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I was in the room. Greg specifically said “off the record”.

• TillE 8y ago
  That's not a magic phrase, it's something you negotiate with reporters in advance. You can't really make "off the record" comments in front of an audience at a conference.
  • 0xFFC 8y ago
    Did I say it is a magic phrase? It used to say when you want something not reported. You should definitely get familiar with journalism terminology.
    • wtallis 8y ago
      > Did I say it is a magic phrase? Pretty much, yeah. You did. Pretending that declaring "off the record" during a presentation like that falls anywhere near normal journalistic practice is essentially the same thing as imputing magical properties to that phrase. Confidentiality needs to be negotiated ahead of time, usually with an NDA or embargo agreement before journalists are given any detail. When presenting at a conference that lets journalists attend for free, it's unreasonable to expect any confidentiality for the content of your presentation unless your presentation is part of a closed session that the free media passes don't grant access to.