A day after Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson resigned, two police officers were shot at an overnight protest in Ferguson, Mo. According to county police chief Jon Belmar, one officer was hit in the shoulder while another police officer was struck in the face. "These police officers were standing there, and they were shot just because they were police officers," said Jon. At least three shots were fired, but police have not determined where they came from. Tensions stayed high throughout the night due to a recent Department of Justice report that revealed racial bias in the city's police department. The officers are listed as being in serious condition.
- 3/12/2015
- by Marina-Liao
- Popsugar.com
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson is reportedly resigning on Wednesday following a Department of Justice report that revealed problems within the city's police department. In an interview, he said he felt it was time for the city to move on, and in his resignation letter, he wrote, "It is with profound sadness that I am announcing I am stepping down from my position." At the end of the letter, he added, "I will continue to assist the city in any way I can in my capacity as a private citizen." The news comes about seven months after unarmed teen Michael Brown was shot and killed by local police in Ferguson, Mo, this past August. Just over a month after the shooting, Jackson apologized to the family, the city, and the protestors, saying, "The right of the people to peacefully assemble is what the police are here to protect. If anyone...
- 3/11/2015
- by Laura-Marie-Meyers
- Popsugar.com
The white police officer who killed Michael Brown has resigned from the Ferguson Police Department, his attorney said Saturday, nearly four months after the fatal confrontation with the black 18-year-old that fueled protests and unrest in the St. Louis suburb and across the nation. Darren Wilson, 28, has been on administrative leave since the shooting on Aug. 9. His resignation was announced Saturday by one of his attorneys, Neil Bruntrager. The resignation is effective immediately, Bruntrager said. In an interview Saturday with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Wilson said resigning was "the hardest thing" he'd ever had to do, but made the decision...
- 11/30/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
The white police officer who killed Michael Brown has resigned from the Ferguson Police Department, his attorney said Saturday, nearly four months after the fatal confrontation with the black 18-year-old that fueled protests and unrest in the St. Louis suburb and across the nation. Darren Wilson, 28, has been on administrative leave since the shooting on Aug. 9. His resignation was announced Saturday by one of his attorneys, Neil Bruntrager. The resignation is effective immediately, Bruntrager said. A grand jury spent more than three months reviewing evidence in the case before declining in November to issue any charges against Wilson. He told...
- 11/30/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
Citing government officials Tuesday night, CNN reporter Evan Perez reported Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson would be stepping down. See Video: Ferguson Police: 6-Year Veteran Shot Michael Brown 15 minutes later, a St. Louis Dispatch reporter who spoke with Chief Jackson gave his response. Chief Tom Jackson tells me he has not been fired nor has he resigned. He says @cnn reports are completely wrong – Christine Byers (@ChristineDByers) October 29, 2014 Jackson said if he ever resigns it will be his decision – Christine Byers (@ChristineDByers) October 29, 2014 And the Ferguson Police Department also denied CNN's report. Ferguson Chief says he has not resigned, He.
- 10/29/2014
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
CNN's Don Lemon is one of many reporters on the ground in Ferguson, Missouri today and while he was there he got a chance to talk to Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson about his decision to release both the name of the officer that shot and killed Michael Brown and the surveillance video of Brown allegedly stealing cigars from a convenience store.
- 8/16/2014
- by Matt Wilstein
- Mediaite - TV
(Updated: Police chief says officer was not aware Brown was a robbery suspect when he stopped him.) Police in Ferguson, Mo., allege that unarmed teenager Michael Brown robbed a convenience store of cigars before he was shot and killed by a police officer. In a news conference Friday morning, Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson released the name of the officer who shot Brown on Saturday, as well as an incident report saying the 18-year-old was suspected of committing the robbery just before the shooting. Police also released surveillance images that they said showed Brown towering over a store clerk and shoving him.
- 8/15/2014
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Police in Ferguson, Mo., have released the name of the officer who shot unarmed African-American teen Michael Brown. The officer was identified as six-year veteran Darren Wilson. Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson said Wilson has had “no disciplinary action” taken against him in that time, and that he was treated for injuries that occurred Saturday, the day of the shooting. Also read: Obama Condemns Police Violence, Journalists’ Arrest in Ferguson Jackson (pictured) took no questions from reporters as he announced Wilson's name. He also explained that officers were searching for a suspect in a convenience store robbery at the time that Wilson.
- 8/15/2014
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Alexander Payne accepting Eastman House Lifetime Achievement in Film award: "I've been an ardent film watcher since age five." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
On a beautiful spring evening in New York City, the second annual George Eastman House Light & Motion Gala celebrated preservation & restoration in Tribeca at Three Sixty°, a black and white affair. The 2014 honorees were film historian and critic Leonard Maltin, filmmakers Alexander Payne and Julia Loktev, photographers Mary Ellen Mark and Chris McCaw and self-publishing platform Blurb.
Film historian and critic, Leonard Maltin Light & Motion Award for Advocacy: "It's so vital to keep these films alive." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Paul Giamatti and Steven Soderbergh came to present awards. The honorary chairs of the Light & Motion Gala were Ken Burns, Richard Gere, and Howard Greenberg.
At the cocktail reception before the dinner and awards ceremony, I spoke briefly with Alexander Payne, Paul Giamatti and the Chair of the Board for George Eastman House,...
On a beautiful spring evening in New York City, the second annual George Eastman House Light & Motion Gala celebrated preservation & restoration in Tribeca at Three Sixty°, a black and white affair. The 2014 honorees were film historian and critic Leonard Maltin, filmmakers Alexander Payne and Julia Loktev, photographers Mary Ellen Mark and Chris McCaw and self-publishing platform Blurb.
Film historian and critic, Leonard Maltin Light & Motion Award for Advocacy: "It's so vital to keep these films alive." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Paul Giamatti and Steven Soderbergh came to present awards. The honorary chairs of the Light & Motion Gala were Ken Burns, Richard Gere, and Howard Greenberg.
At the cocktail reception before the dinner and awards ceremony, I spoke briefly with Alexander Payne, Paul Giamatti and the Chair of the Board for George Eastman House,...
- 5/7/2014
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Sweden’s B-Reel produces globetrotting culinary feature documentary.
Ahead of the Afm’s kickoff, Fortissimo Films has acquired world rights (excluding Scandinavia) to documentary Foodies directed by Thomas Jackson, Charlotte Landelius and Henrik Stockare.
The feature film explores the growing worldwide phenomena of the titular ‘foodies,’ passionate, food loving, blog-writing, globe-trotting culinary jet-setters. The film follows the dining elite across the world.
Fortissimo has previously had a string of foodie documentary hits including Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Food Inc and Super Size Me.
The deal was negotiated by Fortissimo’s Chairman Michael J. Werner and Managing Director Nelleke Driessen together with Mattias Nohrborg of B-Reel on behalf of the producers. Sales are set to commence here at the Afm, where Fortissimo will show exclusive footage.
Werner said, “The pursuit of great meals, and new food adventures has become an omnipresent and global phenomena. Witness your dining companions snapping food photos, to your friends...
Ahead of the Afm’s kickoff, Fortissimo Films has acquired world rights (excluding Scandinavia) to documentary Foodies directed by Thomas Jackson, Charlotte Landelius and Henrik Stockare.
The feature film explores the growing worldwide phenomena of the titular ‘foodies,’ passionate, food loving, blog-writing, globe-trotting culinary jet-setters. The film follows the dining elite across the world.
Fortissimo has previously had a string of foodie documentary hits including Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Food Inc and Super Size Me.
The deal was negotiated by Fortissimo’s Chairman Michael J. Werner and Managing Director Nelleke Driessen together with Mattias Nohrborg of B-Reel on behalf of the producers. Sales are set to commence here at the Afm, where Fortissimo will show exclusive footage.
Werner said, “The pursuit of great meals, and new food adventures has become an omnipresent and global phenomena. Witness your dining companions snapping food photos, to your friends...
- 11/5/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
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