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Overly Friendly Passerby Pinches Journalist; Caught on Tape

By Media Law Prof Blog

A male passer-by pinched Sue Turton, a reporter for Channel 4 News, while she was doing a standup last week on the flooding in Oxford. Police have requested tape of the incident, saying they intend to try to track down the man and impose the appropriate sanction. While journalist Turton says she doesn’t want to pursue the matter, she does have concerns about how women in the workplace are treated, noting, “Male reporters would never be treated to a public goosing. Should the women of my profession not expect the same respect?” Read more here.

Originally published at medialawprof.lawprofessorsblogs.com

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Media Law Prof Blog, Overly Friendly Passerby Pinches Journalist; Caught on Tape, Media Law Prof Blog (August 1, 2007) [The Library at LexBlog, LEX-WK-XBEYGWM3, lexpid.org/XBEYGWM3]

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