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The current project was created in order to analyze the ethical role played on the use of press sources. Mapping (based on the bibliographic review) the problems eventually caused by the use, or even misuse of sources, was the main aim. The methodology employed was a case study taken into effect on the basis of semi-structured interviews and observation forms. Twenty-two articles, all of them published in the section “Cities” of “Correio Braziliense”, served as samples. The observation was brought out supported by the theoretical frame of reference whose intention laid in understanding when the so called “official status” was overused and the accused individual did not have access to the