by Tyron Devotta
As a writer, I was born into a world of objectivity, the one who was chasing that holy grail of writing without bias. My first job was in the Sun Newspapers (just to clarify, we did ...
By Tyron Devotta
For centuries, societies have described power in terms of “estates.” In medieval Europe, the three estates of the realm were the clergy, the nobility, and the commons—a ...
Writers have always lived with a peculiar mix of arrogance and insecurity. We believe our words can move mountains, yet we fear they may vanish in the flood of other voices. Now, along comes ...
By Tyron Devotta
Few Sri Lankan media personalities have championed the cause of depth and context in broadcast journalism quite like Asoka Dias, whose long-running morning show Pathikada ...
By Tyron Devotta
Many people assume the media — especially the mainstream media — is all-knowing. In reality, this is rarely true. One key reason is that sources often hold back critical ...
By Tyron Devotta
In the mid-20th century, Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan transformed the way we thought about communication. With now-famous phrases like “The medium is the ...
by Tyron Devotta
I’ve known Angelo for close on fifty years. He’s always been a prolific writer—and, besides that, a wandering soul, a traveler. So it comes as no surprise that 'Radio Silence' ...
By Tyron Devotta
In Sri Lanka, especially within the English-language press, the term Corporate Social Responsibility—or CSR—has become increasingly met with skepticism. One business ...
By Tyron Devotta
Writing short stories for the media is an art form—one that demands a deep understanding of the world around us, more than a need to express our own thoughts. In today’s ...
by Tyron Devotta
We live in an era dominated by citizen journalism and an overwhelming flow of mainstream media that spans the globe. From the moment we wake to the moment we ...
by Tyron Devotta
For decades, psychology textbooks have painted a clear picture: machines can't perceive objects unless they see them whole. The human mind, they claimed, was far superior. ...
by Tyron Devotta
My recent article on Generative AI (GAI) in journalism sparked lively debate. A veteran journalist even contacted me, worried about AI replacing writers. My answer? AI can ...
by Tyron Devotta
The ink may still be drying on traditional newspapers, but some believe the writing is already on the wall for the old guard of journalism. Generative AI, a type of ...
by Tyron Devotta
Birthdays were important for Killi Rajamahendran! It was a day for celebration and wishes. It ended, for him, with a party. Not a big one. A chosen list of friends, ...
There is a notion, a thought, a germ of an idea that is forming amongst some of my ex-journalist friends, that there is a need for a newspaper or magazine or some other media that should be managed ...
