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You watched the occupation of the U.S. Capitol and the subsequent Inauguration in real time. Now, you can hear from photojournalist Julio Cortez of the Associated Press who was on the scene for both historic events. Cortez will share his experience reporting from the insurrection, even as his partner was being thrown over a wall at the Capitol by the angry mob. Two weeks later, he would return to the same location to cover a heavily guarded inauguration.

FROM THE FRONTLINES: A PHOTOJOURNALIST’S VIEW FROM INSURRECTION TO INAUGURATION

DATE: Wednesday, Jan. 27
START TIME: Noon Eastern Time
WHERE: Zoom session
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Join Poynter senior faculty Joie Chen as she talks to Julio Cortez, a photographer with the Associated Press who covered the siege at the Capitol and the high-security inauguration that followed two weeks later. There will be time for questions at the end of the session, moderated by Chen. 

This is the first session of our 2021 On Poynt series which will feature timely interviews with journalists for the story behind the story of the latest breaking news, moderated by Poynter experts. These 30-minute sessions will help journalists, educators, students and anyone interested in the news to better understand the circumstances, decisions and risks that went into the reporting the story everyone’s talking about.

These sessions are free to attend and will pop-up in concert with the news cycle. We’ll bring you behind the scenes for a closer look at the best of the best in reporting today. Most sessions will include time for Q&A at the end.

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