In the United States, for example, there are channels of communication between the press and the State Department and White House at every level, and it is clear when what is said is off record. The channels between the media and government officials are very good, and under such conditions the media is relatively less likely to seek out academics.
如在美國，國務院、白宮有與新聞界溝通的各種層次的管道，而且明白地說那些是 off record,off-off record 的，官方與媒體溝通的管道非常好，在這種情況下，媒體就比較不會求教學者。