When (if ever) is it a tort for a reporter to reveal &quot;off the record&quot; info?
<p>Outside of NDAs and other confidentiality contracts, are there any circumstances where it would be a tort for a reporter to reveal information that was shared under an "off the record" condition?</p>

<p>In journalism there is no legal binding solely to the phrase "off the record". This is more about journalistic moral integrity than it is about legal binding. </p>

<p>Can this open the reporter up to a tort case? Sure, but it would be a difficult case to win, especially if the original person were quoted. </p>

united-states civil-law tort confidentiality