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Media and January 6th /

"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...

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Other Authors: Costley White, Khadijah (Editor), Kreiss, Daniel (Editor), McGrego, Shannon C. (Editor), Tromble, Rebekah (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Series:Journalism and political communication unbound.
Subjects:
Trump, Donald, > 1946-
Capitol Riot, Washington, D.C., 2021 > Press coverage.
Mass media > Political aspects > United States.
Political violence > Washington (D.C.) > History > 21st century.
Riots > Washington (D.C.) > History > 21st century.
Émeute du Capitole, Washington, D.C., 2021 > Couverture de presse.
Violence politique > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Émeutes > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Campaigns & Elections.
Political Process.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Comparative Politics.
National.
American Government.
Mass media > Political aspects
Political violence
Riots
United States
Washington (D.C.)
History of the Americas.
History.
2000-2099
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Understanding media's role in January 6, 2021 / Khadijah Costley White, Daniel Kreiss, Shannon C. McGregor, and Rebekah Tromble
  • Part I. How should we understand January 6, 2021?. It was an attempted coup: The Cline Center's Coup d'État Project categorizes the January 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol / Scott L. Althaus, Joseph Bajjalieh, Jay Jennings, Michael Martin, Buddy Peyton, and Dan Shalmon
  • What January 6th was not / Danielle K. Brown
  • Remembering January 6th: An insurrection, the media, and the shadow of the tea party / Khadijah Costley White
  • "Stop the steal" and the racial legacy of election disinformation / Francesca Tripodi
  • "Fake and fraudulent" vs. "an American right": Competing imaginaries of the vote in 2020 U.S. presidential campaign / Jennifer Stromer-Galley, Brian McKernan, Christy Khoury, and Pyeonghwa Kim
  • The changing American racial landscape and January 6th / Andrew Ifedapo Thompson
  • Asymmetrical identity-driven wrongness in American politics / Dannagal G. Young
  • January 6th as a logical extension of conservative populism / Paul Elliott Johnson
  • Antidemocratic publics: The January 6th mob and digital organizing / Silvio Waisbord
  • The ordinary insurrection: January 6 and the mainstreaming of political violence / Alice E. Marwick
  • The antidemocratic feedback loop: Right-wing media responses to January 6 / Becca Lewis
  • Part II. What should research look like after January 6, 2021? How can we prevent another January 6, 2021?. Online data and the insurrection / Megan A. Brown
  • What can "we" do? Reflections on politics after January 6 / Cynthia Burack
  • Political communication research at a time of democratic crises / Daniel Kreiss
  • It's not just the fruit, it's the factory farm: Assessing the past, present, and future of January 6th / Whitney Phillips and Regina Lawrence
  • Not just higher truths: Critical inquiry into conservative media after January 6th / Anthony Nadler
  • Rethinking right-wing media in the wake of an attempted coup / Yunkang Yang
  • The local roots of January 6th: A mixed-methods, multilevel approach to political communication / Sadie Dempsey and Jianing Li
  • Afflicting the comfortable / Dave Karpf
  • Taking it to the states / Lewis Friedland
  • Reparation through reporting / Meredith D. Clark
  • Epilogue / Daniel Kreiss, Shannon C. McGregor, Rebekah Tromble, and Khadijah Costley White.