January 6

Latest about January 6

Donald Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.
CPJ: Journalists Paid Price for January 6 Coverage

By John Eggerton Published

Group reminds public that several were assaulted and equipment was trashed

Programming
Donald Trump Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in his conference room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.
Embattled Donald Trump Dumps on January 6 Committee

By John Eggerton Published

Calls them hacks and thugs who won't investigate election fraud 'crime of the century'

Policy
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification.
Broadcast Networks Will Cover Surprise Jan. 6 Hearing

By John Eggerton Last updated

Committee signals it has some new evidence

Policy
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) (C), Chair of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, presides over a hearing with J. Michael Luttig, former U.S. Court of Appeals judge for Fourth Circuit, and Greg Jacob, former counsel to Vice President Mike Pence, in the Cannon House Office Building on June 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan committee, which has been gathering evidence for almost a year related to the January 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol, is presenting its findings in a series of televised hearings.
Congressional Hearings on TV, 'Dark Winds' on AMC, FX's 'The Bear' on Hulu and More in Busted Pilot

By Michael Malone, Kent Gibbons Published

Kent Gibbons and Michael Malone talk about what's happening on the programming scene

Programming
Chris Stirewalt interviewed by Leland Vittert on NewsNation.
Former Fox News Politics Editor Testifies at January 6 Committee Hearing

By Kent Gibbons Last updated

Chris Stirewalt, now at NewsNation, says calling Arizona for Biden 'was really controversial to our competitors who we beat so badly by making the correct call first'

Viewpoint
Capitol Hill
Broadcast Nets Keep Pedal to Metal on Jan. 6 Coverage

By John Eggerton Last updated

Plan Monday morning specials as committee reconvenes

Policy
Donald Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Most, Not All, Fox Stations To Air Capitol Insurrection Congressional Hearing

By Michael Malone Published

Sinclair's Fox affiliates sticking with scheduled primetime programming June 9

Programming
WUSA Washington coverage of January 6 Capitol riot
House January 6 Committee Subpoenas Twitter, Google, Facebook, Reddit

By John Eggerton Published

Panel investigating insurrection says platforms have not been forthcoming with key information

Policy
Sen. Ed Markey speaks during an event marking the anniversary of the January 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection.
Sen. Ed Markey Ties Big Tech to January 6 Riots

By John Eggerton Published

Cites need to 'look under hood' of systems spreading disinformation, hate speech

Policy
President Joe Biden gives speech marking first anniversary of the January 6 insurrection
Journalists Exposed Ugly Face of Jan. 6 Insurrection

By John Eggerton Last updated

Media helped make world witness to that troubling moment in history

BC Beat
1 2 Archives