'We can't let them steamroll our democracy': How covering NW white supremacist groups shaped 2 reporters

Long before far-right and white supremacist groups like the Patriot Front and the Washington State Three Percenters became household names, the Pacific Northwest was home to other extremist groups.

As a reporter in Portland in the late '90s, KUOW Morning Edition host Angela King covered far-right extremist organizations like the Aryan Nation.

Since then, white nationalist, neo-Nazi, and militia groups have found new ways to recruit followers, and spread their views. And the rise of extremist groups has left a lot of questions for journalists like Angela about how to best to cover them, and the Pacific Northwest’s role in allowing these groups to flourish.

Recently, she interviewed another journalist who’s covered the rise of far-right extremist groups. Dave Neiwert is the author of “The Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right’s Assault on American Democracy.”

"Soundside" host Libby Denkmann caught up with King to talk about the takeaways from her conversation with Neiwert, and how his experience covering extremist groups compares to her own.

Listen to the full segment above.