Frederica Jansz is a Sri Lankan journalist and former editor of The Sunday Leader. During her time at newspaper she was highly critical of Sri Lanka's government. Her predecessor Lasantha Wickrematunge had been assassinated, and Jansz was subject to frequent intimidation and harassment and to acts of arson and numerous death threats. After being dismissed from her position at the newspaper in September 2012 by its new, government-friendly owner, Jansz emigrated to the US, where she now lives. Personal life Jansz is a Burgher of Dutch origin and is the cousin of Jacqueline Fernandez and the sister-in-law of Jatin Rungta. She has two children. Media and journalism Jansz "began her career as a war reporter for Visnews, the television arm of Reuters, during the Sri Lankan Civil War." She conducted interviews with government soldiers and guerilla forces, and also served as an investigative journalist covering the Sri Lankan parliament. "As one of the only female journalists in Sri Lanka, she established herself as a respected political reporter and became the anchor of a morning news TV show." The Sunday Leader She joined The Sunday Leader, which has been described as a “politically fueled investigative newspaper” and as Sri Lanka’s “lone independent voice,” in 1994, and was asked by Lal Wickrematunge to become its editor in January 2009 following the assassination of editor-in-chief Lasantha Wickrematunge, under whom she had trained. Wickrematunge "was ambushed by men on motorbikes who shot him through the head." Like Wickrematunge, Jansz received threats due to her work, including death threats. She has stated that she began receiving these threats shortly after becoming editor. "I received one letter in red ink, saying 'I will chop you up if you don't stop writing this,'" she told the Telegraph. The handwriting was the same as in a threatening letter that had been sent to Lasantha three weeks before his murder. On 22 October 2009 Jansz and News Editor Munza Mushtaq were sent hand written death threats through the post. "We will slice you up if you do not stop your writing," the letters threatened. Jansz told Reporters Without Borders that Wickrematunge had received the same letter which his secretary had filed away. Jansz said the letters were compared by a graphologist, who confirmed that all three were written by the same person. Jansz said the letters were compared by a graphologist who confirmed all three letters were authored by