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AJC defends reporter in private ‘Richard Jewell’ movie screenings

Subscribers to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution packed a Sandy Springs movie theater Dec. 15 for private screenings of “Richard Jewell,” a film about the wrongly accused 1996 Olympics bombing suspect. Following the screenings, a panel of editors and expert authors discussed how they believed the movie to be true and where they say it strayed from […]

Bystanders protect themselves seconds after a second explosion (left) detonated outside of the Atlanta Northside Family Planning Services building in Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 16, 1997. Two explosions rocked the building containing an abortion clinic and police said it appeared the clinic was targeted.(AP Photo/Alan Mothner)
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Dunwoody man’s news photos captured Sandy Springs blast, other moments in Olympic bomber’s terror campaign

From left, panelists Bert Roughton, former senior managing editor at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and "The Suspect" co-authors Kent Alexander and Kevin Salwen, joined by moderator John Pruitt, listen to an introduction by Atlanta History Center President and CEO Sheffield Hale at the Nov. 12 panel discussion. (John Ruch)
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Panel recalls FBI, AJC roles in case of Richard Jewell, Olympics bombing hero turned suspect