Social media users and their smartphones have driven and documented protests that ended the presidency of Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Even mainstream media outlets have been forced to assess the sort of coverage they do.Contributors:Nalaka Gunawardene - Media analystVindhya Buthpitiya - Anthropologist, University of St AndrewsBhavani Fonseka - Human rights lawyerSanjana Hattotuwa - Research fellow, The Disinfo ProjectOn our radar:Bashar al-Assad’s latest Aleppo visit was a PR hit. Tariq Nafi has more on the highly symbolic visit that provided plenty of media opportunities.India’s local journalism under pressure:Being a local journalist in India is fraught with challenges. We speak to two journalists - one from Indian-administered Kashmir and the other from Chhattisgarh - about the pressures they face.Contributors:Kamal Shukla - Editor, Bhumkal SamacharAnuradha Bhasin - Executive editor, Kashmir TimesSubscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribeFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglishFind us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeeraCheck our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/@AljazeeraEnglish#Aljazeeraenglish#News