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‘Do Not Resist’ screened on MTSU campus, depicts police militarization

Sidelines November 17, 2016

Photo courtesy of VANISH Films Story by Zachery Wright / Contributing Writer MTSU Student Programming and Raider Entertainment hosted a viewing Wednesday evening of "Do Not Resist," a new documentary...

St. Louis Post photographer David Carson, St. Louis Alderman Antonio French and USA Today breaking news reporter Yamiche Alcindor speak at MTSU on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015 about their experience covering the Ferguson protests last year. They were moderated by former Nashville Banner editor and MTSU Seigenthaler Chair Pat Embry. (MTSU Sidelines/Samantha Hearn)

From the Front Lines of Ferguson

CIM Digital February 11, 2015

Twitter and other social media played a significant role in news coverage of the often violent reactions in the aftermath of last August’s shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old Ferguson, Missouri man by...

St. Louis Post photographer David Carson, St. Louis Alderman Antonio French and USA Today breaking news reporter Yamiche Alcindor speak at MTSU on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015 about their experience covering the Ferguson protests last year. They were moderated by former Nashville Banner editor and MTSU Seigenthaler Chair Pat Embry. (MTSU Sidelines/Samantha Hearn)

MTSU Hosts Ferguson Panel in Tucker Theatre

Sidelines February 11, 2015

by Amber Dougherty // Contributing Writer Three panelists visited MTSU to discuss the reality of reporting the riots after the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri last summer, in Tucker Theatre...

Photographer David Carson Discusses Ferguson Before and After

Photographer David Carson Discusses Ferguson Before and After

CIM Digital February 10, 2015

"It was my day off and I was just doing dad stuff," said David Carson, staff photographer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the day that "blew-up (his) career." Carson was shopping with his daughter...

Protesters march down Broadway on Tuesday, November 24, 2014. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

Reporters and Alderman Visit MTSU to Discuss Ferguson

CIM Digital January 27, 2015

Two journalists and a St. Louis alderman will host a free public forum in Tucker Theater on Feb. 10 to discuss the reporting process behind the death of Michael Brown and the riots following. David Carson,...

Protesters marched Tuesday, November 24, 2014 in downtown Nashville at Shelby Street and Interstate 24 in memory of Michael Brown, a Ferguson, Missouri teen who was killed by a Ferguson police officer earlier this year. On November 23, 2014, a St. Louis, Missouri Grand Jury returned no indictment on Officer Darren Wilson in Brown's death. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

Video: Protesters in Nashville after Vigil for Michael Brown

CIM Digital December 1, 2014

Hundreds gathered on Tuesday, November 24 to hold a vigil for Ferguson, Missouri teen Michael Brown, who was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer. A St. Louis, Missouri Grand Jury returned a "no...

MTSU Students gather in the Student Union Courtyard on Tuesday, November 25, 2014, to protest Michael Brown's death at the hands of a Ferguson officer in August

Photo by Sarah Taylor

MTSU Students Gather to Protest Michael Brown Case Verdict

CIM Digital November 25, 2014

Disgruntled students rallied in front of the Student Union Building on Tuesday, November 25 in protest of the St. Louis grand jury returning a no indictment verdict for Officer Darren Wilson late last...

Protests Flare and Buildings Burn in Ferguson, MO in Wake of Michael Brown Verdict

Protests Flare and Buildings Burn in Ferguson, MO in Wake of Michael Brown Verdict

CIM Digital November 25, 2014

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Smoke billowed from burned-out buildings and sidewalks were strewn with broken glass Tuesday morning after Ferguson erupted over a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police...

Grand Jury decides not to indict Darren Wilson

Grand Jury decides not to indict Darren Wilson

CIM Digital November 25, 2014

A grand jury has decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old whose fatal shooting sparked weeks of sometimes-violent protests. St....

Michael Brown's Medical Examiner Will Testify Before Grand Jury Tomorrow

Michael Brown’s Medical Examiner Will Testify Before Grand Jury Tomorrow

CIM Digital November 12, 2014

An attorney for Michael Brown's family says a private forensic pathologist who performed an autopsy on the 18-year-old will testify Thursday before the grand jury deciding whether to charge the Ferguson...

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