Anonymous sources in newspapers of May 3

South Asia Check / May 8, 2017

Annapurna Post report headlined “Conclusion of former chief justices and justices: Court verdict influenced by political intervention” by Yam Birahi datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed source in one instance: A justice.

The Himalayan Times report headlined “NC yet to recommend new home minister” datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed source in one instance: A Nepali Congress source. This report does not carry a byline.

Republica report headlined “Local unit candidacies filed in 34 districts” by Bhadra Sharma datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed CPN-UML leader in one instance: Experts.

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 2020) on anonymous sources in newspapers Among the five dailies monitored this quarter, Kantipur used the most number of anonymous sources in its front page reports. We omitted Republica because the newspaper stopped printing since April 16. Read More
Quarterly report (Jan-March 2020) on anonymous sources During the first quarter of 2020, among the six national dailies that we monitor, Nagarik used the most number of anonymous sources (177) followed by Kantipur (176) in the front page reports. Read More
Quarterly report (Oct-Dec 2019) on anonymous sources in newspapers During the three months (Oct 1-Dec 31, 2019), among the six major national dailies that we monitor, Kantipur daily used the most number of anonymous sources in the front page reports. Read More