Lankadeepa
 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Wijeya Newspapers |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Political alignment | Centrist |
| Language | Sinhala |
| Headquarters | No. 48, Park Street, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka |
| Circulation |
150,000 (Daily Lankadeepa) 350,000 (Sunday Lankadeepa) |
| Website | http://www.lankadeepa.lk |
Lankadeepa (Sinhalese: ලංකාදීප) is a daily Sri Lankan Sinhala language newspaper which is owned by Wijeya Newspapers. Chairman of the organization is Ranjith Wijewardene, the son of D. R. Wijewardena.[1] The weekend newspaper, named Irida Lankadeepa, is published on Sundays. They were established in 1991.[2] The newspaper's coverage includes politics, sports, entertainment and military.
Irida Lankadeepa won the SLIM Nielson peoples awards in year 2006-2007 and 2008-2010 as Sri Lanka's most popular weekend newspaper. Its sister newspapers are The Sunday Times, The Daily Mirror and Tamil Mirror.[3] Daily Lankadeepa has an average circulation of 150,000 while its Sunday edition 350,000.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Wijeya Newspapers Limited". Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Newspapers in Ceylon". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers" (Web). PressReference.com. Advameg Inc. 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ↑ "Wijeya Newspapers boost its capacity with two more Manugraph Lines". allaboutnewspapers.com. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
External links
- Official Google page :
- Wijaya Newspapers
- BBC Sri Lanka media
- Lankadeepa official website
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