::taking a look at what you said::: Right. "background" is telling, with the understanding that you will not publish it as an interview with the source. So yes he would have needed to be released from this ethically, but no he was not burning anyone by revealing the information.
The "off the record" you see in media depictions never happens in real life, because why would you agree to something being off the record. It means you can't publish it ever. Dana On 7/13/05, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Dreamweaver with Homesite Plus from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=54 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:164652 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
