Date Channel Numb Sarath Fonseka Others

er of Mahinda Rajapakse
News
Items
In Favor Of Against Against
In Favor Of

Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

January 5 Lakhanda 6 - 6 - - - - -
January 7 10 4 - - - 4 1 1
January 5 ITN* 8 1 3 3 1 -
January 6 ITN 12 3 3 3 2 1
January 7 ITN 6 3 1 1 1 -
January 8 ITN 9 4 1 4 - -
January 5 SLBC* 10 3 3 - - 4
January 6 SLBC 7 3 2 1 1 -
January 7 SLBC 8 6 2 - - -
January 8 SLBC 7 6 - - 1 -
January 9 SLBC 8 2 2 1 2 1 -
January 5 SLRC 8 3 3 1 1 -
January 6 SLRC 13 5 3 5 - -
January 7 SLRC 16 7 3 1 5 - -
January 8 SLRC 12 4 3 2 3 -
January 9 SLRC 5 3 1 1 - -
Time Channel Total Sarath Fonseka Other
Period News Mahinda Rajapakse
Items
In Favor Of Against In Favor Of Against

Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

January ITN 35 11 8 - - - - 11 4 1
5-8 100% 31% 23% 31% 12% 3%
January SLBC 40 20 9 - - 1 - 3 3 4
5-9 100% 50% 23% 2% 7.5% 7.5% 10%
January SLRC* 54 22 13 - - 1 - 14 4 -
5-9 100% 41% 24% 1% 26% 7%

Abbreviations ITN : Independent Television Network (Swadeena Rupavahini Sevaya)

SLBC : Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (Sri Lanka Guvanviduli Sansthawa)
SLRC : Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (Jathika Rupavahini Sevaya)