--- title: Missouri Journalism School Will Review Appointment of Professor description: The school will review appointment of the media professor who called "muscle" on a photographer canonical: https://time.com/4107098/missouri-melissa-click/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-10T21:55:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T22:58:43.000Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Missouri Will Review Appointment of Professor Who Blocked Journalist og:description: A video shows a media professor calling for "muscle" on a photographer og:url: https://time.com/4107098/missouri-melissa-click/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf13183f04bbfdca/698870680a4a2224519c6f8c/tim-wolfe-resign.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Thousands gather on Mizzou quad after university system president resigns og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Missouri Will Review Appointment of Professor Who Blocked Journalist twitter:description: A video shows a media professor calling for "muscle" on a photographer twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf13183f04bbfdca/698870680a4a2224519c6f8c/tim-wolfe-resign.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 00:38 video:published: 2015-11-11 section: video topics: press access, reporter confrontation, public property, campus space, documenting events, crowd response genre: news clip, confrontation tones: tense, confrontational, chaotic emotions: anger (medium), frustration (medium), defiance (medium) sentiment: negative audience: news readers, journalists, students, media observers people: reporter (student), communication faculty member organizations: University of Missouri content_suitability: profanity [00:00-00:38] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Missouri Journalism School Will Review Appointment of Professor Who Blocked Journalist > Sponsored content. 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TIME Raw: A University of Missouri Professor Blocks A Student Reporter_ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary A short clip shows a confrontation in which a person is asked to leave a space, with several bystanders voicing support and a reporter continuing to document the exchange. The speaker identifies as a communication faculty member and argues the space is public property. The clip ends with people being asked to make room and keep reporters out. ## Key points - Someone tells a reporter they need to get out and asks others to help remove the reporter. (00:00) - The reporter replies that they are documenting and that they don't need to leave. (00:04) - A speaker says the space is public property. (00:19) - A speaker identifies themselves as communication faculty. (00:23) - A speaker acknowledges the reporter's argument but still insists the reporter must go. (00:23) - Bystanders are asked to make room so a man can come through, and are told not to let reporters in. (00:27) - A speaker says the reporter shouldn't be in the space. (00:28) - A bystander is praised with 'Good one. Good job.' as the exchange ends. (00:28) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:19] Demand for reporter to leave. A speaker repeatedly tells the reporter to get out while the reporter says they are documenting. - [00:19 to 00:27] Public property and faculty claim. A speaker argues the space is public property and identifies themselves as communication faculty. - [00:27 to 00:38] Calls for help removing reporters. Bystanders are asked to make room and keep reporters out of the area. ## Key quotes - [00:00] interviewer: "Can I talk to you?" - [00:04] unidentified speaker: "You need to get out." - [00:19] unidentified speaker: "This is public property." - [00:23] unidentified speaker: "I'm a communication faculty." - [00:27] unidentified speaker: "Don't let those reporters in." ## Questions this video answers - Who is being asked to leave the space? [00:00] - Why does the reporter say they should be allowed to stay? [00:04] - What reason does a speaker give for the space being open to the public? [00:19] - What role does a speaker say they hold? [00:23] - What instruction is given to bystanders about reporters? [00:27] ## Content suitability - profanity [00:00-00:38]: No strong profanity is clearly present in the transcript; the confrontation is verbal and tense. by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:58 PM UTCPublished: Nov 10, 2015 9:55 PM UTC TIME Raw: A University of Missouri Professor Blocks A Student Reporter by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:58 PM UTCPublished: Nov 10, 2015 9:55 PM UTC The dean of the Missouri School of Journalism announced Tuesday that the school was taking immediate action to review the appointment of the professor who called for “muscle” on a journalist taking video of a protest Monday. Missouri senior Tim Tai was covering [ongoing protests of the school’s handling of racial issues](http://time.com/4104917/university-missouri-president-resigns-racism-protests/) on Missouri’s Carnahan Quad when protestors blocked his access to take photos with their hands, surrounding Tai and confronting him verbally about his right to take pictures. The incident with Tai was caught on camera by another photographer. After Tai was confronted, Melissa Click, an assistant professor at Missouri, called for “muscle” to remove the cameraman, [identified](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/10/us/university-missouri-protesters-block-journalists-press-freedom.html) by the New York _Times_ as Mark Schierbecker, after he approached her. Dean David Kurpius confirmed that Click is a media professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, with an appointment to the School of Journalism, and commended Tai’s efforts in a [statement Tuesday](http://journalism.missouri.edu/2015/11/dean-david-kurpius-comments-on-students-coverage-of-protest-on-carnahan-quad/). “The events of Nov. 9 have raised numerous issues regarding the boundaries of the First Amendment,” wrote Kurpius. “Although the attention on journalists has shifted the focus from the news of the day, it provides an opportunity to educate students and citizens about the role of a free press.” ## Transcript [00:00] Can I talk to you? No, you need to get out. You [00:04] need to get out. No, I don't. You need to get out. I actually [00:08] don't. All right. Hey, who wants to help me get this reporter [00:08] out of here? I need some muscle over here. Are you [00:08] documenting? What are you doing? I am documenting. [00:08] You need to get out. Just leave, just walk forward, before [00:12] someone comes and gets you. [00:19] This is public property. It's on by the anniversary. We really [00:23] know. That's a really good one. I'm a communication [00:23] faculty. And I get that argument but you need to go. We [00:27] need to help. You guys need to make room for this guy to [00:28] come through. He shouldn't be in here. Don't let those [00:28] reporters in. If you've got a, oh he's a good one. Good one. 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