The Colombo Journal
TypeBi-weekly newspaper
Founded1 January 1832 (1832-01-01)
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication31 December 1833 (1833-12-31)
CountryCeylon
OCLC number42284480

The Colombo Journal was a short-lived English-language bi-weekly newspaper in Ceylon. The newspaper started on 1 January 1832 with George Lee as editor.[1][2] George Lee was the Superintendent of the Government Press and later Postmaster General.[3] The newspaper had the support of the government and Governor Robert Wilmot-Horton.[3][4] Apart from Horton and Lee other senior government officials who wrote for the newspaper included the governor's private secretary Henry Tufnell and George Turnour.[5] Criticism of the British government led to the newspaper being closed by the Colonial Office on 31 December 1833.[2][6]

References

  1. ^ "Periodicals and Newspapers in Ceylon" (PDF). Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon. XXXI (4): 147. April 1942. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23.
  2. ^ a b Martyn, John H. (1923). Notes on Jaffna - Chronological, Historical, Biographical (PDF). Tellippalai: American Ceylon Mission Press. p. 205. ISBN 81-206-1670-7.
  3. ^ a b "Significant events in May: An English newspaper". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 30 April 2006.
  4. ^ Indrajit Banerjee, Stephen Logan, ed. (2008). Asian Communication Handbook 2008. Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University. p. 447. ISBN 9789814136105.
  5. ^ Arnold Wright, ed. (1999). Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. p. 301. ISBN 81-206-1335-X.
  6. ^ Mendis, G. C. (May 1946). Ceylon Under the British (2nd (revised) ed.). Colombo: The Colombo Apothecaries' Co. Ltd. p. 55.


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