Lankadeepa Explained

Lankadeepa
Type:	Daily newspaper
Format:	Broadsheet
Foundation:	1991
Owners:	Wijeya Newspapers
Language:	Sinhala
Political:	Centrist
Circulation:	285,000 (Daily Lankadeepa) 580,000 (Sunday Lankadeepa)
Headquarters:	8 Hunupitiya Cross Road, Colombo
Website:	http://www.lankadeepa.lk

Lankadeepa (Sinhala; Sinhalese: ලංකාදීප) is a daily Sri Lankan Sinhala language newspaper which is owned by Wijeya Newspapers. They were established in 1991.^[1] The chairman of the organisation is Ranjith Wijewardene, the son of D. R. Wijewardena.^[2] The newspaper's coverage includes politics, sports, entertainment and military. The weekend newspaper, named Irida Lankadeepa, is published on Sundays.

Irida Lankadeepa won the SLIM-Nielsen People's Awards in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 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 285,000 while its Sunday edition 580,000.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of newspapers in Sri Lanka

External links

• Wijaya Newspapers
• BBC Sri Lanka media

Notes and References

1. Web site: Newspapers in Ceylon. Ancestry.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20080616175411/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/newsceylon.htm. 16 June 2008. dead. 22 April 2012.
2. Web site: Wijeya Newspapers Limited. Wijeya Newspapers. https://web.archive.org/web/20110925043825/http://www.wijeyanewspapers.lk/About_Us.htm. 25 September 2011. dead. 18 April 2012.
3. Web site: Sri Lanka Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers. 2007. Press Reference. Advameg Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20180513061410/http://www.pressreference.com/Sa-Sw/Sri-Lanka.html. 13 May 2018. live. 11 February 2009.
4. July–September 2008. Wijeya Newspapers boost its capacity with two more Manugraph Lines. dead. All About Newspapers. New Delhi. 3. 3. https://web.archive.org/web/20081016145957/http://www.allaboutnewspapers.com/july08/story6.htm. 16 October 2008. 18 April 2012.
5. Web site: Sri Lanka media guide . BBC News . 15 Dec 2010 . 20 May 2023.