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PENNSYLVANIA LT. GOV. AUSTIN DAVIS JOINS PCCD TEAM FOR WEBINAR
PCGVR Survivor Connection Director Oronde McClain, Director of Research Dr. Jessica Beard and Association of Gun Violence Reporters Co–Director Sammy Caiola shared best practices for more empathetic, ethical and impactful reporting.
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ERIC MARSH, SR., NAMED SULZBERGER FELLOW
We are honored and excited to report that PCGVR Director of Operations Eric Marsh, Sr., has been named among the 2026 Sulzberger Fellows at the Columbia Journalism School, a global cohort of newsroom leaders committed to building a more resilient and sustainable future for journalism. He will focus on the reach and impact of our programs.
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Nearly 120 journalists, researchers, prevention professionals and experts from the survivor community gathered in Philadelphia this fall for: What Now? Gun Violence Reporting in Unprecedented Times. Fifty-eight attendees earned PCGVR Certification in Gun Violence Prevention Reporting. MORE INFO
Photographs by Kriston Jae Bethel for PCGVR
RECENT ACTIVITIES
WORTH WATCHING
Association of Gun Violence Reporters and Black Alder Labs, host this discussion: Covering Underserved Communities with Care and Accuracy.
WATCHWORTH READING
Our friends at WHYY’s Billy Penn took part in our recent national conference and followed up with this two-part deep dive into our activities, people and impact.
READWORTH WATCHING
We asked some of our staffers, key stakeholders and favorite people to talk about our impact as our five-year anniversary was approaching: We are PCGVR.
WATCHWORTH WATCHING
Survivor Dashawn Walker tells his own story in “Unheard,” a short film co-produced with filmmaker Jessica Griffin for our Credible Messenger Reporting Project
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LATEST RESEARCH
Our center facilitates a multidisciplinary research collaborative which informs our work and has published four studies to date on gun violence, prevention and the role of the media.
MORE INFOREPORTING TOOLKIT
By changing the way gun violence is covered, reporters can take an active role in minimizing harm to injured people, communities, and society—and even make an important contribution toward preventing gun violence.
MORE INFOCENTERING SURVIVORS
Gun violence is preventable. Journalists can make a difference. The Survivor Connection is a new service intended to help those reporting on gun violence take a more informed approach.
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PCGVR PROJECT SITES
GUN VIOLENCE REPORTERS
AGVR helps reporters tell more nuanced, solutions-forward stories about gun violence in hopes of minimizing harm to survivors while advancing public health-informed, trauma-aware and community-centered journalism.
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Philadelphia journalists are invited to access this directory of local community experts, who have each taken part in our introductory workshop on trauma, media literacy and public health responses to gun violence.
MORE INFOTHE SECOND TRAUMA
This 25-minute documentary shows the effects of episodic gun violence reporting on survivors and co-victims and offers solutions on how we can do better to shift the narrative to a public health focus and give power back to the community.
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