This book was released at a tumultuous time when Sri Lanka's media was facing a serious threat from political forces that are both obvious and shadowy. Not a single assassination recorded in this compilation has been successfully concluded. No details of the investigations have been revealed. This book records the assassination of media personnel up to March 2009. Physical elimination of individuals is the most brutal of all attacks on media freedom and free expression. A survey of individual killings would provide an insight into attempts made in curtailing and curbing media freedom and independence of expressions. It also helps to understand the socio political background of those killings and attempts in curbing media freedom and independence of expressions. This document would create an opening to such perusal.