Groundviews

Groundviews is a citizens journalism website based in Sri Lanka which uses a range of genres and media to highlight alternative perspectives on governance, human rights, the arts and literature, peace-building and other issues.

Active

Since 1996

Colombo, Sri Lanka

**Our vision** To demonstrate, by example, that citizen journalism can enable civil, progressive and inclusive discussions on democracy, rights, governance and peace in Sri Lanka. This site was the first attempt in Sri Lanka to create a means through which citizens in civil society could pen their own perspectives of life in conflict zones, call attention to humanitarian emergencies, give information on security / ground conditions and present alternatives to the_ status quo_. The site is also a forum for critical debate, including academic commentary anchored in ground reality that would or could not find expression in traditional / mainstream media in Sri Lanka today. It is also a site for new media innovation, demonstrating by example how web and mobile platforms, apps and technologies can, _inter alia_, bear witness to violence, document rights violations, record corruption as well as stories of resilience, courage and hope.