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Capitol rioters' footage powers 'Day of Rage' project at NYT

FILE - Rioters supporting President Donald Trump storm the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Some of the best sources for “Day of Rage,” a painstaking 40-minute video investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, were the rioters themselves — an irony given the hostility many had toward journalists. That's according to the executive in charge of the New York Times' project. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Video, audio from Jan. 6 incorporated

By Associated Press

NEW YORK — While some professional journalists faced hostility and attack while covering the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, the grand irony is that so many people involved in the insurrection were doing their jobs for them.

That’s evident with The New York Times’ release of “Day of Rage,” a 40-minute video investigation that painstakingly examines the events of the day. The Times’ team collected thousands of videos, starting the afternoon of Jan. 6, many of them posted on social media by the rioters themselves, said Malachy Browne, senior producer on the Times’ visual investigations team.

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