In the month of June 2021 article published in Divaina used the term "Cheena" to address a Chinese national, which violates media ethics and promotes xenophobia.

In the month of May 2021, news channels broadcast a conflict in the Maharagama Municipal Council in an unethical manner.

In the month of May 2021 Ethics Eye published inforgraphics on Media ethics related to ethnicity and religon.

In the month of May 2021 Hiru and Swarnavahini TV news broadcast Covid-19 cremations, which is considered disrespectful and a violation of media ethics.

In the month of May 2021 an article published in Sunday Lankadeepa used language such as මර්දනය කළ යුතු තැන මර්දනය කළ යුතුමය, while Derana, Sirasa, and Hiru TV broadcast news in a manner which justified extra-judiciary killings.

In the month of May 2021 articles published in Aruna, Divaina, Sunday Divaina, Lankadeepa, and Dinamina used misleading headlines that violate media ethics.

In the month of May 2021 Derana and Hiru TV Prime Time News broadcast Covid-19 health regulation violators in a manner that revealed their identity, which violates privacy and media ethics.

In the month of May 2021 articles published in Aruna, Dinamina, Mawbima and Lankadeepa used disability-first language such as 'ආබාධිත' instead of person-first language such as 'ආබාධ සහිත', which marginalizes such communities.

In the month of May 2021 articles published in various Sinhala newspapers used derogatory terms such as කෙලෙසූ, පිස්සු වැටුණු, මෙහෙකාරිය, කොරෝනා මව, and කාක්කිය.

In the month of April 2021, articles published in Divaina and Aruna used derogatory terms such as "kudda" and "mathloliya", which is considered disrespectful and is against media ethics guidelines.