Weekly Breif: 04.05.23
Each week: We share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
This week: We spotted an exceptional volume of gun violence prevention reports in the news in Philadelphia.
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Weekly Brief: 03.22.23
Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
This Week: Caring for colleagues • Grim milestone • Police tactics • Student speaks • Credible Messengers Report • Role of the Media • In memoriam • Survivor perspectives
Weekly Brief: 03.15.23
Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn
Above: The Full Frame Initiative has invited our team to a conversation on “how the stories we tell can lead to accountability, healing and prevention.” You can register for free now and join us on March 29.
Weekly Brief: 03.08.23
Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
Above: Register for free now and join us next week to learn more about our work, thanks to the Firearm Injury Prevention Institute at the University of Colorado. [ucdenver.zoom.us]
Weekly BRief: 03.01.23
Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
Above: We partnered with local filmmaker Shameka Sawyer and young people participating in her 5 Shorts Project to produce a new video bringing our recent study to life.
Weekly Brief: 02.15.23
Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
Above: Mothers in Charge founder Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight visits her son Khaaliq’s grave in a scene from “The Path Forward,” produced with support from our Credible Messenger Reporting Project. Apply now to join us this spring as a Credible Messenger or Professional Partner.
No breaking news here
With every new outbreak of gun violence in Philadelphia, we understand that many people may be seeking more information about specific incidents but we do not provide breaking news coverage. Instead, we recommend that those reporting gun violence consider the resources below. Read More
Weekly Brief: 02.08.23
Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
This week: Apply now to join our Credible Messenger Reporting Project this spring.
Weekly Brief: 02.01.23
Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
Above: Our Credible Messenger Reporting Project staffers Oronde McClain and Maxayn Gooden took part in the Klein Camp news innovation conference at Temple University last weekend.
Weekly Brief: 01.25.23
Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
This week: Wish us luck at the Philly News Awards tomorrow night. Join us at the “journalism unconference” Saturday at Temple.
Weekly Brief: 01.18.23
Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
Above: A new video takes a look inside our first-ever Credible Messenger Film Festival last summer. Inside the Weekly Brief: Links to apply for the next round of the Credible Messenger Reporting Project.
Weekly Brief: 01.04.23
Each week we share news from the Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.
This week: 469 shooting victims were recorded in Philadelphia during the last three months of 2022, down 18% vs. the same period during 2021 and down 30% vs. 2020, but still up 34% vs. the average for the same three-month period from 2015-2019.