Anonymous Source Tracker

Examples of how major English-language news organizations use anonymous sources. Updated daily.


EXCLUSIVE: Authentic Brands Said to Be Weighing Barneys ...
Authentic would have to find an operator for Barneys on Madison Avenue. “That search is happening,” the source said. Saks Fifth Avenue had the exclusive rights ...

Yahoo  ∙  August 9, 2007


Simon and Farallon offer $1.56 billion for Mills: WSJ - Reuters
Citing a person close to Simon, the Journal said the latest offer is a cash tender offer, which would allow Mills shareholders to get their cash in a matter of ...

Reuters  ∙  August 9, 2007


ProSiebenSat.1 core profit slips amid sale talks | Reuters
1, but it was eliminated from the process after about 10 bids were submitted, a person familiar with the situation told Reuters on Wednesday. The cost of ...

Reuters  ∙  August 9, 2007


888 says growing fast outside U.S | Reuters
One London analyst, who declined to be named, said the numbers looked reasonable, but nearly all 888's growth outside the United States had come from poker, ...

Reuters  ∙  August 9, 2007


Big powers split on U.N. court to try Hariri killers - Reuters
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, according to U.N. diplomats speaking on condition of anonymity. The four powers argue that allowing the council to pick the judges ...

Reuters  ∙  August 9, 2007


India, U.S. to hold nuclear deal talks this week | Reuters
"Hopefully, they will be able to make more progress," the official, who did not want to be named, told Reuters. The deal, first agreed in principle in 2005 ...

Reuters  ∙  August 9, 2007


France's Axa mulls bid for Standard Life -paper | Reuters
Sources close to the situation later said one of the unsuccessful suitors was life insurer Resolution . Separately, Standard Life's current chief financial ...

Reuters  ∙  August 9, 2007


U.S. soldiers get emotional welcome home - Reuters
"Maybe now that we have a new defense secretary maybe we won't have to go back," said the soldier, who declined to be named, as he hoisted his young daughter ...

Reuters  ∙  August 9, 2007


Shi'ite officials press Iraq PM to tackle militias - Reuters
"The main problem for the government now is ... the Mehdi Army militia," said the official, who like others declined to be identified because of sensitivities ...

Reuters  ∙  August 9, 2007


Why America Has Waged a Losing Battle on Fallouja - Los Angeles ...
A civilian official who declined to be identified said that “the military leadership told us this was something they could do with a low risk of civilian ...

LA Times  ∙  October 24, 2004