When no contract exists, no permission has been given. The journalist has not agreed with the company, but the company is still revealing information that they

When no contract exists, no permission has been given. The journalist has not agreed with the company, but the company is still revealing information that they connected to her through a third party. Yet, the contract only exists between the company and third-party, and not the journalist. There is a failure here. The company has assumed that the third-party has a right, when they likely do not.