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News Articles: richard jewell

Richard Jewell, parade grand marshal, tosses candy to spectators along the parade route in Carmel, Ind., in 2001. Jewell, who was the focus of an FBI investigation for the 1996 Olympic Park bombing, was being honored as one of the nation's unsung heroes.

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The Making Of 'Mistaken: The Real Story Of Richard Jewell'

Clint Eastwood’s film Richard Jewell is out and, as a piece that is critical of journalists, it generated discussion before the first ticket was even...

December 17, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Grant Blankenship ,
  • and 2 more
Clint Eastwood at the 2019 AFI Fest in Los Angeles.  For his film "Richard Jewell," Eastwood takes aim at the media and federal investigators for a rush to judgment after the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing.

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Unravelling The AJC's Defamation Claim Against 'Richard Jewell'

On Second Thought aired a special broadcast about the story of how Richard Jewell's life changed when The Atlanta-Journal Constitution published his...

December 14, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Photographers surround Richard Jewell prior to testifying before a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on the 1996 Olympic bombing in Atlanta, July 30, 1997.

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Mistaken: The Real Story Of Richard Jewell

On Tuesday, July 30, 1996, Richard Jewell was praised as a hero by Katie Couric on NBC’S TODAY show. The security guard hired for the summer Olympics...

December 13, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Grant Blankenship ,
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has demanded acknowledgement from Warner Bros. that some events in the film were imagined for dramatic purposes.

Ahead Of 'Richard Jewell' Film Release, The AJC Demands Public Disclaimer

Ahead of the release of the film Richard Jewell , the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has demanded a public statement from Warner Bros. acknowledging that...

December 10, 2019
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  • Ross Terrell
'The Suspect' is a new book about the story of Richard Jewell, written by Kent Alexander and Kevin Salwen.

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'The Suspect' Re-Examines The Story Of Richard Jewell And The Centennial Olympic Park Bombing

On Tuesday, July 30, 1996, Richard Jewell was praised as a hero on NBC’s Today Show . The security guard hired for the Summer Olympics in Atlanta...

November 12, 2019
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