The AP’s Matt Volz writes Saturday about a letter to the editor that an Alaska state staffer, Joe Holbert, sent to the Juneau Empire. In the letter, Holbert portrayed himself as a journalist, never mentioning his current profession. Holbert defends himself by saying that he was expressing his “personal” feelings about a gas pipeline deal that the state is looking into, and not relating anything specific to his role as a spokesperson for the government. But is it the right thing to have done?
You can read the letter here.
