Anonymous sources in newspapers of January 16

South Asia Check / January 17, 2016

Annpurna Post report headlined “Load-shedding not to decrease” by Bikas Thapa datelined Kathmandu has quoted two unnamed officials from the Nepal Electricity Authority.

Annapurna Post report headlined “Indian cops enter Nepal again” by Diwakar Bhandari datelined Kalaiya has quoted an unnamed police source.

Kantipur report headlined “Reconstruction mega-campaign” by Krishna Acharya datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed official from the National Reconstruction Authority.

Kantipur report headlined “Diplomats ask: Where are the ambassadors” by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed source from the Office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers and another official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This material is copyrighted but may be used for any purpose by giving due credit to southasiacheck.org.
Comments

Recommended Read

Quarterly report (April-June 2019) on anonymous sources in newspapers During the three months between April 1 and June 30, 2019, among the six major national dailies that we monitor, Kantipur used the most number of anonymous sources (245) in the front page reports. Read More
Quarterly report (Jan-March 2019 on anonymous sources in newspapers During the three months between January 1 and March 31, 2019, The Kathmandu Post used the most number of anonymous sources – 318 in total – in the front page reports. Read More
Quarterly report (October-December 2018) on anonymous sources in newspapers During the three months between October 1 and December 31, 2018, among the six major national dailies that we monitor, Annapurna Post daily used the most number of anonymous sources in the front page ... Read More