<div dir="auto">As someone who has been following the ABK lawsuit, if you're going to teach this I also encourage you to read up on the lawsuit overall.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I suppose it's a good thing that Townsend sent this out, but I'm kind of shocked that she is the one who did it considering her initial response gaslit so many workers and people who came forward in the lawsuit and outside of it on Twitter especially.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">As someone who works in and follows the game industry, it feels less reassuring and more like "well, we'll wait and see what happens." Hopefully it all turns for the better.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-07-under-fire-activision-blizzard-exec-frances-townsend-steps-down-from-companys-womens-network">https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-07-under-fire-activision-blizzard-exec-frances-townsend-steps-down-from-companys-womens-network</a> </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 4:25 PM <<a href="mailto:attw-l-request@attw.org">attw-l-request@attw.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Send ATTW-L mailing list submissions to<br>
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Today's Topics:<br>
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1. Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating A More Accountable<br>
Workplace" (Dragga, Sam)<br>
2. Re: Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating A More<br>
Accountable Workplace" (Tharon Howard)<br>
3. Re: [External] Re: Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating<br>
A More Accountable Workplace" (Timothy Giles)<br>
4. Re: Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating A More<br>
Accountable Workplace" (Lettner-Rust, Heather)<br>
5. Re: [External] Re: Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating<br>
A More Accountable Workplace" (Tharon Howard)<br>
6. Re: [External] Re: Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating<br>
A More Accountable Workplace" (Johnson, Richard D)<br>
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Message: 1<br>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:49:56 +0000<br>
From: "Dragga, Sam" <<a href="mailto:Sam.Dragga@ttu.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Sam.Dragga@ttu.edu</a>><br>
To: "<a href="mailto:attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l@attw.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l@attw.org</a>><br>
Subject: [ATTW-L] Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating A More<br>
Accountable Workplace"<br>
Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:27433DC4-3785-4916-85E6-6989BC3CB107@ttu.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">27433DC4-3785-4916-85E6-6989BC3CB107@ttu.edu</a>><br>
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If you are looking for a provocative example of corporate communication on the subject of ethics, consider the e-mail message distributed to Activision Blizzard employees by Executive Vice President for Corporate Affairs Fran Townsend regarding remedies for a corporate culture notorious for claims of sexual harassment and discrimination (see, for example, <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/activision-blizzard-employees-walk-out-after-allegations-of-rampant-sexism/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/activision-blizzard-employees-walk-out-after-allegations-of-rampant-sexism/</a>) .<br>
<br>
The message was published yesterday on the corporate site at<br>
<a href="https://www.activisionblizzard.com/content/atvi/activisionblizzard/ab-touchui/ab/web/en/newsroom/2021/10/creating-a-more-accountable-workplace.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.activisionblizzard.com/content/atvi/activisionblizzard/ab-touchui/ab/web/en/newsroom/2021/10/creating-a-more-accountable-workplace.html</a><br>
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I imagine a lively classroom conversation about the language, organization, and design of this message as well as of the likely/unlikely efficacy of the proposed remedies.<br>
<br>
Sam<br>
<br>
Sam Dragga<br>
Professor Emeritus<br>
Texas Tech University<br>
<a href="mailto:sam.dragga@ttu.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sam.dragga@ttu.edu</a><br>
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:12:50 +0000<br>
From: Tharon Howard <<a href="mailto:tharon@clemson.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tharon@clemson.edu</a>><br>
To: "Dragga, Sam" <<a href="mailto:Sam.Dragga@ttu.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Sam.Dragga@ttu.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l@attw.org</a>"<br>
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Subject: Re: [ATTW-L] Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating A<br>
More Accountable Workplace"<br>
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You are such a *treasure*, Sam. I can?t thank you enough for these gems that you?ve so casually dropped over the years. I just wanted to let you know that I use them regularly in my Tech Writing courses, so you?re not wasting your time. You?ve saved me hours and hours of research looking for both good and bad examples of memo & technical report writing.<br>
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Thank you, my friend!<br>
<br>
Tharon<br>
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From: ATTW-L <<a href="mailto:attw-l-bounces@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l-bounces@attw.org</a>> On Behalf Of Dragga, Sam<br>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 1:50 PM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l@attw.org</a><br>
Subject: [ATTW-L] Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating A More Accountable Workplace"<br>
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If you are looking for a provocative example of corporate communication on the subject of ethics, consider the e-mail message distributed to Activision Blizzard employees by Executive Vice President for Corporate Affairs Fran Townsend regarding remedies for a corporate culture notorious for claims of sexual harassment and discrimination (see, for example, <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/activision-blizzard-employees-walk-out-after-allegations-of-rampant-sexism/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/activision-blizzard-employees-walk-out-after-allegations-of-rampant-sexism/</a>) .<br>
<br>
The message was published yesterday on the corporate site at<br>
<a href="https://www.activisionblizzard.com/content/atvi/activisionblizzard/ab-touchui/ab/web/en/newsroom/2021/10/creating-a-more-accountable-workplace.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.activisionblizzard.com/content/atvi/activisionblizzard/ab-touchui/ab/web/en/newsroom/2021/10/creating-a-more-accountable-workplace.html</a><br>
<br>
I imagine a lively classroom conversation about the language, organization, and design of this message as well as of the likely/unlikely efficacy of the proposed remedies.<br>
<br>
Sam<br>
<br>
Sam Dragga<br>
Professor Emeritus<br>
Texas Tech University<br>
<a href="mailto:sam.dragga@ttu.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sam.dragga@ttu.edu</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:sam.dragga@ttu.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sam.dragga@ttu.edu</a>><br>
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Message: 3<br>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 14:19:11 -0400<br>
From: Timothy Giles <<a href="mailto:tgiles@georgiasouthern.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tgiles@georgiasouthern.edu</a>><br>
To: <a href="mailto:Attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Attw-l@attw.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [ATTW-L] [External] Re: Activision Blizzard's message on<br>
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Indeed! In my Gmail, I have a folder full of emails from Sam!<br>
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Tim Giles<br>
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On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 2:17 PM Tharon Howard <<a href="mailto:tharon@clemson.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tharon@clemson.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> You are such a **treasure**, Sam. I can?t thank you enough for these<br>
> gems that you?ve so casually dropped over the years. I just wanted to let<br>
> you know that I use them regularly in my Tech Writing courses, so you?re<br>
> not wasting your time. You?ve saved me hours and hours of research looking<br>
> for both good and bad examples of memo & technical report writing.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Thank you, my friend!<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Tharon<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> *From:* ATTW-L <<a href="mailto:attw-l-bounces@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l-bounces@attw.org</a>> *On Behalf Of *Dragga, Sam<br>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 20, 2021 1:50 PM<br>
> *To:* <a href="mailto:attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l@attw.org</a><br>
> *Subject:* [ATTW-L] Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating A More<br>
> Accountable Workplace"<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> If you are looking for a provocative example of corporate communication on<br>
> the subject of ethics, consider the e-mail message distributed to<br>
> Activision Blizzard employees by Executive Vice President for Corporate<br>
> Affairs Fran Townsend regarding remedies for a corporate culture<br>
> notorious for claims of sexual harassment and discrimination (see, for<br>
> example,<br>
> <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/activision-blizzard-employees-walk-out-after-allegations-of-rampant-sexism/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/activision-blizzard-employees-walk-out-after-allegations-of-rampant-sexism/</a>)<br>
> .<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> The message was published yesterday on the corporate site at<br>
><br>
><br>
> <a href="https://www.activisionblizzard.com/content/atvi/activisionblizzard/ab-touchui/ab/web/en/newsroom/2021/10/creating-a-more-accountable-workplace.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.activisionblizzard.com/content/atvi/activisionblizzard/ab-touchui/ab/web/en/newsroom/2021/10/creating-a-more-accountable-workplace.html</a><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> I imagine a lively classroom conversation about the language,<br>
> organization, and design of this message as well as of the likely/unlikely<br>
> efficacy of the proposed remedies.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Sam<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Sam Dragga<br>
><br>
> Professor Emeritus<br>
><br>
> Texas Tech University<br>
><br>
> <a href="mailto:sam.dragga@ttu.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sam.dragga@ttu.edu</a><br>
><br>
> 1-806-543-6099<br>
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Message: 4<br>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:24:58 +0000<br>
From: "Lettner-Rust, Heather" <<a href="mailto:lettnerrusthg@longwood.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">lettnerrusthg@longwood.edu</a>><br>
To: Tharon Howard <<a href="mailto:tharon@clemson.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tharon@clemson.edu</a>>, "Dragga, Sam"<br>
<<a href="mailto:Sam.Dragga@ttu.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Sam.Dragga@ttu.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l@attw.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l@attw.org</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [ATTW-L] Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating A<br>
More Accountable Workplace"<br>
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?I second that, Tharon. My TW students just finished analyzing the Field Survey report from the Champlain Towers Collapse. Solid gold.<br>
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Heather Lettner-Rust, PhD<br>
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Director, Civitae Core Curriculum<br>
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Associate Professor of English<br>
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English & Modern Languages Department<br>
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(434) 395-2162<br>
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From: ATTW-L <<a href="mailto:attw-l-bounces@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l-bounces@attw.org</a>> on behalf of Tharon Howard <<a href="mailto:tharon@clemson.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tharon@clemson.edu</a>><br>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 2:12 PM<br>
To: Dragga, Sam; <a href="mailto:attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l@attw.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [ATTW-L] Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating A More Accountable Workplace"<br>
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<br>
CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.<br>
You are such a *treasure*, Sam. I can't thank you enough for these gems that you've so casually dropped over the years. I just wanted to let you know that I use them regularly in my Tech Writing courses, so you're not wasting your time. You've saved me hours and hours of research looking for both good and bad examples of memo & technical report writing.<br>
<br>
Thank you, my friend!<br>
<br>
Tharon<br>
<br>
From: ATTW-L <<a href="mailto:attw-l-bounces@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l-bounces@attw.org</a>> On Behalf Of Dragga, Sam<br>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 1:50 PM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l@attw.org</a><br>
Subject: [ATTW-L] Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating A More Accountable Workplace"<br>
<br>
If you are looking for a provocative example of corporate communication on the subject of ethics, consider the e-mail message distributed to Activision Blizzard employees by Executive Vice President for Corporate Affairs Fran Townsend regarding remedies for a corporate culture notorious for claims of sexual harassment and discrimination (see, for example, <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/activision-blizzard-employees-walk-out-after-allegations-of-rampant-sexism/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/activision-blizzard-employees-walk-out-after-allegations-of-rampant-sexism/</a>) .<br>
<br>
The message was published yesterday on the corporate site at<br>
<a href="https://www.activisionblizzard.com/content/atvi/activisionblizzard/ab-touchui/ab/web/en/newsroom/2021/10/creating-a-more-accountable-workplace.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.activisionblizzard.com/content/atvi/activisionblizzard/ab-touchui/ab/web/en/newsroom/2021/10/creating-a-more-accountable-workplace.html</a><br>
<br>
I imagine a lively classroom conversation about the language, organization, and design of this message as well as of the likely/unlikely efficacy of the proposed remedies.<br>
<br>
Sam<br>
<br>
Sam Dragga<br>
Professor Emeritus<br>
Texas Tech University<br>
<a href="mailto:sam.dragga@ttu.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sam.dragga@ttu.edu</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:sam.dragga@ttu.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sam.dragga@ttu.edu</a>><br>
1-806-543-6099<br>
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Message: 5<br>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 19:34:29 +0000<br>
From: Tharon Howard <<a href="mailto:tharon@clemson.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tharon@clemson.edu</a>><br>
To: Timothy Giles <<a href="mailto:tgiles@georgiasouthern.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tgiles@georgiasouthern.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:Attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Attw-l@attw.org</a>"<br>
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Subject: Re: [ATTW-L] [External] Re: Activision Blizzard's message on<br>
"Creating A More Accountable Workplace"<br>
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Yipes! Sorry y?all. I meant to send that email directly to Sam, but I was bitten by the dreaded ?Reply-To? bug. But like you, Tim, I keep a folder of Sam-gems as well as other terrific suggestions and materials that folks in this community share. Tharon<br>
<br>
From: ATTW-L <<a href="mailto:attw-l-bounces@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l-bounces@attw.org</a>> On Behalf Of Timothy Giles<br>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 2:19 PM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:Attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Attw-l@attw.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [ATTW-L] [External] Re: Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating A More Accountable Workplace"<br>
<br>
Indeed! In my Gmail, I have a folder full of emails from Sam!<br>
<br>
Tim Giles<br>
<br>
On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 2:17 PM Tharon Howard <<a href="mailto:tharon@clemson.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tharon@clemson.edu</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:tharon@clemson.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tharon@clemson.edu</a>>> wrote:<br>
You are such a *treasure*, Sam. I can?t thank you enough for these gems that you?ve so casually dropped over the years. I just wanted to let you know that I use them regularly in my Tech Writing courses, so you?re not wasting your time. You?ve saved me hours and hours of research looking for both good and bad examples of memo & technical report writing.<br>
<br>
Thank you, my friend!<br>
<br>
Tharon<br>
<br>
From: ATTW-L <<a href="mailto:attw-l-bounces@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l-bounces@attw.org</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:attw-l-bounces@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l-bounces@attw.org</a>>> On Behalf Of Dragga, Sam<br>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 1:50 PM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l@attw.org</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l@attw.org</a>><br>
Subject: [ATTW-L] Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating A More Accountable Workplace"<br>
<br>
If you are looking for a provocative example of corporate communication on the subject of ethics, consider the e-mail message distributed to Activision Blizzard employees by Executive Vice President for Corporate Affairs Fran Townsend regarding remedies for a corporate culture notorious for claims of sexual harassment and discrimination (see, for example, <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/activision-blizzard-employees-walk-out-after-allegations-of-rampant-sexism/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/activision-blizzard-employees-walk-out-after-allegations-of-rampant-sexism/</a>) .<br>
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The message was published yesterday on the corporate site at<br>
<a href="https://www.activisionblizzard.com/content/atvi/activisionblizzard/ab-touchui/ab/web/en/newsroom/2021/10/creating-a-more-accountable-workplace.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.activisionblizzard.com/content/atvi/activisionblizzard/ab-touchui/ab/web/en/newsroom/2021/10/creating-a-more-accountable-workplace.html</a><br>
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I imagine a lively classroom conversation about the language, organization, and design of this message as well as of the likely/unlikely efficacy of the proposed remedies.<br>
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Sam<br>
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Sam Dragga<br>
Professor Emeritus<br>
Texas Tech University<br>
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 20:21:32 +0000<br>
From: "Johnson, Richard D" <<a href="mailto:rjohnso@purdue.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rjohnso@purdue.edu</a>><br>
To: Tharon Howard <<a href="mailto:tharon@clemson.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tharon@clemson.edu</a>>, Timothy Giles<br>
<<a href="mailto:tgiles@georgiasouthern.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tgiles@georgiasouthern.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:Attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Attw-l@attw.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:Attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Attw-l@attw.org</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [ATTW-L] [External] Re: Activision Blizzard's message on<br>
"Creating A More Accountable Workplace"<br>
Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:0A35E601-4B3A-41AD-91A2-A30D0BA81453@purdue.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">0A35E601-4B3A-41AD-91A2-A30D0BA81453@purdue.edu</a>><br>
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Hey Tharon,<br>
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You said out loud what many of us were thinking. This stuff is fantastic.<br>
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Thanks, Sam, for discovering and sending out these ethics-related stories. Now I just need to figure out how to get permission to reprint these materials in a book!<br>
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Professor Richard Johnson-Sheehan<br>
Department of English<br>
Purdue University<br>
500 Oval Dr.<br>
428 Heavilon Hall<br>
W. Lafayette, IN 47907<br>
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From: ATTW-L <<a href="mailto:attw-l-bounces@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l-bounces@attw.org</a>> on behalf of Tharon Howard <<a href="mailto:tharon@clemson.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tharon@clemson.edu</a>><br>
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 3:38 PM<br>
To: Timothy Giles <<a href="mailto:tgiles@georgiasouthern.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tgiles@georgiasouthern.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:Attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Attw-l@attw.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:Attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Attw-l@attw.org</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [ATTW-L] [External] Re: Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating A More Accountable Workplace"<br>
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Yipes! Sorry y?all. I meant to send that email directly to Sam, but I was bitten by the dreaded ?Reply-To? bug. But like you, Tim, I keep a folder of Sam-gems as well as other terrific suggestions and materials that folks in this community share. Tharon<br>
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From: ATTW-L <<a href="mailto:attw-l-bounces@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l-bounces@attw.org</a>> On Behalf Of Timothy Giles<br>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 2:19 PM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:Attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Attw-l@attw.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [ATTW-L] [External] Re: Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating A More Accountable Workplace"<br>
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Indeed! In my Gmail, I have a folder full of emails from Sam!<br>
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Tim Giles<br>
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On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 2:17 PM Tharon Howard <<a href="mailto:tharon@clemson.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tharon@clemson.edu</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:tharon@clemson.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tharon@clemson.edu</a>>> wrote:<br>
You are such a *treasure*, Sam. I can?t thank you enough for these gems that you?ve so casually dropped over the years. I just wanted to let you know that I use them regularly in my Tech Writing courses, so you?re not wasting your time. You?ve saved me hours and hours of research looking for both good and bad examples of memo & technical report writing.<br>
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Thank you, my friend!<br>
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Tharon<br>
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From: ATTW-L <<a href="mailto:attw-l-bounces@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l-bounces@attw.org</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:attw-l-bounces@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l-bounces@attw.org</a>>> On Behalf Of Dragga, Sam<br>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 1:50 PM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l@attw.org</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:attw-l@attw.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">attw-l@attw.org</a>><br>
Subject: [ATTW-L] Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating A More Accountable Workplace"<br>
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If you are looking for a provocative example of corporate communication on the subject of ethics, consider the e-mail message distributed to Activision Blizzard employees by Executive Vice President for Corporate Affairs Fran Townsend regarding remedies for a corporate culture notorious for claims of sexual harassment and discrimination (see, for example, <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/activision-blizzard-employees-walk-out-after-allegations-of-rampant-sexism/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/activision-blizzard-employees-walk-out-after-allegations-of-rampant-sexism/</a>) .<br>
<br>
The message was published yesterday on the corporate site at<br>
<a href="https://www.activisionblizzard.com/content/atvi/activisionblizzard/ab-touchui/ab/web/en/newsroom/2021/10/creating-a-more-accountable-workplace.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.activisionblizzard.com/content/atvi/activisionblizzard/ab-touchui/ab/web/en/newsroom/2021/10/creating-a-more-accountable-workplace.html</a><br>
<br>
I imagine a lively classroom conversation about the language, organization, and design of this message as well as of the likely/unlikely efficacy of the proposed remedies.<br>
<br>
Sam<br>
<br>
Sam Dragga<br>
Professor Emeritus<br>
Texas Tech University<br>
<a href="mailto:sam.dragga@ttu.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sam.dragga@ttu.edu</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:sam.dragga@ttu.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sam.dragga@ttu.edu</a>><br>
1-806-543-6099<br>
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Box 8026<br>
Georgia Southern University<br>
Statesboro, GA 30460-8026<br>
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912-478-0229<br>
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