A Newspaper Reporter Promises His Source to Keep the Source's

question 13

Multiple Choice

A newspaper reporter promises his source to keep the source's identity confidential when running a story that indicts his employer. The secret source is accidentally named in the story and subsequently fired from his job. What legal doctrine allows the source to sue for damages?

• A) Habeus corpus
• B) Nolo contendere
• C) Writ of mandamus
• D) Promissory estoppel

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