Mizzou professor charged with assault of student reporter during protest [Christian Science Monitor] Jessica Mendoza January 25, 2016 Missouri city prosecutor Steve Richey on Monday formally filed an assault charge against Melissa Click, the University of Missouri mass media professor who was caught on camera forcefully trying to remove a student journalist from a campus protest in November. The incident – which occurred amid the anti-racism demonstrations that led to the resignation of then-president Timothy Wolfe – spurred debate over the exercise of First Amendment rights on campus. It also tied into broader free speech discussions across colleges nationwide, as students increasingly calling for spaces safe from discrimination have faced criticism for what some consider an excessive “demand to suppress the free play of ideas and expression if they are deemed offensive,” writes The Christian Science Monitor’s Harry Bruinius. https://www.yahoo.com/news/mizzou-professor-charged-assault-student-reporter-during-protest-201238479.html?nhp=1