Contrarian take: writing an email when your email is subject to a public records request, and then tipping off the press that they should ask for certain emails, is a great way to go on the record without going on the record.slowcat95 wrote:"UNC emails published by The News & Observer last year showed that history department administrators worried about “blowback” and “a fight on our hands” if Smith’s course [which included a discussion of the cheating scandal] was offered in 2017-18. It was kept off the schedule."
http://amp.newsobserver.com/news/local/ ... 84725.html
The upshot: work at UNC and have some thoughts about the athletics scandal? Keep them to yourself.
“I’m sorry Ms. reporter, I’m not able to talk to you on the record. Off the record, you may want to request any history department emails dealing with scheduling grievances.”