DR. Jessica Beard will study the current state of gun violence reporting in Philadelphia and partner with local journalists to educate the public on root causes and solutions for the city’s gun violence epidemic. Read More
The team behind the first production from the Credible Messenger Reporting Project held a live screening of “The Lasting Impact” Sunday night, followed by a panel discussing how it came together and what might happen next. Read More
The team behind the first production from the Credible Messenger Reporting Project held a live screening of “The Lasting Impact” Sunday night, followed by a panel discussing how it came together and what might happen next. Read More
The Independence Public Media Foundation announced $4 million in grants supporting community media-makers, journalism, film and digital equity projects, including $100,000 from its Community Voices Fund to refine and expand our Credible Messenger Reporting Project. Project design and planning are underway now and we will post a call for applications very early in the new year for new work to be produced and distributed next spring. Read More
A crowd of community members gathered Sunday to watch the in-person premier of the short documentary “The Lasting Impact: The Emotional Scars Gun Violence Leaves Behind,” which centers around the stories of three co-victims of gun violence who worked together to show the long-lasting effects loss can have on friends, family and community members. Read More
A new short documentary called “The Path Forward” shares a conversation among four mothers who lost sons to gun violence in Philadelphia, sharing intimate experiences from first getting the news to learning how to survive. This is the second production made possible with support from the Credible Messenger Reporting Project and debuts in a time when gun violence has been rising steeply in the city for the second year in a row. Read More
More than twice as many people were shot in Philadelphia during the first six months of 2021 when compared with the first six months of 2015. Fatal shootings also doubled from 94 recorded during the first six months of 2015 to 237 in 2021. Read More
What are the best practices for reporting on gun violence and prevention? Who are the best sources? What does the research tell us? We will offer prompts to begin the conversation each day but we really want to hear what’s on your mind. Just complete the form and watch for an email invitation.
This is no time to celebrate. Gun violence is raging in Philadelphia and many American cities with no end in sight. But today marks one year since launching the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, we owe you an update and we are pleased to report that progress is good in terms of hitting our strategic goals, especially while working our way through the pandemic and related challenges. Read More
Up the Block is here to connect people in Philadelphia with information on recovering from shootings, keeping young people safe and holding local leaders accountable. The new site from The Trace levels up an effort that first emerged following the Better Gun Violence Reporting Summit we organized shortly before the pandemic. Read more: Philadelphia journalists respond following a mother’s call to action
This guide has been informed primarily by collective wisdom of those who participated in the Better Gun Violence Reporting Summit in Philadelphia. Read More
The inaugural Better Gun Violence Reporting Summit focused on media coverage of community gun violence and took place at WHYY in Philadelphia on November 8, 2019. Read More
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