Five Years of Impact
Today marks five years since we launched the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting. Here’s a preview from our upcoming 5-Year Impact Report with some of our favorite people. Read More
News
The Weekly Brief: 06.25.25
Each week we share news from our center, local updates from our partners at Billy Penn and all the latest gun violence and prevention headlines. This week: Second national conference for AGVR. Philadelphia homicides leapt from 13 victims in April to 30 last month. More fallout from federal cuts to prevention funding. Read More
The Weekly Brief: 06.18.25
Each week we share news from our center, local updates from our partners at Billy Penn and all the latest gun violence and prevention headlines. This week: State of Pa. shares community-informed news media guidance. Read More
One more reason to teach trauma journalism
“Train journalists on trauma-informed reporting and interactions with violence-affected individuals. These efforts could inform residents about community issues and events, available resources and services when violence occurs, and could encourage readers to provide input into neighborhood issues.” Read More
The Weekly Brief: 06.12.25
Each week we share news from our center, local updates from our partners at Billy Penn and all the latest gun violence and prevention headlines. This week: “Unheard” documentary released, PCGVR in action at Penn, Temple & IRE, city shootings spike in May; still far below pandemic-era pace, Philly Obit Project posts first video from new Writing Heals Project. Read More
“Unheard” documentary released
Philadelphia gun violence survivor Dashawn Walker tells his own story in “Unheard,” a new short documentary he co-produced with filmmaker Jessica Griffin, who is also a photojournalist with The Philadelphia Inquirer. Support was provided by the Credible Messenger Reporting Project at the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting. Dashawn was also a 2023 intern here at PCGVR, working with staffer and fellow survivor Oronde McClain, who also appears in the film. Read More
The Weekly Brief: 06.05.25
Each week we share news from our center, local updates from our partners at Billy Penn and all the latest gun violence and prevention headlines. In this edition: Association of Gun Violence Reporters reconvening at IRE in New Orleans. Philadelphia shooting victim count spiked in May. Police Spending Linked to Shorter Lives for Black Americans. Read More
The Weekly Brief: 05.29.25
Each week we share news from our center, local updates from our partners at Billy Penn and all the latest gun violence and prevention headlines. This week: The Association of Gun Violence Reporters levels up with new site, new look, expanded team, membership program and live events. Read More
Weekly Brief: 05.22.25
Each week we share news from our center, local updates from our partners at Billy Penn and all the latest gun violence and prevention headlines. Read More
Weekly Brief: 05.15.25
Each week we share news from our center, local updates from our partners at Billy Penn and all the latest gun violence and prevention headlines. Read More
Weekly Brief: 05.08.25
Each week we share news from our center, local updates from our partners at Billy Penn and all the latest gun violence and prevention headlines. This week: PCGVR visits violence prevention network. More federal gun violence prevention cuts and localized fallout. Read More
Weekly Brief: 05.01.25
Each week we share news from our center, local updates from our partners at Billy Penn and all the latest gun violence and prevention headlines. This week: We have a new reporting toolkit outreach campaign coming up — but you don’t have to wait. There’s a new podcast from Philadelphia. In the news: widespread localized fallout from federal cuts to gun violence prevention programs across the US. Read More