Insurrection: A Photo Compilation from Jan 6, 2021

The House Select January 6th committee completed their eighth hearing this month.  More hearings and an initial report is in the works for September, as the group continues to investigate the event. 

Nate Gowdy is a local documentary photographer whose work has graced the cover of Time magazine.  He’s been photographing the Trump campaigns and rallies for years, and was at the nation’s capitol on January 6^th 2021.  Gowdy has a book coming out soon titled Insurrection, featuring over 120 photos from that day.  It’s edited by Lisa van Dam-Bates.

KBCS interviewed Nate Gowdy and Lisa van Dam-Bates in July.

Producer: Yuko Kodama

Photos: Nate Gowdy

photo credit: Nate Gowdy

photo credit: Nate Gowdy

photo credit: Nate Gowdy

photo credit: Nate Gowdy

photo credit: Nate Gowdy

photo credit: Nate Gowdy

photo credit: Nate Gowdy

photo credit: Nate Gowdy

photo credit: Nate Gowdy

photo credit: Nate Gowdy

photo credit: Nate Gowdy

The Power of the BTS/ARMY Relationship

BTS, the South Korean music group has taken the global music scene by storm, breaking records in numbers of albums sold and spun, twitter follows, number of fans, sold out concerts and much more. 

Their influence has been noted by many, including governmental officials who have tried to suppress BTS’s reach and image in public. This story looks at who they are, their work and social reach in partnership with their fanbase, ARMY.

Reuters graph of BTS/ARMY fundraising for Black Lives Matter

Producer: Yuko Kodama – special thanks to Sam Sullivan, Christine Marasigan, Nancy Yang, Candace Epps-Robertson, Laura Mundt, Angela Young and Sherry Lynn Reynolds Anderson

Photo: Ashley[epidemic]