Anonymous sources in newspapers of August 11

South Asia Check / August 11, 2015

Annapurna Post report headlined “September 1 new deadline for new constitution” by Chiranjivi Dhungana datelined Kathmandu has quoted two unnamed sources: an official of the Constituent Assembly and another source.

Nagarik report headlined “Constitution promulgation date keeps shifting” by Balaram Pandey datelined Kathmandu has quoted two unnamed sources: a source associated with Constituent Assembly secretariat and another source.

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