Above: Photos of PCGVR activities during 2024.
This week marks five years since we launched The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting. To date we have counted:
1: Reference in the Associated Press Stylebook
4: Research studies published in scientific journals
4: Websites online: PCGVR, AGVR, The Second Trauma & Survivor Connection
12: Colleges and universities host PCGVR events
12: Journalism students provided with PCGVR support
16: Researchers participating in our multidisciplinary collaborative
40: Participants in our community reporting projects
50: Journalists supported to participate in our programs
140: Survivor community experts now available to journalists
150: News media reports illuminating our projects and impact
200: Community participants at our trauma talks with clinical psychologists
250: Editions of this free newsletter distributed
300: People in attendance for our documentary premiere
350: Survivor community participants provided with PCGVR support
400: People in attendance for our panels at summits and national conferences
400: People in attendance at PCGVR journalism training events
500: Printed copies of our reporting toolkit distributed, plus hundreds more online
550: Posts and pages with news and resources published on our web sites
600: People in attendance at our documentary screenings and film festivals
1,600: Newsletter subscribers
3,000: Email contacts
3,600: Bluesky subscribers
And we have done all of this with a very small staff on a very lean budget. With more support, we could hire more people, conduct more activities and produce more impact, sooner. Please consider making a contribution today.