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Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center What does media freedom mean in a place like Sri Lanka that is determined to stamp out a long-standing insurrection?: 2 of 12

The civil war in Sri Lanka is based on one part of the population wanting independence from the other. It's a popular scenario repeated across the world and features in both British and American history. During British and American civil wars the parties involved relied on word-of-mouth, Pony Express and maybe the occasional newspaper or telegram to relay news. They didn't have television, radio, satellite phones, email or the internet to broadcast the latest opinion poll, live scenes from the action zone or heroes' horizontal homecoming. It is questionable whether viewing coffins coming h...
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