Abstract
An analysis of a 1988 Minnesota Supreme Course case finds that news sources cannot rely on an oral contract with reporters that promise confidentiality. The court held that reporter-source relationships, unlike business contacts, are too informal, and that strict contract law does not appply well. This analysis examines the issues of the application of contract law in dealings between reporters and sources, and the general current state of law in flux.
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