Anonymous sources in newspapers of May 29

South Asia Check / June 2, 2017

Annapurna Post report headlined “Agreement to postpone polls” by Chiranjivi Dhungana datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed source in one instance: A leader who participated in the meeting.

Annapurna Post report headlined “Budget today” by Sujit Mahat datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed source in one instance: A source from the Budget Division at the Ministry of Finance.

Kantipur report headlined “Caretaker government presenting a jumbo budget” by Gokarna Awasthi and Krishna Acharya datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed source in three instances: An official involved in formulating budget, source, and an official from the Ministry of Finance.

Republica report headlined “NC, Maoists propose deferring poll to accommodate RJPN” datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed source in one instance: a leader from Rastriya Janata Party Nepal. This report doesn’t carry a byline.

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