Despite Danielle Kurin's attorney's repeated promise that he and his client, a @ucsantabarbara asst. #archaeology prof, would not seek the sources for my reporting on Kurin's alleged misconduct, they have now sent us a document request that would do exactly that...

Requesting all communications with everyone in the #archaeology community and beyond who provided information, without limits. This includes dozens of individuals, among them vulnerable archaeology students to whom I promised confidentiality. Needless to say...

As a journalist I will never under any circumstances reveal confidential sources without their explicit permission. Kurin's attempts to get at them simply continues her long history of retaliating against anyone she thinks has crossed her, including her 2016 Title IX...

for retaliating against students who reported her partner for sexual harassment. My legal team will be taking up this issue shortly.