Missouri university protesters try to block photographer from campus public area
The Associated Press | Posted: November 10, 2015 4:45 PM | Last Updated: November 10, 2015
A video showing a photographer's clash with University of Missouri protesters who tried to block his access in a public section of campus is fanning debate about freedom of the press.
The video involving freelance photographer Tim Tai was filmed the day the University of Missouri system's president and the Columbia campus' chancellor stepped down over what protesters saw as indifference to racial tensions at the school.
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It shows protesters arguing with Tai and pushing him away after Tai tells them he has a right to document the event.
A woman identified as communications assistant professor Melissa Click tries to recruit "muscle" to remove the man filming the confrontation. She didn't respond to messages seeking comment.
The video had been viewed 510,000 times on YouTube as of Tuesday morning.