Media Monitoring Support in Sinhala

To strengthen the RCO’s early warning capacity, trend analysis, and public advocacy, the SHRA requires structured media monitoring of Sri Lanka's national and regional press landscape.

This Online Volunteer assignment aims to systematically track, analyze, and digest Sinhala print, digital, and social media coverage related to socio-economic situation, political developments, human rights, civil liberties, and legislative updates.

Under the overall supervision of the Senior Human Rights Advisor and direct supervision of the Associate Human Rights Officer, the Online Volunteer will virtually support:

• Conduct daily screening of prominent print newspapers, online news portals, and social media channels in Sinhala for key human rights developments, public sentiment, and policy debates.
• Identify, track, and log news items and online narratives related to key human rights themes, such as freedom of expression and assembly, hate speech, non-discrimination, minority rights, and rule of law.
• Immediately flag high-priority, time-sensitive incidents, risks, or emerging trends to the supervisor via agreed digital communication channels.
• Draft brief, objective weekly media digests and summary notes in English, highlighting key headlines, emerging narratives, and editorial perspectives.
• Liaise virtually with counterpart online volunteer to avoid duplication and ensure balanced, cross-regional media coverage.