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November 11, 2015

U. of Missouri Professor Who Confronted Reporter at Protest Resigns 
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Meanwhile, an assistant communications professor has apologized and
resigned her courtesy appointment at the University of Missouri
journalism school after a video went viral showing her calling for "some
muscle" to help remove a journalist from a protest.

Mark Schierbecker: "I'm media. Can I talk to you?"

Melissa Click: "No, you need to get out! You need to get out!"

Mark Schierbecker: "No, I don’t."

Melissa Click: "You need to get out."

Mark Schierbecker: "I actually don't."

Melissa Click: "All right. [Turns to the crowd and shouts] Hey, who
wants to help me get this reporter out of here? I need some muscle over
here!"

Melissa Click apologized for the incident, saying, "I regret the
language and strategies I used."

 

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