The New York Times titled, “How Right-Wing Radio Stoked Anger Before the Capitol Siege,” comes on the heels of a
story published by the
Washington Post several days prior that attempts to assess the state of talk radio and where its future lies in the 21
st century American media landscape. The two stories are at the forefront of an effort by the mainstream media to determine why U.S. citizens aligned with
Donald Trump were willing to break into the U.S. Capitol on January 6 to disrupt the certification of the 2020 presidential election. In the
Times story, the writers quote statements by leading talk hosts, some of which show sympathy for the “stolen election” allegation, others that directly claim it to be true, and still others that use language that advocates protest but falls short of