Post by robeiae on Aug 23, 2019 7:37:07 GMT -5
I just caught wind of this story today, and I think that's probably because CNN--along with RCP--is still my "go-to" source for daily news. Unsurprisingly, CNN doesn't seem to be covering it: www.nationalreview.com/news/cnn-april-ryan-bodyguard-charged-with-assault-after-removing-reporter/
WaPo has a piece on it: Speak up, April Ryan. Speak up, CNN.
From it:
WTF is that about? Who the hell does Ryan think she is? Donald Trump?
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CNN isn't saying much, either.
ETA: Oh, and to answer the question in the subject line, no it does not appear that she's in hot water. But she--and CNN--should be.
CNN pundit April Ryan’s security guard has been charged with assault after he forcibly removed a local New Jersey reporter from an event at which Ryan was delivering a speech.
Charlie Kravotil, editor of New Brunswick Today, claims that Ryan’s bodyguard, 30-year-old Joel Morris, approached him during Ryan’s speech at The Heldrich Hotel on August 3 and stole his camera after he refused to stop filming.
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Kravotil says he was invited to the event and was allowed to film for roughly two hours before Ryan took the stage to deliver a speech, at which point Morris stole his camera but allowed other people in the room to continue filming. He called on Ryan to apologize for the incident in a Monday tweet.
Charlie Kravotil, editor of New Brunswick Today, claims that Ryan’s bodyguard, 30-year-old Joel Morris, approached him during Ryan’s speech at The Heldrich Hotel on August 3 and stole his camera after he refused to stop filming.
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Kravotil says he was invited to the event and was allowed to film for roughly two hours before Ryan took the stage to deliver a speech, at which point Morris stole his camera but allowed other people in the room to continue filming. He called on Ryan to apologize for the incident in a Monday tweet.
From it:
According to Kratovil, he arranged to attend the event. He set up his camera and covered about an hour of proceedings without incident, until Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-N.J.) began introducing Ryan. At that point, Morris approached Kratovil, mentioned the video setup and asked, "Who are you with?” A bit later, he threatened to “take … down” the video camera.
A scramble of sorts followed the threat, Kratovil said. Public relations reps crowded around him, “pressuring me to stop recording.” Video of the event captures what happens next: Morris approaches Ryan as she’s beginning her remarks. He appears to say something, and she nods in approval. Then there’s an awkward pause of nearly 30 seconds, after which Ryan says, "When I speak, I do not have news covering my speeches.”
A scramble of sorts followed the threat, Kratovil said. Public relations reps crowded around him, “pressuring me to stop recording.” Video of the event captures what happens next: Morris approaches Ryan as she’s beginning her remarks. He appears to say something, and she nods in approval. Then there’s an awkward pause of nearly 30 seconds, after which Ryan says, "When I speak, I do not have news covering my speeches.”
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The Erik Wemple Blog emailed her with a request for an interview. She called and requested to speak off the record. No thanks, we replied. Nothing that occurs at the fourth annual New Jersey Parent Summit is so secret, so sensitive as to warrant an off-the-record conversation.
ETA: Oh, and to answer the question in the subject line, no it does not appear that she's in hot water. But she--and CNN--should be.
