Statement from Adam Yeomans, AP Chief of Bureau, Tennessee, May 13, 2010:
Associated Press reporter Erik Schelzig was doing his job covering breaking news at the General Assembly when House Speaker Kent Williams collapsed. The legislative sessions are open to the public and members of the news media routinely record what happens there in words, photographs, audio and video.
Though we believe Schelzig had the right to continue his reporting, he complied immediately with officials’ order to leave the chamber.
