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Topic:  Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom

Topic:  Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom
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Tim Burke
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  Message Not Read  Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom
   Posted: 9/8/2016 9:00:03 PM 
Neither the dean nor the president find it important enough to act on renaming the Roger Ailes Newsroom, so I'll pledge $1,000 toward renaming it the Fred Kight Newsroom.

This is entirely serious.

Ohio '99 EMU '00 USF '08(?)

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BillyTheCat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom
   Posted: 9/8/2016 9:23:45 PM 
Tim Burke wrote:
Neither the dean nor the president find it important enough to act on renaming the Roger Ailes Newsroom, so I'll pledge $1,000 toward renaming it the Fred Kight Newsroom.

This is entirely serious.


I'll pledge $1,000 for the renaming it the Les Nessman Newsroom.
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Deciduous Forest Cat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom
   Posted: 9/9/2016 10:39:29 AM 
I have to assume that this is not as simple an issue as we all want to make it seem...

So... how much money was given by Ailes? What was done with that money? Do we have to give it back if we remove his name? Do we even have the ability to give it back? What do these naming contracts look like? Any of our resident lawyers want to chime in here?

We have plenty of named buildings on campus, same dating back to the 1800s. Are we going to go into all of their histories? Did some own slaves?
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MedinaCat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom
   Posted: 9/9/2016 12:24:33 PM 
$500K according to The Post.

http://www.thepostathens.com/article/2016/09/roger-ailes-...

In a similar matter, the Paterno Library remains in State College. Nike removed the Paterno name from its Day Care Center(ironic) at their corporate campus, but it had been named in honor of the coach, not a result of a donation.

Last Edited: 9/9/2016 12:28:12 PM by MedinaCat
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Deciduous Forest Cat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom
   Posted: 9/9/2016 2:17:42 PM 
MedinaCat wrote:
$500K according to The Post.

http://www.thepostathens.com/article/2016/09/roger-ailes-...

In a similar matter, the Paterno Library remains in State College. Nike removed the Paterno name from its Day Care Center(ironic) at their corporate campus, but it had been named in honor of the coach, not a result of a donation.


Ha - it's not a day care center! I guarantee that's where the shoes are made.
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MedinaCat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom
   Posted: 9/9/2016 4:43:27 PM 
Deciduous Forest Cat wrote:
MedinaCat wrote:
$500K according to The Post.

http://www.thepostathens.com/article/2016/09/roger-ailes-...

In a similar matter, the Paterno Library remains in State College. Nike removed the Paterno name from its Day Care Center(ironic) at their corporate campus, but it had been named in honor of the coach, not a result of a donation.


Ha - it's not a day care center! I guarantee that's where the shoes are made.


Okay...that took a minute to register...good one!
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RSBobcat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom (NT)
   Posted: 9/11/2016 10:12:15 PM 

Last Edited: 9/11/2016 10:14:09 PM by RSBobcat

RS Bobcat

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RSBobcat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom
   Posted: 9/11/2016 10:13:09 PM 
Just re-name it the "Somewhat Fair and Balanced Room", or "Spin It If You Can Pull It Off And Sound Like You're Not Room"

Last Edited: 9/11/2016 10:13:48 PM by RSBobcat

RS Bobcat

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Recovering Journalist
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  Message Not Read  RE: Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom
   Posted: 9/12/2016 8:43:14 PM 
Name is coming down and donation is being returned.

https://twitter.com/condormorris/status/775479117403656192
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Alan Swank
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  Message Not Read  RE: Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom
   Posted: 9/12/2016 9:39:42 PM 
Recovering Journalist wrote:
Name is coming down and donation is being returned.

https://twitter.com/condormorris/status/775479117403656192


This young man is a real asset to reporting here in Athens.

http://www.athensnews.com/news/campus/roger-ailes-name-ta...

Last Edited: 9/12/2016 9:41:58 PM by Alan Swank
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Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame
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  Message Not Read  RE: Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom
   Posted: 9/13/2016 10:36:21 AM 
Really glad to see OU take this step.
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Paul Graham
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  Message Not Read  RE: Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom
   Posted: 9/13/2016 1:43:05 PM 
Important lesson for future generations: Don't name things after jerks that 1/2 the people in the country hate.
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Monroe Slavin
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  Message Not Read  RE: Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom
   Posted: 9/13/2016 3:02:20 PM 
Darn..I was kinda hoping to have something named after me.

Where's the band?!
WHERE"S THE BAND?!


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MedinaCat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom
   Posted: 9/13/2016 3:44:51 PM 
Paul Graham wrote:
Important lesson for future generations: Don't name things after jerks that 1/2 the people in the country hate.


Got it...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Clint...

http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/...


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Kevin Finnegan
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  Message Not Read  RE: Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom
   Posted: 9/13/2016 4:39:23 PM 
MedinaCat wrote:
Paul Graham wrote:
Important lesson for future generations: Don't name things after jerks that 1/2 the people in the country hate.


Got it...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Clint...

http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/...




Yeah, this pretty much eliminates any living president from ever having something named after them.
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RSBobcat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom
   Posted: 9/13/2016 11:10:55 PM 
Monroe Slavin wrote:
Darn..I was kinda hoping to have something named after me.


I see what you did there - got a good chuckle outta dat!

RS Bobcat

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RSBobcat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom
   Posted: 9/13/2016 11:14:51 PM 
finnOhio wrote:


Yeah, this pretty much eliminates any living president from ever having something named after them.


It's on them - Long live the Fourth Estate (and the OHIO School of Journalism)

RS Bobcat

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