Anonymous sources in newspapers of February 25

South Asia Check / February 26, 2017

Annapurna Post report headlined “Leftist alliance in the making” by Chiranjivi Dhungana datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed sources in three instances: A highly-placed source, a source, and a senior leader of the CPN-UML.

Kantipur report headlined “Confusion about boundaries and voters” by Rajesh Mishra datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed source in one instance: A source.

The Kathmandu Post report headlined “Delay in bringing poll code a major cause for concern” by Prithvi Man Shrestha datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed sources in three instances: Election Commission officials, some Election Commission officials and experts.

The Kathmandu Post report headlined “LLRC rules out report revision” datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed sources in one instance: LLRC officials. LLRC stands for Local Level Restructuring Commission. This report does not carry a byline.

Republica report headlined “Won’t accept foreign aid for local polls” EC” by Bhadra Sharma datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed sources in three instances: Government sources, an informed source and a source.

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