Media gather on the grass behind a 'No Press' sign to photograph outside the funeral of James Mattioli on Dec. 18 in Newtown, Conn. (© John Moore/Getty Images)

Newtown residents getting tired of reporters ringing their doorbells

12/19/2012

The people of Newtown, Conn., have understandably had enough. They're growing increasingly tired of the media presence that has focused on the town since last Friday, and they're ready for the journalists and reporters to pack up their cameras and microphones and leave them alone. The residents say that reporters are "stalking" them, sharing stories of late-night phone calls and unwanted visitors at their front doors, to the point that some businesses and churches have put up "No Media" and "No Press" signs. "We need you to help us beg people to stop calling the victims," one resident said. "They're in mourning." [Source]

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