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OTM: The Road to Insurrection
This week marks six months since January 6th, the day a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol. Over 500 rioters have since been arrested, but the legal consequences of what they did are only just beginning to roll in. In this hour, we revisit reporting by OTM's Micah Loewinger surrounding the organizing tactics, media narratives, and evolution of far-right militias.
1. OTM reporter Micah Loewinger on the efforts to shape the media narrative among gun rights activists at Virginia's Lobby Day.
2. OTM reporter Micah Loewinger and Militia Watch founder Hampton Stall investigate how a walkie-talkie app called Zello is enabling armed white supremacist groups to gather and recruit. Featuring: Joan Donovan Research Director of the Shorenstein Center at Harvard University, and Megan Squire Professor of Computer Science at Elon University.
3. OTM reporter Micah Loewinger on Zello's role in the January 6th insurrection, and what the app is finally doing about its militia members. Featuring: Marcy Wheeler national security reporter for Emptywheel, and Cynthia Miller-Idriss Director of Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab at American University. Listen.
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/on-the-media-road-to-insurrection
1. OTM reporter Micah Loewinger on the efforts to shape the media narrative among gun rights activists at Virginia's Lobby Day.
2. OTM reporter Micah Loewinger and Militia Watch founder Hampton Stall investigate how a walkie-talkie app called Zello is enabling armed white supremacist groups to gather and recruit. Featuring: Joan Donovan Research Director of the Shorenstein Center at Harvard University, and Megan Squire Professor of Computer Science at Elon University.
3. OTM reporter Micah Loewinger on Zello's role in the January 6th insurrection, and what the app is finally doing about its militia members. Featuring: Marcy Wheeler national security reporter for Emptywheel, and Cynthia Miller-Idriss Director of Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab at American University. Listen.
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/on-the-media-road-to-insurrection
