tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post3554210420567387450..comments2024-03-28T04:27:57.522-07:00Comments on The Turner Report: MSSU President Speck's meetings with new Globe publisher troublingRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-40918894395772542332010-06-15T14:13:44.022-07:002010-06-15T14:13:44.022-07:00I understand the board will deal with Dr. Speck...I understand the board will deal with Dr. Speck's performance appraisal on Wednesday, and open the topic of extending his contract once more, though they may not actually do so until next time.<br /><br />All that will be considered in private, certainly, but anyone interested in simply showing the flag could sit in on the meeting in the board room. I haven't confirmed the time yet, but Noah Lewser Everytimenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-45832858161226050732010-05-12T18:41:51.150-07:002010-05-12T18:41:51.150-07:00To Anonymous 3:08: I will say this as politely as ...To Anonymous 3:08: I will say this as politely as possible. You can take your crow and you know where you can shove it.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-32534329110271621592010-05-11T22:57:03.965-07:002010-05-11T22:57:03.965-07:00It is incredible how some will do anything to disc...It is incredible how some will do anything to discredit The Chart.<br />Don't they know that Stebbins and Hanrahan are incredibly popular with students (current and former)and enjoy unqualified support from Chart and comm. dept. alumni?<br />Those alumni called for Hanrahan's hire to make The Chart more relevant and "newsy" again. <br />Most of those alumni came from the Massa Not a former Chart personnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-78324399129359773552010-05-11T21:16:14.338-07:002010-05-11T21:16:14.338-07:00Well said, Former Chart Staffer -- I have little t...Well said, Former Chart Staffer -- I have little to add. As for Stebbins, the only "youthful mistake" I know of was his desire to marry and have children -- and he needed a steady job in order to do that. Also, I think he was born to teach and lead; he is good at both. In the end he made a noble choice. A man of his caliber in the news room might be worth considerably more than he makesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-55691795248056903482010-05-11T15:36:27.836-07:002010-05-11T15:36:27.836-07:00Let me get this straight, 9:37, you question Stebb...Let me get this straight, 9:37, you question Stebbins' and Hanrahan's credentials yet both have been highly successful and highly regarded advisers to The Chart. <br />Hanrahan was selected as Missouri's Adviser of the Year this year. Stebbins was once a NATIONAL Adviser of the Year. <br />The Chart is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Advisers Hall of Fame. <Former Chart staff membernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-84149250171819041682010-05-11T06:47:32.327-07:002010-05-11T06:47:32.327-07:00I thought the Globe's editor controls the news...I thought the Globe's editor controls the news policy and the publisher stays out of it. That's the way it was when Edgar Simpson was here. Of course the publisher <br />Choido was kind of wimpy.<br />Careol Stark is not a shrinking violet so the questions must be directed to her news policy regarding MSSU and the shutting out of the media by Bruce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-11395811625367817702010-05-10T09:37:29.872-07:002010-05-10T09:37:29.872-07:00Yes, 3:54, Chart reporters have demonstrated to th...Yes, 3:54, Chart reporters have demonstrated to their peers at the Globe an impressive legacy of integrity and professionalism through cronyism to plagiarism. Why was Stebbins professional career so short? Where did Hanrahan work before going to Southern?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-60220838947871918452010-05-08T12:07:40.816-07:002010-05-08T12:07:40.816-07:00To 3:45:
Would it be acceptable if President Obam...To 3:45:<br /><br />Would it be acceptable if President Obama decided not to grant interviews to people who hated him?<br /> <br />There are legitimate questions to be asked about University operations and it is Bruce's responsibility to field those questions whether they come from individuals, or media outlets, that like him or hate him or have no position whatsoever. Your remark is naive Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-26934242119454999582010-05-08T07:52:52.243-07:002010-05-08T07:52:52.243-07:00Those attacking the Chart, Hanrahan, and Stebbin h...Those attacking the Chart, Hanrahan, and Stebbin have no idea of the tradition of integrity and professionalism instilled in the culture of that student newspaper by Mr. Richard Massa and, going way back, by Cleetis Headlee.<br />We don't know why the Globe has been so restrained. Maybe there is something behind the scenes they know. But, in the same way, one has to assume there is integrityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-19158756192903773352010-05-07T18:33:55.683-07:002010-05-07T18:33:55.683-07:00Dear Anon 3:54:
Arguing with blog posters is usel...Dear Anon 3:54:<br /><br />Arguing with blog posters is useless and usually counterproductive.<br /><br />But I need to make you aware of a few facts.<br /><br />1. The students are ABSOLUTELY in charge at The Chart. If I were to order them to print or not print a story or editorial, I could find myself at the defendant's table in a First Amendment lawsuit. <br /><br />2. I do not attend T.R. Hanrahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03993726809423611555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-64225951246135334812010-05-07T15:54:31.756-07:002010-05-07T15:54:31.756-07:00I'm not in an official capacity but I'll b...I'm not in an official capacity but I'll be darned if I would grant an interview to anyone who hated me. And if you think the kids are in charge at THE CHART, you are very naive...THE CHART is just a tool for those who are upset about the school being run by people appointed to do so and not by teachers who don't like to put in more than 12 hours a week in the classroom..<br />The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-43316175513688662012010-05-07T15:11:04.155-07:002010-05-07T15:11:04.155-07:00Ooops...correction...waaaay off target on meeting....Ooops...correction...waaaay off target on meeting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-53186624884180988322010-05-07T15:08:35.441-07:002010-05-07T15:08:35.441-07:00LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LMAO, LMAO!!!
The things that ...LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LMAO, LMAO!!!<br />The things that desperate jounalists dream up to keep their name in the lime light, Randy! You are waaaay off on target on Beatty & Speck meetings. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Arn't you going to look like the fool in a few weeks!!!! Enjoy your crow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-54850966553983068772010-05-07T14:16:05.279-07:002010-05-07T14:16:05.279-07:00Sorry, but even if you take those things into cons...Sorry, but even if you take those things into consideration, it still doesn't answer why the Globe has not carefully looked into the motivation behind the medical school, why only Speck was interviewed for the university president position, and why not one word has ever been written about Speck's problems at Austin Peay.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-7312221065026785592010-05-07T13:37:58.725-07:002010-05-07T13:37:58.725-07:00Why is no one asking questions about The Chart'...Why is no one asking questions about The Chart's credibility? The editor is the son of the director of the Institute of International Studies and the advisor is his protégé. The Globe is certainly aware of these relationship and perhaps that is why they are showing caution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-20567051122346507102010-05-07T08:47:11.323-07:002010-05-07T08:47:11.323-07:00Your implication that the new publisher may be sha...Your implication that the new publisher may be shading the news is troubling. Obviously I think, choosing what is newsworthy is subject to all kinds of pressures, including those political. We would all like to think papers would strive for a balanced approach, but I am not naive.<br /><br />There is another issue that could be similar to this one, although I seem to be alone in concern about Jim Wheelerhttp://jwheeler59.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-39859998478722359032010-05-07T07:38:54.360-07:002010-05-07T07:38:54.360-07:00A 9.0 earthquake would never do as much damage to ...A 9.0 earthquake would never do as much damage to MSSU as the board tenure of Dwight Douglas. One more year and his term will be over, and the MSSU nightmare will come to an end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-33003578157874751632010-05-07T05:39:23.439-07:002010-05-07T05:39:23.439-07:00If nothing we try works, we'll simply get the ...If nothing we try works, we'll simply get the press to say that everything is fine, and no one will notice?<br /><br />When a tyrant's policies fail, he turns to managing the news. Hitler, Stalin, "W", all of them tried it. It never works for long.<br /><br />The emperor has no clothes. That's <i>your</i> plump alabaster bum everyone's giggling at, Bruce! Do us all a I Like Ikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-37283200651650858072010-05-06T18:11:05.346-07:002010-05-06T18:11:05.346-07:00@ Anonymous 8:14 -- "The greedy, lazy ones ar...@ Anonymous 8:14 -- "The greedy, lazy ones are out to pasture" ????? What are you talking about? The greedy lazy ones are still on the job. Theres a lot of fine people on the job, too, but if you are saying that f the people who were let go in the last year or so (since Speck) were the greedy, lazy ones, you are so wrong. Some fine people lost their jobs, because (1) they weren't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-42503829082042855882010-05-06T15:09:31.480-07:002010-05-06T15:09:31.480-07:00It's time for this guy to go. We're all s...It's time for this guy to go. We're all sick of this story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-78138853074563536532010-05-06T08:46:39.058-07:002010-05-06T08:46:39.058-07:00Reading the Chart article on Speck's calendar ...Reading the Chart article on Speck's calendar through the link provided, I see the Chart examined his calendar between January 1 and April 23. In almost four months Speck went to Jeff City only twice. January-April is supposed to be when the legislature is in session. Shouldn't the university president be there more often, fighting for money? But he spent 23 hours "rehearsing" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-69022991950750286232010-05-06T08:14:21.228-07:002010-05-06T08:14:21.228-07:00Randy, where are you now that the teachers at Sout...Randy, where are you now that the teachers at Southern have a new leader with some sense and some tact....why haven't we heard from you kicking and screaming that the greedy, lazy ones are out to pasture?<br /><br />You are usually quick on the trigger - if there's news about those you disagree with...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-73310555630764200572010-05-06T08:05:28.673-07:002010-05-06T08:05:28.673-07:00Let's hope the Chart can tell us more about th...Let's hope the Chart can tell us more about this unseemly relationship tomorrow. The Globe is completely discredited when it comes to MSSU coverage. The Chart is all we've got. Please keep up the good work, Chart.3 cheers for the Chart!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-21799645318913284012010-05-06T07:09:12.322-07:002010-05-06T07:09:12.322-07:00Bravo, Sr. Turner! You've listed concisely se...Bravo, Sr. Turner! You've listed concisely several of the root questions about Dr. Speck's hiring and conduct (misconduct) of these two years! <br /><br />How did this small man with no understanding of business, or management, or finance -- devoid of the most rudimentary leadership skills -- end up at the helm of one of the largest enterprises in the region? Does Freeman Hospital playBolt Uprightnoreply@blogger.com