Institutional Press Policies (Boise State University)

Date 6/13/2023

Dear Anne Marie Tamburro:

The University is in receipt of your request for records pertaining to any
policy, guidance, handbook, manual, or standard contract concerning the
institution’s interactions or relationship with members of the news media,
reporters, or journalists, including student journalists; any policy,
guidance, handbook, or manual concerning the interactions or communications
of institutional employees, including faculty, administrators, staff, and
student employees, with the news media, reporters, or journalists,
including student journalists. A longer period of time is needed to locate,
retrieve, and review the request for records. Pursuant to Idaho Code
§74-102, the University will respond to the request for records no later
than 10 working days from today, by June 28, 2023.

Sincerely,

Mike Sharp

Open Records Custodian

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Boise State University

1910 University Drive

Boise, Idaho 83725-1055

(208) 426-1597

June 2, 2023

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Idaho Public Records Act request,
copied below, and originally submitted on May 31, 2023. Please let me know
when I can expect to receive a response.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

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On May 30, 2023:
Subject: Idaho Public Records Act Request: Institutional Press Policies
(Boise State University)
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Idaho Public Records Act, I hereby request the following
records:

1. Any policy, guidance, handbook, manual, or standard contract concerning
the institution’s interactions or relationship with members of the news
media, reporters, or journalists, including student journalists.

2. Any policy, guidance, handbook, or manual concerning the interactions or
communications of institutional employees, including faculty,
administrators, staff, and student employees, with the news media,
reporters, or journalists, including student journalists.

Please note that this request does not seek a search of faculty or student
email accounts or records. These requests should in no way be construed to
include a review or search of email accounts, websites, or other forms of
data or document retention which are controlled by students, alumni, or
faculty members, nor by governmental or advisory bodies controlled by the
same, except insofar as any such individuals also serve in an
administrative capacity and the records were created or are held by the
individual in that capacity. Any search should be limited to documents held
by the administration and/or its staff members, including records created
or maintained by persons acting in the capacity of administrators or staff
members.

This request is made on behalf of the Foundation for Individual Rights and
Expression, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization that aims to defend
and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free
thought. This request concerns a matter of public interest. The records are
sought for the purpose of researching and educating the public about
policies affecting student journalists' ability to engage in news gathering
and reporting on college and university campuses.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform
me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer
the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or
CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I
look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business
days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Anne Marie Tamburro

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E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 146570
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

MIKE SHARP
Director of Media Relations

Boise State University

Phone: (208) 426-1597
Email: mikesharp@boisestate.edu

Mail: 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1030
Location: 1173 University Drive, Boise, ID 83706
Web: giving.boisestate.edu | alumni.boisestate.edu

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Anne Marie Tamburro.

I am writing in response to your public records request for:

1. Any policy, guidance, handbook, manual, or standard contract concerning
the institution’s interactions or relationship with members of the news
media, reporters, or journalists, including student journalists.

2. Any policy, guidance, handbook, or manual concerning the interactions or
communications of institutional employees, including faculty,
administrators, staff, and student employees, with the news media,
reporters, or journalists, including student journalists.

Documents responsive to your request are attached. Some of the team rules
are redacted because they included personal information of staff and/or
students. An attorney for the University has reviewed the records and
determined that the redactions are required by Idaho Code Section 74-106(1)
which exempts from disclosure certain personnel information, including
personal phone numbers. Redactions have also been made in compliance with
Idaho Code Section 74-104(1) which exempts from disclosure any information
exempt from disclosure by federal or state law or federal regulations; more
specifically, the information redacted is protected from disclosure by the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, or “FERPA.”

Because there are redactions, this is a partial denial of your request. You
have a right to appeal this decision. You can appeal the partial denial by
instituting legal proceedings in the District Court of Ada County. Should
you choose to appeal, the petition contesting the University’s decision
must be filed within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days from the date
of this notice of request.

By specifically listing above the grounds for exemption from disclosure,
the University does not waive any other grounds for exemption under the law.

Sincerely,

Rob Adelson

Robert M. Adelson, J.D.
Public Records Coordinator
Office of the General Counsel

Boise State University
1910 University Drive
Boise, Idaho 83725-1002
208-426-1295
robertadelson@boisestate.edu