Anonymous sources in newspapers of January 19

South Asia Check / January 20, 2017

Kantiur report headlined “Prices of medicines 20 times higher” by Atul Mishra datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed source in three instances: A doctor at Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, an office bearer at the Department of Customs and an office bearer at the Ministry of Health.

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