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A reporter shares her minute-by-minute recollection of being trapped in the Senate on Jan. 6 - Poynter
I was in the Senate print press gallery when all hell broke loose.As the reporter for CBS News covering the Senate on Jan. 6, my job was simple. Electronics aren’t allowed in the Senate chamber, and C-SPAN cameras only point at the dais in the front of the room and whoever happens to be speaking at the moment.My task — as it had been during the impeachment trial last year — was to sit inside the Senate chamber and take notes on what was happening.Who was chatting, who was taking notes, who was fidgeting, who was on their phone. I like to think of it as gauging the “vibe” in the chamber, and...…I was in the Senate print press gallery when all hell broke loose.As the reporter for CBS News covering the Senate on Jan. 6, my job was simple. Electronics aren’t allowed in the Senate chamber, and C-SPAN cameras only point at the dais in the front of the room and whoever happens to be speaking at the moment.My task — as it had been during the impeachment trial last year — was to sit inside the Senate chamber and take notes on what was happening.Who was chatting, who was taking notes, who was fidgeting, who was on their phone. I like to think of it as gauging the “vibe” in the chamber, and...WW…
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