Last week I posted a notice about a State Department-sponsored workshop on blogging.

Yesterday the following notice was sent to the same mailing list, in advance of the event (which was held today).

THIS SESSION IS OFF-THE-RECORD; IT IS DESIGNED TO BE AN INFORMATIVE WORKSHOP FOR JOURNALISTS AND NOT AS A SUBJECT FOR REPORTING.

I am not making up the ALL CAPS thing. That is exactly how it appeared in the notice.

Isn't it ironic, don't you think?

First Rule of Blogging Workshop: Do Not Blog About Blogging Workshop