Anonymous Source Tracker

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


In Gentrifying Berlin, Revenge of the Anarchists - TIME
Apr 1, 2010 ... Sven, who declined to give his last name, looked up and down his leafy street in the trendy Prenzlauer Berg district, but it had vanished. Just then, a ...

Time  ∙  April 2, 2010


Deutsche,Moore Capital in UK insider trading probe | Reuters
The trader being investigated is Julian Rifat, said a person close to the hedge fund. Rifat, who joined Moore's London operation in 2008, is a so-called ...

Reuters  ∙  March 24, 2010


Indian federal bond yields to open up on U.S. cues | Reuters
... people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. Businesscategory · US Labor Department urged to prioritize November employment, CPI data post ...

Reuters  ∙  March 19, 2010


Indian bond yields near 17 mth highs;inflation data eyed | Reuters
... sources familiar with the matter said. category · Australia's ASX begins publishing some company announcements but outage remains, website shows. 1 hour ago. An ...

Reuters  ∙  March 12, 2010


FDA official, without providing data, claims link between COVID-19 ...
... sources familiar with the email. The memo was first reported by the New York Times. Prasad suggested that the deaths were related to myocarditis, or the ...

CBS News  ∙  March 12, 2010


SNAPSHOT-Indian stocks, bonds, rupee, swaps at 9:55 a.m. | Reuters
... official briefed on the matter. Businesscategory · Saade family becomes Carrefour's second-largest shareholder. 18 hours ago. Carrefour logo at a supermarket ...

Reuters  ∙  March 10, 2010


Australia's PEP considering H2 IPO of Hoyts -source | Reuters
... considering selling or floating its Hoyts cinema chain, the latest in a string of potential private equity exits, a source familiar with the situation said.

Reuters  ∙  March 4, 2010


Spain's FCC studies auto inspection sale -source | Reuters
"We're studying the deal but there's still no sale order," the source said. The Reuters Iran Briefing newsletter keeps you informed with the latest ...

Reuters  ∙  March 2, 2010


Paterson Is Said to Have Ordered Calls in Abuse Case - ny times
Mar 1, 2010 ... ... person, who was briefed on the matter. That description would contradict the woman's accounts to the police and in court. Mr. Paterson also enlisted another ...

New York Times  ∙  March 2, 2010


SNAPSHOT-Indian stocks, bonds, rupee, swaps, gold at 6:18 p.m. ...
The company is working with Lazard to review options, a source said. Businesscategory · Wall St Week Ahead Investors zero in on Nvidia results as US tech ...

Reuters  ∙  February 24, 2010


Archives Bans Photography In Rotunda - NPR
Feb 24, 2010 ... The one guy our producer Melissa Gray caught wouldn't give his name, but he's typical of most flashers. He's got a digital device and he doesn't know how to ...

NPR  ∙  February 24, 2010


India FIMMDA-REUTERS-MIFOR for six mths 2.91 pct | Reuters
... people with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters. Indiacategory · India's Q2 GDP growth likely stayed firm on strong domestic demand. 32 mins ago. A ...

Reuters  ∙  February 19, 2010


SNAPSHOT-Indian stocks, bonds, rupee, gold at 4:30 p.m. | Reuters
Billionaire investor Cliff Asness's AQR Capital Management finished last year with double-digit returns across its funds, a person familiar with the matter said ...

Reuters  ∙  February 18, 2010


Nikkei to edge up after Wall St rise, yen's dip | Reuters
... sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. category · Kenya eyes US trade deal by end of year, seeks five-year extension to AGOA. 23 hours ago.

Reuters  ∙  February 17, 2010


EM ASIA DEBT-Spreads narrow as China worry eases;new issues ...
... a person with direct knowledge of the ​matter said. Businesscategory · Germany's Brenntag posts quarterly core profit above market expectations. 5 hours ago.

Reuters  ∙  January 14, 2010


JAL's commercial transactions to guaranteed-source - Reuters
... the source said. Get a daily digest of breaking business news straight to your inbox with the Reuters Business newsletter. Sign up here. The source ...

Reuters  ∙  December 30, 2009


Guinea's No. 2 to visit wounded leader in Morocco | Reuters
"Konate wants to go in person to see how the president is doing," the police official said on condition of anonymity. Camara was shot in the head December 3 ...

Reuters  ∙  December 29, 2009


Matsui Agrees With the Angels - The New York Times Web Archive
Dec 14, 2009 ... According to an official involved in the negotiations, Matsui agreed with the Angels on Monday. The official was granted anonymity because the deal will not ...

New York Times  ∙  December 14, 2009


With Deal, G.E. Clears Path to Sale of NBC - The New York Times
Nov 30, 2009 ... ... executive briefed on the matter. NBC has had an especially difficult few years in prime time, where the network, once home to “Seinfeld,” “Friends” and ...

New York Times  ∙  December 1, 2009


RLPC-Ratiopharm suitors to resubmit bids by Dec.3 -sources | Reuters
Bidders for German generic drugmaker Ratiopharm have been asked to confirm non-binding offers by Dec. 3, two sources close to the deal said on Wednesday.

Reuters  ∙  November 25, 2009


"Mr.China" Perkowski's auto components firm up for sale - Reuters
Nov 23, 2009 ... UL] and TPG Capital [TPG.UL] are reviewing the company's books, said the people who had direct knowledge of the situation. One dealmaker, who had reviewed the ...

Reuters  ∙  November 24, 2009


Gatwick sale backed with £1.1 bln loan - Reuters
... loan backing the potential acquisition of BAA's Gatwick airport by infrastructure fund Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), banking sources said.

Reuters  ∙  October 20, 2009


No 'Glee' in Thanksgiving Day Parade - The New York Times
Oct 13, 2009 ... ... a person close to the matter, but who was not authorized to speak about it and so requested anonymity, confirmed Tuesday. There is precedent for ...

New York Times  ∙  October 13, 2009


Rich Ross to Run Disney's Movie Studio - The New York Times
Oct 5, 2009 ... ... people who were briefed on the matter but asked for anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. The studio has had a leadership void ...

New York Times  ∙  October 5, 2009


Chile's peso, stocks fall with global bourses - Reuters
"Declining global bourses pulled the peso lower, the same thing happened with commodities," said an analyst who asked not to be named. "At the same time the ...

Reuters  ∙  October 1, 2009


Russia says won't rule out talks on Iran sanctions | Reuters
"We have said this to our Iranian partners," added the delegate, who declined to be identified. The delegate was referring to the U.N. International Atomic ...

Reuters  ∙  September 24, 2009


Seoul shares seen higher on U.S. gains, econ hopes | Reuters
... sources briefed on the matter. United Statescategory · US judge halts Trump's National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C.. 20 hours ago. Demonstrators attend ...

Reuters  ∙  September 15, 2009


MARKETS-FRANCE-BENELUX/STOCKS =5 PARIS | Reuters
... sources familiar with the matter said. Worldcategory · Trump says his administration has started interviews for next Fed chair. 18 hours ago. The Federal ...

Reuters  ∙  September 14, 2009


Association of Golf Club With A.I.G. Still Rankles - CNBC
Aug 17, 2009 ... On one visit, a club official who would not give his name met reporters en route to the office and asked them to leave, saying, “We're totally private, we don't ...

CNBC  ∙  August 17, 2009


HEADLINE STOCKS-Some U.S. stocks to watch on August 7 | Reuters
... people with direct knowledge of the deal said. [ID:nT182490]. Advertisement · Scroll to continue. HHGREGG INC , $19.59, Thursday close. The company reported ...

Reuters  ∙  August 7, 2009


Sri Lanka rupee flat despite cbank's limit removal | Reuters
Sri Lanka's rupee closed flat on Monday as state banks bought up dollars and the central bank removed limits on foreign exchange forwards, ...

Reuters  ∙  May 25, 2009


Referral System Turns Patients Into Commodities
May 25, 2009 ... “Obviously you get more rent if you provide 50 patients than if you provide 5,” an internist on Long Island, who did not want his name used, told me. When I ...

New York Times  ∙  May 25, 2009


Seoul shares end weaker led by refiners;autos rise | Reuters
OpenAI has recently begun renting Google's artificial intelligence chips to power ChatGPT and its other products, a source close to the matter told Reuters on ...

Reuters  ∙  May 18, 2009


HCG not in Manny test - Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2009 ... No trace of the medicine HCG was found in Manny Ramirez's system at the time of his drug test, three sources with specific knowledge of the results have told ...

LA Times  ∙  May 15, 2009


Aussie energy investor APA seeks U.S. bonds-sources - Reuters
... sources familiar with the situation said. The Reuters Iran Briefing newsletter keeps you informed with the latest developments and analysis of the Iran war ...

Reuters  ∙  May 8, 2009


India FIMMDA-REUTERS-MIOIS for six mths 3.74 pct | Reuters
... sources briefed on the matter. Businesscategory · SpaceX insider share sale sets $800 billion valuation amid possible IPO, letter shows. 5 hours ago.

Reuters  ∙  May 4, 2009


Sansha Electric <6882.OS>-2008/09 group forecast | Reuters
... a source close to the ​IMF said on Thursday. Businesscategory · US weekly jobless claims increase moderately, labor market remains stable. 12 hours ago. Job ...

Reuters  ∙  April 28, 2009


Ex-Chief of Schwab Expected to Join Exigen - The New York Times
Apr 23, 2009 ... ... according to a person briefed on the situation. Mr. Pottruck, 60, is currently chairman and chief executive of Red Eagle Ventures, a San Francisco-based ...

New York Times  ∙  April 23, 2009


What 60-Year Chill? Chinese Tourists Flock to Taiwan - TIME
Apr 16, 2009 ... Chen, a tourist from Fujian who declined to give her first name. “We've heard so much about it. That it's a beautiful place.” So Chen and thousands like her ...

Time  ∙  April 17, 2009


S.Korea's IBK eyes benchmark 5-yr dlr bonds -source | Reuters
Barclays Capital, Citigroup , Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley will be the lead managers for the sale, the source said. IBK follows on the footsteps of the ...

Reuters  ∙  April 14, 2009


Opinion | Those Persistent Anonymous Sources - The New York Times
Mar 21, 2009 ... The policy says rote references to sources who “insisted on anonymity” or “demanded anonymity” should be avoided because they “offer the reader no help and make ...

New York Times  ∙  March 21, 2009


Indian bond yields rise; supply watched | Reuters
... sources close to operations said on Saturday. Explainer. Explainer: Was the US capture of Venezuela's president legal? 21 hours ago. U.S. strikes Venezuelan ...

Reuters  ∙  March 17, 2009


All You Need Is Diplomacy - Washington Examiner
Mar 13, 2009 ... ... spoke off the record for almost 30 minutes. She had just logged 20,000 miles on her first foreign trip as the nation's top diplomat, a weeklong tour of ...

Washington Examiner  ∙  March 13, 2009


Mexico's cenbank intervenes to shield battered peso - Reuters
"The Foreign Exchange Commission instructed the central bank to inject liquidity into the market," a source at the central bank, who asked not to be named, said ...

Reuters  ∙  February 5, 2009


Microsoft's Chief Meets With Yahoo's Chairman - The New York Times
Jan 16, 2009 ... ... according to a person briefed on the meeting, The New York Times's Miguel Helft reports. It was the second high-level contact between Microsoft and Yahoo to ...

New York Times  ∙  January 16, 2009


Jury Acquits Man of Officer's Murder, but Convicts Him of Gun Charges
Dec 18, 2008 ... In an interview, the jury foreman, who spoke on the condition that his name not be published, said that jurors had argued for hours — at one point, they ...

New York Times  ∙  December 18, 2008


India FIMMDA-REUTERS-MIOIS for six mths 5.68 pct | Reuters
... sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Worldcategory · Trump says visiting Saudi crown prince knew nothing about Khashoggi killing, contradicting US ...

Reuters  ∙  November 19, 2008


S.Africa's rand firms over 1 pct to dollar | Reuters
... sources close to the company. Businesscategory · British telecom services provider SCG mulls sale at $1 billion valuation, Bloomberg News reports. 17 hours ago.

Reuters  ∙  November 13, 2008


Pyongyang won't probe Japan abductions - daily - Reuters
... into Japanese citizens its agents abducted decades ago, Japan's Sankei newspaper said on Friday, citing a source close to talks between Pyongyang and Tokyo.

Reuters  ∙  October 31, 2008


Drama Behind $250 Billion Banking Deal - CNBC
Oct 15, 2008 ... If we let executive compensation block this, “we are out of our minds,” he said, according to a person briefed on the meeting. In an interview on Monday ...

CNBC  ∙  October 15, 2008