Media Coverage of the Anniversary of January 6

From The Poynter Report with Tom Jones:

One year ago today we witnessed troubling and horrific images we never thought we would see in this country. Protesters — spurred by a sitting president and cable news pundits and a wildfire of conspiracy theories — stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt to stop the certification of a freely and fairly held presidential election.

The pillars that have always held up the greatness of the United States — the voice of the people through fair elections, the peaceful transfer of power — nearly crumbled in one of the darkest days in American history. And it’s a day that continues to have serious consequences and aftershocks. As I’ve written several times this week, Jan. 6 wasn’t the culmination of something, but the beginning.

So where do we even begin as we look back and look forward?

Well, the best way is to look at the coverage.

Start with these pieces:

• The Associated Press’ Mary Clare Jalonick with “‘We were trapped’: Trauma of Jan. 6 lingers for lawmakers” and “In their own words: House lawmakers remember Jan. 6”
• The Washington Post’s Joe Heim with “As Jan. 6 anniversary approaches, fear, disbelief and anger still felt in Capitol Hill neighborhood.”
• The New York Times’ Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman with “A Year After Capitol Riot, Trump’s Hold on G.O.P. Is Unrivaled.”
• CNN’s Jeremy Herb with “How January 6 changed what it means to be a Republican in one Pennsylvania county.”
• Politico’s Brittany Gibson with “They stormed the Capitol. Now they’re running for office.”
• The Daily Beast’s Matt Fuller with “The Real Tragedy of Jan. 6 Is That It’s Still Not Over.”
• ABC News’ Jonathan Karl (including an eight-minute video that is a reminder of how scary it was) with “Beyond the riot, Jan. 6 was a dangerously close call. How Trump’s plot nearly succeeded.”
• Also from ABC News: “Jan. 6 officer to David Muir: ‘I guarantee people are imagining this happening again.’” Speaking of Donald Trump, Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell tells Muir, “I do hold him accountable.”

And in a powerful guest essay for The New York Times, former President Jimmy Carter with “I Fear for Our Democracy.”
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Also see Politico Playbook for “Your guide to January 6 anniversary coverage”