Summary
Dinamina (Sinhala: දිනමිණ) is a Sinhala language daily newspaper in Sri Lanka. It is published by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House), a government-owned corporation. The newspaper commenced publishing in 1909.[1] It was founded by the Sinhalese scholar H. S. Perera who acted as both owner and editor-in-chief of the paper at the outset. Upon Perera's death in December 1914, D. R. Wijewardena (who would later go on to become a prominent figure in the country's struggle for independence) bought out the company. It is now owned by the government of Sri Lanka.[2][3]
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited |
| Editor | Gamini Jayalath |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Language | Sinhala |
| Headquarters | 35, D. R. Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka |
| Circulation | 75,000 |
| Sister newspapers | Sunday Observer Daily News Silumina Thinakaran |
| Website | dinamina.lk |
The newspaper's offices were located initially at First Cross Street, Colombo, and was printed at the Lankabhimanava Vishrutha press. Later, Wijewardene bought a larger area of land elsewhere in Colombo, and built 'Lake House' building, which then became home to the offices of the Dinamina, along with several other newspapers that Wijewardene began, including the Sri Lankan English daily, the Daily News. Despite the plethora of other newspapers based in the building, it became known as the 'Dinamina Kantoruva' in Sinhala, meaning 'Dinamina Centre'. The price of a copy was three cents in Ceylonese rupees at the time it first began circulation.
The newspaper is written as a broadsheet, with photographs printed both in color and black and white. Weekday printings include the main section, containing news on national affairs, international affairs, business, political analysis, sports, editorials and opinions. Separate sections contain classifieds, and, depending on the city it is distributed in, local (metropolitan) news. Since 26 January 2020 the editor-in-chief of the daily Dinamina is Gamini Jayalath.[4] Previously it was held by Pushpa Rowel and she was the first woman to rise to the rank of the Chief Editor of a Sinhala national newspaper.[5]
Dinamina Online Edition (www.dinamina.lk) edit
www.dinamina.lk is online edition of dinamina newspaper. www.dinamina.lk won Best Designed News Website award in Journalism Awards for Excellence 2016 (Sinhala stream)[6]
www.dinamina.lk won a Merit award in the Best Sinhala Language Website category in Best Web.lk event organised by LK Domain Registry.[7][8][9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Newspapers in Ceylon". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Media analysis" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ FMM accuses Sri Lankan state media being used to promote hate and harm against independent media
- ^ Dinamina new Editor
- ^ "Pushpa makes history". sundaytimes.lk.
- ^ "Sunday Times - Journalism Awards for Excellence 2016 : Sunday Times wins 5 awards including Merit for Best Designed News Website". www.sundaytimes.lk. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Lake House wins most awards at Best Web.lk 2017". Daily News.
- ^ "Best Web.lk තරඟාවලියයේ වැඩිම සම්මාන ලේක් හවුසියට". dinamina.lk.
- ^ "19 Feb 2017 winners". www.bestweb.lk.
External links edit
- Dinamina official website
- [1] Official Blog