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Sumathi Best Television Investigative Reporting Award

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The Sumathi Best Television Investigative Reporting Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Sumathi Group of Campany associated with many commercial brands for the best Sri Lankan investigative reporting of the year in television screen.[1]

The award was first given in 2011, with the influence of Civil War investigations taken place at the battle front in 2009. The award is given to the best two investigative reporting television channel. Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.[2]

Awards

Year Place TV channel
2011[3]
1st place
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
2nd place
Independent Television Network
2012
1st place
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
2nd place
Independent Television Network
2013
1st place
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
2nd place
Independent Television Network
2014
1st place
Swarnavahini
2015
1st place
TV Derana
2nd place
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
2016 1st place - Seya Sadewmi murder TV Derana[4]
2nd - Maha Oyya Kiri Govi Getaluwa Swarnavahini
2017
1st place
TV Derana
2nd place
Swarnavahini[5]
2018
1st place - Hiru TV News
Sudewa Hettiarachchi
2nd place - Ukussa Death of Dala Puttuwa
TV Derana[6]
2019
1st place - Ukussa
TV Derana[7]
2nd place
Sirasa TV

References

  1. ^ "About Sumathi Awards". www.sumathiawards.lk.
  2. ^ "Sumathi Award winners in each year". www.sumathiawards.lk.
  3. ^ "Sumathi Tele Awards 2011". The Sunday Times.
  4. ^ "Ada Derana wins award at Sumathi Awards". Ada Derana.
  5. ^ "Sumathi Awards 2017". Sarasaviya.
  6. ^ "Derana wins big at Sumathi Awards 2018". Ada Derana.
  7. ^ "Ada Derana awarded at 24th Sumathi Awards". Ada Derana.