published media ethics guidelines for obtaining statements from affected parties.

During the month of April 2023, several Sinhala, English newspapers and Sinhala TV channels, i.e. Aruna, Dinamina, Divaina, Lankadeepa, Mawbima, Daily News, Hiru TV news and Derana Aruna newspapers reading program, violated ...

On 27 July 2023, Swarnavahini's reportage on a student who died in an accident used the term "මල් කැකුළක්" (Mal kakulak), which sensationalised the incident. On July 27 2023, Hiru reported the news ethically, avoiding ...

On the 3rd of August 2023, articles published in Lankadeepa, Dinamina and Mawbima had reported on the death of a Corporal in an insensitive manner.

In the months of July and August 2023, Sinhala newspapers Dinamina, Divaina, Mawbima and Lankadeepa published articles that contain terms that trivialize sex crimes and the term "දුෂණය" (Dushanaya).