Mizzou Protesters And Journalists Clash Over First Amendment Rights

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November 12, 2015

A woman identified as Melissa Click, an assistant professor of communications at University of Missouri, is seen in a screen grab from a video shot by student photographer Mark Schierbecker on Nov. 9, 2015. (YouTube screen shot)

A screen grab from a video shot by student photographer Mark Schierbecker shows University of Missouri student photographer Tim Tai (left) and student protesters arguing over how close he is to them. (YouTube screen shot)

Protests continue on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, following the resignations of the school's president and chancellor over their handling of racial issues at the school.

The conversation took a different turn on Tuesday, when a video (below) of a group of student protesters and staffers at the University of Missouri attempted to physically force a student photojournalist away from the on-campus protest area.

NPR’s David Folkenflik and journalist Terrell Starr join Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson to discuss why some students were so hostile to the media and whether the photojournalist had the right to be there.

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Guest

David Folkenflik, media correspondent for NPR. He tweets @davidfolkenflik.
Terrell Starr, senior editor at AlterNet. He tweets @Russian_Starr.

This segment aired on November 12, 2015.