Legal Opinion
Atlanta Journal-Constitution v. Jewell
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 10, 2001No. A01A1564, A01A1566; A01A1565PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Presiding Judge.
These cases arise from coverage by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution of the 1996 bombing in Centennial Olympic Park and Richard Jewell’s involvement in that incident. The initial media coverage of the Olympic Park bombing portrayed Jewell as a hero for his role in discovering the bomb, alerting authorities, and evacuating bystanders from the immediate vicinity, no doubt saving lives. Subsequently, however, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) focused its investigation on Jewell. The resulting media coverage of the criminal investigation caused Jewell and his…
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