Frank Thorp V — After the Riot - with Pete Williams

This event is co-sponsored by the White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA).The hardcover book is 120 pages of the large format photography work done as a part of the two award-winning pieces documenting the aftermath of the January 6th, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. The photos and portraits (some of which have never been published before) are paired with the first person accounts of the people who spoke and sat for portraits for the pieces. Frank Thorp V is a Reporter, Producer, and Photographer based in Washington, DC. Frank Thorp V has covered Congress for NBC News since 2011, covering shutdowns, confirmation battles, and the riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, coverage of which earned him an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow award. Before covering politics, he lived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti during the 2010 earthquake, and covered the aftermath for NBC News and other outlets. He also worked for CBS News’ ‘The Early Show’ before that. Frank is particularly passionate about elevating the visual coverage of politics, and uses film and digital photography as a tool in trying to differentiate the team’s coverage. He’s also passionate about black and white portraiture, most often with large format film, but sometimes with disposable cameras. Video he has shot has aired countless times in national news broadcasts. Thorp is in conversation with Pete Williams, who covered the US Supreme Court and the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security for NBC News for 29 years as a correspondent based in Washington, DC. The Atlantic called him the “media hero of the Boston bombing coverage” for his “clear, careful, accurate reporting in a sea of media confusion.” Regarding his live account of the Supreme Court’s decision ending the 2000 presidential election dispute, George W. Bush wrote, “I probably became the first person to learn he had won the presidency while lying in bed with his wife watching TV.” Williams is the recipient of four national news Emmy awards, two Edward R. Murrow awards, and the John F. Hogan award from the Radio Television Digital News Association.  He is now a member of the board of directors of WyoFile, a non-profit news organization in Wyoming. Prior to joining NBC News, Williams was an aide in the US Senate and House of Representatives. In 1986 he joined the staff of then-Congressman Dick Cheney as press secretary and legislative assistant. In 1989, when Cheney became Secretary of Defense, Williams was confirmed by the Senate as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs. A native of Casper, Wyoming and a 1974 graduate of Stanford University, Williams was a reporter and news director at KTWO-TV and Radio in Casper from 1974 to 1985.  He successfully lobbied the Wyoming Supreme Court to permit broadcast coverage of its proceedings and twice sued Wyoming judges over pre-trial exclusion of reporters from the courtroom. For these efforts, he received a First Amendment Award from the Society of Professional Journalists.PURCHASE:https://politics-prose.com/product/after-riot-frank-thorp-v?v=3574910&ic_referral=qOLNiOypavKbWFdszSXbLyGSXWEQEORZhwMoVJqqpgwwM8Or2RhWVzd_k_38rzc9OzUq5SAginqm-0yyVacYdLzgLceWArIcBzX-vF-mGQfXSYpkn7ZUe5sQItZwoSA1Zgz-HJg