Newspaper criticizes film's take on Olympic bombing reporter
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FILE- In this July 28, 1996, file photo, security guard Richard Jewell poses across from the tower where he found a bomb and warned visitors at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. When a bomb exploded in a downtown Atlanta park midway through the 1996 Olympics, it set news reporters and law enforcement on a collision course that upended the life of a security guard, turning him from hero to villain overnight. Now, more than 20 years later, a recent book and upcoming movie explore Jewell's ordeal and the roles played by law enforcement and the media. (William Berry/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)Clint Eastwood attends 2019 AFI Fest - "Richard Jewell" at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, director Clint Eastwood speaks with actor Paul Walter Hauser as they work during the filming of the movie "Richard Jewell." When a bomb exploded in a downtown Atlanta park midway through the 1996 Olympics, it set news reporters and law enforcement on a collision course that upended the life of a security guard, turning him from hero to villain overnight. Now, more than 20 years later, a recent book and upcoming movie explore Jewell's ordeal and the roles played by law enforcement and the media. (Claire Folger/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)In this Oct. 28, 1996 photo, Richard Jewell, cleared of suspicion in the Olympic Park bombing, and his mother Barbara, face the media as Jewell's attorney Lin Wood addressed the press conference in Marietta, Ga. When a bomb exploded in a downtown Atlanta park midway through the 1996 Olympics, it set news reporters and law enforcement on a collision course that upended the life of a security guard, turning him from hero to villain overnight. Now, more than 20 years later, a recent book and upcoming movie explore Jewell's ordeal and the roles played by law enforcement and the media. (AP Photo/Ric Feld, File)
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FILE- In this July 28, 1996, file photo, security guard Richard Jewell poses across from the tower where he found a bomb and warned visitors at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. When a bomb exploded in a downtown Atlanta park midway through the 1996 Olympics, it set news reporters and law enforcement on a collision course that upended the life of a security guard, turning him from hero to villain overnight. Now, more than 20 years later, a recent book and upcoming movie explore Jewell's ordeal and the roles played by law enforcement and the media. (William Berry/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
