In the month of June 2021, ITN, Swarnavahini, Sirasa, and Siyatha TV programs broadcast the use of face shields without masks, which sets a bad example during the third wave of Covid-19.

In the month of June 2021, TV news channels including Sirasa, ITN, Rupavahini, Swarnavahini, Hiru, and Rupavahini broadcast the presidential pardon of Duminda Silva in various manners.

In the month of June 2021, articles published in Mawbima, Lankadeepa, and Divaina revealed the ethnicity of those involved in crimes, which is irrelevant, and violates media ethics.

In the month of June 2021 article published in Aruna, Dinamina, Divaina, Mawbima, and Lankadeepa did not include suicide helpline hotlines, which violates media ethics.

In the month of June 2021, articles published in Divaina, Mawbima, and Lankadeepa used derogatory terms such as ගණිකා, කැත වැඩක්, and කොරෝනා කතක් that violate media ethics.

In the month of June 2020, articles published in Divaina, Aruna, and Mawbima reported news with no sources, which is irresponsible reporting.

This infographic depicts SL's rank/position in the World Press Freedom index.

අප්‍රේල් 16 දින මාධ්‍ය හමුවක් කැඳවා, ජනාධිපති ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්‍ෂ තමන්ට ලබා දුන්නා යැයි කියූ දුරකථන ඇමතුමක් සම්බන්ධව පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී විජයදාස රාජපක්ෂ විසින් සිදුකළ අදහස් දැක්වීම අප්‍රේල් 16 සහ 17 දෙදින තුල රූපවාහිනී පුවත් ...

In the month of May 2021, an article published in Divaina regarding Covid-19 and quarantine regulations used the phrase 'දවස් දාහතරක් කකුල් දෙකෙන් එල්ලා තැබිය යුතුය ', which promotes violence.

In the month of May 2021 several Sinhala newspapers published information regarding the Port City Economic Commission Bill, which was inconsistent.