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The insurrection at the Capitol challenged how US media frames unrest and shapes public opinion

  • Written by Danielle K. Kilgo, John and Elizabeth Bates Cowles Professor of Journalism, Diversity, and Equality, University of Minnesota
imageTrashed equipment for media outlets at the Capitol ... but not reputations?Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

The chaos at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday wasn’t typical. Nor was the coverage.

Footage carried live by cable news and clips and photos shared across social media were jolting. One image showed a man who had broken into the...

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