As Twitchy reported this morning, students at the University of Missouri linked arms to form the outline of a “no media” safe space, inside which protesters could do their thing without the scrutiny of TV cameras and reporters.
Cameras did eventually make it through the safe zone and inside Mizzou, which, as St. Louis Post-Dispatch photojournalist Robert Cohen notes, is known for its renowned journalism program. The students must have skipped the chapter on photographing people in public doing public things and jumped straight to the appendix on setting up safe spaces.
.@Mizzou students want to control message, extreme attempts to block media. Home of renowned journalism school. pic.twitter.com/vei5LY7ksN
— Robert Cohen (@kodacohen) November 9, 2015
A few more from @Mizzou, home of a renowned journalism school. Told no permission for pictures…in public. pic.twitter.com/ew6JxbJCXF
— Robert Cohen (@kodacohen) November 9, 2015
We apologize, but this photo needs to come out of its safe space and been seen by everyone. When you’re desperate, sometimes a two-person human chain has to do until reinforcements arrive.
@kodacohen @redsteeze @Mizzou Aww, such cute little millennial fascists!
— “Bob” The Emotional Support Hamster (@bob_emotional) November 9, 2015
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@kodacohen so students and staff of @Mizzou doing the same thing the guy did to get fired.
— JoLissa ~ Freedom (@JoLissa13) November 9, 2015
@kodacohen what is rationale for shutting out media? do any of them understand the irony?
— Sunsetter Awnings (@Partial_Invalid) November 9, 2015
@ClaytonHotze @kodacohen @Mizzou Fascism, pure and simple.
— Paul #CountryFirst Drake (@PaulWDrake) November 9, 2015
@kodacohen @redsteeze @Mizzou Journalism School? Not anymore.
— Blue Tsunami ? (@1truprophet) November 9, 2015
@kodacohen @seanmdav @Mizzou This has to become a meme pic.twitter.com/zDY0OFMGxc
— just some dude (@the_dude1987) November 9, 2015
@kodacohen @seanmdav @Mizzou But I thought they were the "Show Me" state.
— Charles T. -Downtown (@crack_bass) November 9, 2015
What exactly are they hiding back there that must not be seen? The pilot of that UFO that buzzed southern California Friday night? At least Cohen wasn’t assaulted for filming.
These #mizzou students aren't ready to live in a free society. It is a failed school. https://t.co/9XqQVVWZrB
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) November 9, 2015
@jonathanwpeters 'Hey, who want's to help me get this reporter out of here, I need some muscle over here!!!'
Holy shit.
— Full Frontal Yeti (@BigWyo626) November 9, 2015
Oh and here is the Professor who attacks a journalist at the end of that video –> @melissaclick https://t.co/WdsOvW1xW0
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 9, 2015
I had less trouble taking pictures in the Soviet Union than these student journos are encountering at #Mizzou.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) November 9, 2015
The woman who tells cameraman he can’t be there & asks for “muscle” to remove him is Mizzou Assistant Professor of Mass Media @melissaclick
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) November 10, 2015
After being filmed being hostile toward media covering #ConcernedStudent1950, communications prof @melissaclick makes her tweets private.
— Caitlin Swieca (@CaitlinSwieca) November 9, 2015
If I were that student journo at #Mizzou, I'd sue that administrator and every other person who touched me for assault.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) November 9, 2015
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