Fifteen Philadelphia-based journalists were invited to spend a day with 30 residents from the core communities impacted by gun violence in the city, most of whom had lost several loved ones. The gathering was convened by The Initiative for Better Gun Violence Reporting in a first step toward informing a new set of best practices for journalists covering the issue and exploring the impact of news coverage on levels of violence. Read More
The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting has been created to explore the hypothesis that changing the way journalists and news organizations report on gun violence can prevent shootings and save lives. We propose that empowering people with lived experience will be a critical next step in changing the narrative from law enforcement and criminal justice to more productive perspectives including public health, evidence-based responses and prevention. The secret sauce behind our work includes three groups of people: journalists who report on gun violence locally and nationally, researchers from a broad spectrum of disciplines and community representatives with extensive lived experience. At present we are developing a new journalism network, partnering on new three-year research collaborative and making plans to refine and expand our Credible Messenger Reporting Project. Read More
The Credible Messenger Reporting Project has organized eight teams, most of which are up and running, including several that are close to completing work that will debut soon. We can hardly wait to introduce everyone. Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 1, 2021 DR. JESSICA H. BEARD NAMED STONELEIGH FELLOW AND CENTER’S DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH Support from Stoneleigh Foundation to Help Center Advance Mission of Saving Lives (PHILADELPHIA) –The Philadelphia Center for Read More
(PHILADELPHIA) –The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting and the Stoneleigh Foundation today named Dr. Jessica H. Beard, a trauma surgeon at Temple University Hospital and public health researcher at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, as a Stoneleigh Fellow and the Center’s director of research effective July 1. Read More
Sheila Hodges was the communications manager at the Center for Gun Violence Reporting during 2021. Sheila reported on the work of our Credible Messenger Reporting Project teams and produced social media content across our reporting channels. Read More
Dr. Jessica Beard represented the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting alongside some of the nation’s leading leading news organizations during the recent Gun Violence New Summit organized by the Columbia Journalism Review. (Watch the complete event video.)
Trauma surgeon and public health researcher Dr. Jessica H. Beard, MD, MPH, FACS, addressed the Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Gun Violence Prevention on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 Read More
Trauma surgeon and public health researcher Dr. Jessica H. Beard, MD, MPH, FACS, addressed the Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Gun Violence Prevention on Tuesday, March 30. Testimony, as prepared: Read More
Complications from the COVID-19 pandemic haven’t been helping and the epidemic of gun violence continues to expand at unprecedented rates but the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting has continued making steady progress during our first six months. Read More
Michelle Kerr-Spry had a simple but powerful question to reporters: Why couldn’t she find anything helpful for her in the stories on her son’s death 13 years ago? Read More
Dr. Jessica Beard and Jim MacMillan of the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting were among authors of a study published in the journal Preventive Medicine titled “Making the news: Victim characteristics associated with media reporting on firearm injury.” In summary: Researchers and the public turn to the media for information on firearm violence. Half of all shooting victims were not reported in the news. Deaths, multiple shootings, women, and children were more often covered by the media. Comprehensive data on firearm injury is essential. Read More
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