Lankadeepa
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Wijeya Newspapers |
| Founded | 1991 |
Political alignment | Centrist |
| Language | Sinhala |
| Headquarters | 8 Hunupitiya Cross Road, Colombo |
| Circulation | 285,000 (Daily Lankadeepa) 580,000 (Sunday Lankadeepa) |
| Website | http://www.lankadeepa.lk |
Lankadeepa (Sinhala: 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.
The newspaper has received the SLIM-Nielsen People's Award for most popular newspaper on multiple occasions. In 2014, Daily Mirror reported that Lankadeepa had won the award for the eighth consecutive time, followed by a ninth consecutive win in 2015 and a tenth in 2016.[3][4][5] Its sister newspapers are The Sunday Times, The Daily Mirror and Tamil Mirror.[6] Daily Lankadeepa has an average circulation of 285,000 while its Sunday edition 580,000.[7][8]
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[edit]- ↑ "Newspapers in Ceylon". Ancestry.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ "Wijeya Newspapers Limited". Wijeya Newspapers. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "Lankadeepa wins most popular newspaper award". Daily Mirror. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
- ↑ "Lankadeepa wins most popular newspaper award". Daily Mirror. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
- ↑ "Lankadeepa wins most popular newspaper award". Daily Mirror. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers". Press Reference. Advameg Inc. 2007. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ↑ "Wijeya Newspapers boost its capacity with two more Manugraph Lines". All About Newspapers. Vol. 3, no. 3. New Delhi. July–September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka media guide". BBC News. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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