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From: Anne Marie Tamburro

05/30/2023

Subject: Oklahoma Open Records Act Request: Institutional Press Policies (University of Oklahoma)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Oklahoma Open 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 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Anne Marie Tamburro

From: University of Oklahoma

05/31/2023

Subject: Your The University of Oklahoma public records request #23-476 has been opened.

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The University of Oklahoma

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Your record request #23-476 has been submitted successfully.

Greetings-

The University of Oklahoma is in receipt of your request. Our office will communicate with departments within the University to identify and retrieve documents responsive to your request. Once those documents are received, they will be reviewed for privileged and confidential information. Upon completion of that review, you will receive notice that the documents are ready and will be transferred based upon your request.

As provided for in state law, 51 O.S. § 24A.5.3, the University of Oklahoma may charge for records production, as filed with the County Clerk’s Office, unless your request indicates that it is within the exceptions of the Open Records Act for waiver of fees. Please provide documentation for the basis of any waiver of fees.

Please remember, we are not required to create a new record to respond to requests. We are only required to release documents that the University currently keeps. Also, we are required to release only documents that were available as of the date of the request.

Thank you-

Open Records Office

University of Oklahoma

Whitehand Hall

339 W. Boyd Ave. Rm. 416

Norman, OK 73019

Phone: (405) 325-0202

Fax: (405) 325-9034

openrecords@ou.edu

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From: Muckrock Staff

08/30/2023

Subject: RE: Oklahoma Open Records Act Request #23-476

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Oklahoma Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 31, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #23-476.

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

From: University of Oklahoma

10/02/2023

Subject: Your The University of Oklahoma public records request #23-476 has been closed.

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The University of Oklahoma

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Record request #23-476 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:

Greetings-

All records have been released and your request has been fulfilled. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact this office.

Thank you-

Open Records Office

University of Oklahoma

Whitehand Hall

339 W. Boyd Ave. Rm. 416

Norman, OK 73019

Phone: (405) 325-0202

Fax: (405) 325-9034

openrecords@ou.edu

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From: University of Oklahoma

10/02/2023

Subject: [External Message Added] The University of Oklahoma public records request #23-476

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The University of Oklahoma

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A message was sent to you regarding record request #23-476:

The Staff Handbook https://apps.hr.ou.edu/staffhandbook#5.5 has a procedure for Contact with Reporters; The Norman Faculty Handbook https://apps.hr.ou.edu/facultyhandbook/#5.16 has the same statement as well as the OUHSC Faculty Handbook.

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