First, no live coverage of the event.
Second, no video recording of his initial remarks – only his final statement. Audio recording, and of course note-taking, were to be permitted throughout.
Third, no questions from the news media.
When reporters balked, Ford sternly reminded them, “You’re in our building – you know that. You’re in a university building.” The counter-argument that a university building is public property – and that Kiffin, at least until he quit, was a public employee – didn’t seem to have an effect on Ford.
Link: Ethics: Coach’s Ground Rules Were Out of Bounds – The Digital Journalist