One such area is the reference to past military operations. Another area is military procurements. Yet another area that needs to be defined is the requirement that the media should refrain from reporting any matter that would affect the morale of the security forces. No responsible media has willfully indulged in this task but the definition is so broad someone can discern practically any report could demoralise the troops. For example a terrorist attack on a troop position causing casualties contained in a press release issued by the Special Media Information Centre, or a report that a group of troops in a battle area were down with dengue, or a report about a grand carnival in Colombo when the separatist war is going on or even the case of a nationally televised cricket match.
Examples are many but some definition is necessary.
Even without that definition, the media has not consciously published any deliberate account that could demoralise troops. Of course, public interest demands the publication of some reports which do pose morale problems. An example would be the Krishanthi Kumaraswamy rape and murder case where Government actions had to be reported. The only way to have a proper guideline is through good rapport and dialogue with the media.