This page includes link to articles curated daily and focused on gun violence prevention in Philadelphia and across the U.S. Use the Contact button on the menu above to submit recommendations. Subscribe to our Weekly Brief to get a more closely edited list in your mailbox every Wednesday morning. The newest links are at the top of the list:
- Giving thanks, 2024We have much to be thankful for this year and many people to thank: our staff and consultants, community journalists and professional partners, funders and donors and all of the stakeholders who elevate our work and who make it all possible. And while reducing the number of people shot in Philadelphia to 1,093 during the past 365 days is hardly an occasion to celebrate, we also feel thankful to everyone working on gun violence prevention and for the sharp downward trend now heading into its third year. Read More
- Association of Gun Violence Reporters aims to link journalists across the U.S.By Sammy Caiola In the spirit of professional media organizations such as the Association of Health Care Journalists and the Society of Environmental Journalists, four gun violence reporters posted across the U.S. have created the Read More
- Communications conference recapPCGVR newsroom liaison Orodne McClain and some of our favorite partners participated in the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication national conference in Philadelphia. Read More
- POLICE RECORDED 29 MURDERS IN PHILADELPHIA IN OCTOBER; HERE ARE THE VICTIMS’ NAME [Philadelphia Obituary Project]
- Weekly Brief: 07.12.23
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Read More - Weekly Brief on Gun Violence Prevention in Philadelphia: July 12, 2023 [PCGVR]
- • Officials share results of Philadelphia anti-violence initiative’s program evaluation [The Philadelphia Tribune]
- • Remembering the lives lost in the Kingsessing mass shooting [The Philadelphia Inquirer]
- • Community leaders using sports to create gun violence solutions [ABC]
- • Father of the bride and teen who tried to save friend among 5 killed in Philly mass shooting [WHYY]
- • Da’Juan Brown, the youngest victim killed in Kingsessing shooting, died trying to save his wounded friend, family says [The Philadelphia Inquirer]
- • Philadelphia neighborhood tries to heal from mass shooting with peace and prayer walk [6ABC]
- • Lawmakers have recognized community violence intervention programs save lives and the taxpayers’ money [Pennsylvania Capital-Star]
- • In the wake of this week’s mass shooting in Southwest Philly, is it time to start regulating the sale of bullets rather than just repeating gun control rhetoric? [The Philadelphia Citizen]
- • Stop-and-frisk is a racist policy that is always an intrusion, often dangerous, and can be deadly. [The Philadelphia Inquirer]
- • Weekly Brief on Gun Violence Prevention in Philadelphia: July 5, 2023 [PCGVR]