The University of Missouri assistant professor roundly criticized for trying to block a journalist from filming an encampment during protests on campus Monday has apologized, NBC News reported.
"I have reached out to the journalists involved to offer my sincere apologies and to express regret over my actions," Melissa Click, who is an associate professor of communications, said in a statement Tuesday.
Click was seen on widely-circulated video telling a journalist Monday that he could not film an encampment, which was part of a protest that resulted in university president Tim Wolfe over the handling of racial incidents on campus.
Click at one point asked others, "Hey, who wants to help me get this reporter out of here? I need some muscle over here."
"From this experience I have learned about humanity and humility," Click wrote. The apology was distributed on University of Missouri College of Arts & Sciences Twitter account.
