Ives told you that she is concerned because she knows that she made a couple of mistakes in reporting the story. Specifically, she did not check the county property records but relied instead on a tenant s statement that Dr. Roark owned the building. And then when Dr. Roark called, she let him rant for a while and then blew him off with the First Amendment instead of pursuing the story further with him. Ives admitted that the statement about the Fire Marshal s office is certainly true, but she had a good source in the office who has been very helpful on many occasions. She went on to say that she would not, under any circumstance, reveal that source s identity because she needs the source, and besides, it s a matter of principle.
Good reporters go to jail before they reveal their confidential sources.
You have had one interview with Charlene Warner, Managing Editor of the paper.