Assistant communications professor Melissa Click at
the University of Missouri has been terminated according to news reports, such
as this one in the Columbia Tribune. A factor in her termination was her
attempting to order journalists out of a public space on the campus during a
protest related to race.
Mark Schierbecker shoots the incident with Concerned
Student 1950
Schierbecker discusses her “apology” further
here.
Some activists have wanted “media free zones” even in
publicly owned spaces. In practice, I’ve
noticed in the past that some activists in the “Occupy” movement get angry if I
photograph them but don’t “join in”.
Schierbecker has a picture link on Twitter showing objection to his journalism from others. The tone of the text embedded in the picture is angry and shocking. The activists see this as an "us v. them" combative event to which people either join in or stay out.
Schierbecker has a picture link on Twitter showing objection to his journalism from others. The tone of the text embedded in the picture is angry and shocking. The activists see this as an "us v. them" combative event to which people either join in or stay out.
Private property owners can ban journalists from
private gatherings, of course.
But, for example, in the distant past the presence of
journalists at gay pride events has been a source of real concern, as people
could get fired.
Wikipedia attribution link for picture from UM campus by
Adam Proctor, CCSA 3.0 license.
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