Front Pages: Stories from the insurrection, Part 5

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Ralph Hanson

The violent insurrection in Washington, D.C.  Wednesday was both utterly predictable and unimaginable. My feelings about those events go well beyond the scope of this blog, so instead of laying out my feelings, I’m going to share a variety of responses to how our media responded to these events over the next few days.

There was a lot of talk about what words should or should not be used in headlines about Wednesday’s riots/insurrection/attack on the capitol. The term “mob” became popular relatively quickly, but the term “protestors” and “supporters” also saw quite a bit of ink.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, however, went all in with their headline:

Here’s a collection of several other front pages:

The New York tabloids were predictably tabloidy, but even the Murdoch-owned New York Post took a hard stand (in a Post kind of way) on the rioters with Friday’s cover:

Unsurprisingly, the progressive NY Daily News was pretty blunt with their cover:

And finally, the cover of next week’s New Yorker:

Coming soon: Reactions from around the world, and stories of hope from dark times.

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