The Washington Post has announced expansive coverage plans for the one-year anniversary of the attack on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6th.
In addition to live on-the-ground coverage, readers will have access to original reporting, live video coverage and Washington Post Live programming that will take them deeper into the origins of the attack, what was happening inside the Capitol building from journalists who were barricaded inside, new reporting on the Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attack and where the investigation is ultimately headed, with accounts from lawmakers and Capitol Hill police officers on the scene.
“In the past year, The Post has uncovered extensive new details into what led to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including a cascade of warnings that law enforcement officials received before the insurrection,” said Cameron Barr, senior managing editor at The Washington Post. “Our fact-based reporting will continue to hold those involved to account and shed light on where the nation is headed one year later.”
The Washington Post will feature its investigative series “The Attack: Before, During and After” on the homepage and across Post platforms, allowing readers to easily rediscover the complete three-part account detailing the forces that led to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and the growing distrust in America’s elections that has spread in its aftermath.
More than 75 journalists in the Post newsroom contributed to The Attack, including more than 25 reporters. The 28-page special section will also be inserted into 2,700 copies of the print newspaper delivered to offices on Capitol Hill. The series originally published online Oct. 31 and in print Nov. 7.
The Washington Post live blog will be updated throughout the day with updates on speeches given by President Biden and Vice President Harris, events planned in the House chamber and any rallies or dueling protests that take place in Washington, D.C.
The Post’s “Special Report with Libby Casey” will broadcast live from Capitol Hill
Starting at 8:30am ET on Jan. 6, Post anchor Libby Casey will host a series of conversations from Capitol Hill with Post congressional reporter Rhonda Colvin, who was barricaded inside during the siege, video journalist Jorge Ribas, who reported from the riot outside the building, plus national security reporter Devlin Barrett, national video reporter Hannah Jewell and columnist James Hohmann.
They will also react to and provide analysis on speeches given on the Hill and other developments from the day.