Welcome Guest! Create an Account login email: password: remember me: BASKETBALLFOOTBALLMESSAGE BOARDCHATLINKS site searchwhere to watchcontact usabout usadvertise with ushelp Message Board BobcatAttack.com Message Board General Ohio University Discussion/Alumni Events Topic:  Can Ohio sue the Dispatch? Topic:  Can Ohio sue the Dispatch? Author Message Pataskala General User Member Since: 7/8/2010 Location: At least six feet away from anybody else Post Count: 9,335 Status: Offline     Can Ohio sue the Dispatch?    Posted: 5/20/2017 9:21:31 AM  Can a state university sue a media outlet? This past week, the Dispatch ran a story with the headline "One of two aboard OU plane loaded with cocaine pleads guilty." (http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170516/one-of-two-aboard-o... ) It hasn't been changed as of today. Although the headline implies that Ohio owns the plane, in fact the plane was flying from the Bahamas to Canada and just happened to make an emergency landing at Ohio's airport. There's no connection whatsoever between the university and the plane. I'm sure that if the plane had landed at O$U's airport, they wouldn't have called it "O$U plane." This is a textbook false light suit, but I'm not sure a state university can sue. The headline, of course, has been picked up by robo news services on the Internet, so it's likely to be out there forever. I complained to the Dispatch a couple days ago but nothing has happened. We will get by. We will get by. We will get by. We will survive. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,320 Status: Offline     RE: Can Ohio sue the Dispatch?    Posted: 5/22/2017 11:57:15 AM  The short answer to your question is, "no." The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top Ohio69 General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 3,030 Status: Offline     RE: Can Ohio sue the Dispatch?    Posted: 5/24/2017 10:05:56 AM  Does the old saying "never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrell" still apply in the internet age? Can somebody hit a pull up jumper for me?..... Back to Top cbus cat fan General User Member Since: 12/2/2011 Post Count: 1,169 Status: Offline     RE: Can Ohio sue the Dispatch?    Posted: 5/24/2017 2:44:39 PM  No certainly not the Dispatch, like lots of publications they have lost a lot of circulation, become sensationalist, and lack the solid journalism that many newspapers once possessed. The Wolf family sold it some time ago to one of those new conglomerate companies that have papers all over the place. It would seem they think they can make a quick buck before the circulation falls even further. In the newspaper business, internet advertising has never risen to the levels that were predicted some time ago, so I doubt the Dispatch can muster the level of influence they once carried. Last Edited: 5/24/2017 2:47:28 PM by cbus cat fan Back to Top Showing Replies:   1 - 4  of 4 Posts Jump to Page:   1 View Other 'General Ohio University Discussion/Alumni Events' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 167 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 167 Guests 0 Registered Users There are no other users looking at this page.

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