"This edited volume brings together a diverse group of leading scholars in communication, media studies, political science, sociology, and related fields to analyze the relationship between media and the events of January 6, 2021. The authors in this volume argue that the attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol was a politically significant event that laid bare both America's tortured democratic history and the constellation of threats to its future as a multi-racial democracy. These scholars also argue for the important role of media, not only news media but platforms and social media, in creating the conditions that led to January 6th. This is especially important given that U.S. governmental reports have often failed to substantially take up the role of media in the political violence at the U.S. Capitol. The volume is organized around three key questions: How Should We Understand January 6, 2021? What should research look like after January 6, 2021? And, how can we prevent another January 6, 2021? It concludes with an assessment of where we should go from here if we share a commitment to democracy in the United States. The scholarship collected here helps researchers, policymakers, journalists, and members of the public understand what happened on January6th and the relationship of media to it, in addition to laying out ideas for preventing another attempted coup and bolstering multi-racial democracy"--
The images cast across screens across the country on January 6, 2021, laid bare the fragility of American democracy as the steps and halls of the US Capitol were inundated by a violent band of insurrectionists. Media and January 6th brings together a diverse group of leading scholars to help us more clearly understand the relationship between media and the attempted coup. The volume examines why and how January 6th came to be and the centrality of media to the event. It is organized around three key questions: How should we understand January 6, 2021? What should research look like after January 6, 2021? And how can we prevent another event like this?
The images cast across screens across the country on January 6, 2021, laid bare the fragility of American democracy as the steps and halls of the US Capitol were inundated by a violent band of insurrectionists. Fed by blatant lies, political anger, and racial animus, they sought to halt a procedure enshrined in the US Constitution and to overturn a freely and fairly run election. Meanwhile, efforts to obstruct, avoid, and misrepresent the subsequent investigation of the January 6th attack have continued apace.
With a relative dearth of work that centers historical and contemporary racial, ethnic, and power dynamics in the context of media, our interdisciplinary field was caught flat-footed, unprepared to respond to those who actively seek to undermine American democracy. This edited volume is a first step toward remedying that situation. Media and January 6th brings together a diverse group of leading scholars to help us more clearly understand the relationship between media and the attempted coup. The volume examines why and how January 6th came to be and the centrality of media to the event. It is organized around three key questions: How should we understand January 6, 2021? What should research look like after January 6, 2021? And how can we prevent another event like this?
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This insightful book offers a compelling exploration of the Jan. 6 insurrection, urging political communication scholars to delve fully into the event's complexities. With meticulous analysis and thought-provoking perspectives, this text provides a crucial framework for understanding the role of the news media as a tool for both information and reparation during unprecedented times of upheaval. * Dr. Allissa Richardson, Associate Professor of Journalism, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, and Founding Director, USC Charlotta Bass Journalism & Justice Lab * The events that unfolded in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021, shocked many people in the United States as well as in other countries. In this volume, an all-star cast of scholars offer an array of perspectives on the various meanings of these events, and chart possible research trajectories for future studies on the intersection of media and politics. With the foundations of democracy currently being undermined across the globe, The Media and January 6th is poised to become an indispensable resource to make sense of turbulent times. * Dr. Pablo J. Boczkowski, Author of Abundance: On the Experience of Living in a World of Information Plenty and Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern University, and Director, Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern *
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Understanding Media's Role in January 6th, 2021, Khadijah Costley White,
Daniel Kreiss, Shannon C. McGregor, Rebekah Tromble,
SECTION ONE
How should we understand January 6, 2021?
2. It Was an Attempted Coup, The Cline Center's Coup d'État Project
Categorizes the January 6, 2021 Assault on the US Capitol, Scott L. Althaus,
Joseph Bajjalieh, Jay Jennings, Michael Martin, Buddy Peyton, and Dan
Shalmon
3. January 6th and the Boundaries of Protest, Danielle K. Brown
4. Remembering January 6th: An Insurrection, the Media, and the Shadow of the
Tea Party, Khadijah Costley White
5.
Khadijah Costley White is an Associate Professor in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. She researches politics, social change, and identity in media. Her first book, The Branding of Right-Wing Activism: The News Media and the Tea Party (Oxford, 2018) examines the rise of the Tea Party in online, print, broadcast, and cable news. She has also worked as a journalist for PBS and written for outlets such as The New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic and more.
Daniel Kreiss is the Edgar Thomas Cato Distinguished Professor in the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a principal researcher of the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life. Kreiss co-edits the Oxford University Press book series Journalism and Political Communication Unbound and is an associate editor of Political Communication.
Shannon C. McGregor is an Associate Professor in the
Hussman School of Journalism & Media and a Principal Researcher at the Center for Information, Technology, & Public Life - both at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her research addresses the role of media and social media in political processes, with a focus on the interplay of three groups essential to a functioning democracy: politicians, journalists, and the public. In addition to academic outlets, McGregor writes often for the public press, and her work appears in outlets such as The Washington Post, Wired, and The Guardian.
Rebekah Tromble is Director of the Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics and Associate Professor in the School of Media & Public Affairs at George Washington University. Her research focuses on political communication, digital research methodology, and research ethics, with particular interests in political discourse on social media and the impacts of exposure to toxic and abusive content. Dr. Tromble regularly serves as advisor to
policymakers and civil society on digital platform accountability and responsible data access and use. She is a member of the European Digital Media Observatorys Advisory Board and co-founder of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research.
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