Weekly Brief: 10.26.22

Each week we share news from the Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


This week: The Philadelphia Office of the Controller released a review and analysis of the Philadelphia Police Department.

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This week in Chicago: Meeting with health care journalists

Dr. Jesscia Beard, director of research here at the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, will be a featured speaker this week at Reporting on Violence as a Public Health Issue: An AHCJ Summit. The workshop organized by the Association of Health Care Journalists will also feature WHYY gun violence prevention reporter Sammy Caiola as well as Yvonne Latty, who directs the new Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting at Temple University, and PCGVR director Jim MacMillan. Non-Member Virtual Tickets are still available.

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Weekly Brief: 10.12.22

Each week we share news from the Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


Above: Beatrice Forman of Billy Penn prepared a report after attending our recent Better Gun Violence Workshop. It’s at the top of this newsletter.

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Weekly Brief: 10.05.22

Each week we share news from the Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


Above: Maxayn Gooden, left, and Oronde McClain share their experiences with gun violence, the media and reclaiming their narratives, on a panel moderated by Denise James of Love Now Media and Temple University, at right, during last week’s Better Gun Violence Reporting Workshop. Both Maxayn and Oronde joined our staff at the Center after participating in our Credible Messenger Reporting Project.

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