So I'm not sure if you're agreeing with me or not... > nope off the record means you can't publish it, ever, therefore nobody > ever agrees to this.
"Nobody" meaning a reporter? So then the defense "it was off the record" is still meaningless, right? > "Background" means not for attribution. If I were > an editor and a reporter told me something was on double secret > background I'd interpret this as meaning that the info was fair game Okay, so telling a reporter a classified piece of information is still telling, and if that is a crime, then the teller is guilty. No ifs ands or buts... > but that it could not be attributed even to "a source familiar with > the investigation" or a "senior government official." In other words, > you have a story but still have to document it or report it as rumor. so no attribution, which goes back to the whole protection of whistleblowers thing... oi... -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:164648 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
