US inauguration: War-zone experience carries journalists into inauguration coverage
20 Jan, 2021 07:00 PM
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National Guard troops outside the Capitol the day before Joe Biden s inauguration. Photo / Amr Alfiky, The New York Times
National Guard troops outside the Capitol the day before Joe Biden s inauguration. Photo / Amr Alfiky, The New York Times
New York Times
By: Tiffany Hsu and Katie Robertson
Reporters and photographers who are no strangers to conflict are among those assigned to what is usually a day of pageantry. The main concern of journalists covering presidential inaugurations used to be guarding against the January chill.
For the swearing-in of Joe Biden today, some reporters and photographers took along protective gear used in combat zones.
"There is going to have to be a reconstruction of events and find out who dropped the ball and why," said legal and security analyst Asha Rangappa, a former FBI special agent.
Year in review: A look at news events in November 2020
Alex Trebek poses in the press room at the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center on May 5, 2019, in Pasadena, Calif. Trebek, one of Canada s most famous citizens and the legendary host of iconic quiz show Jeopardy! died at 80. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Richard Shotwell/Invision December 31, 2020 - 11:30 AM
A look at news events in November 2020:
01 - The Royal Canadian Legion named Debbie Sullivan of Saint John, N.B., as this year s Silver Cross mother. Her son, navy Lt. Chris Saunders, was killed at the age of 32 when a fire broke out aboard his submarine 16 years ago.
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âCorrupt to the endâ: Trump faces backlash after pardoning 15, including Blackwater contractors
By Shannon Larson Globe Staff,Updated December 23, 2020, 4:26 a.m.
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President Trump at the White House in Washington.Evan Vucci/Associated Press
After President Trump pardoned 15 people and commuted the sentences of five on Tuesday, including former government contractors who were convicted in a 2007 massacre in Baghdad, he faced swift criticism from politicians, legal analysts, members of the media, and veterans.
Though itâs common for outgoing presidents to issue pardons near the end of their term, Trump has steadfastly refused to concede the election even as the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden is less than 6 weeks away.