University of Scranton hosts The Second Trauma
October 30, 2024
PCGVR newsroom liaison Oronde McClain and Temple journalism Prof. Yvonne Latty, director of the Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting, respond to questions following a screening of our collaborative documentary The Second Trauma, last night at the University of Scranton. WATCH THE TRAILER AND REQUEST A SCREENING
Oronde also introduced his next project, a website that will make hundreds of people from the gun violence survivor community more easily accessible to journalists in Philadelphia, the primary objective of his Stoneleigh Foundation Emerging Leader Fellowship. The first two cohorts of 30 people each have now received preliminary training in trauma, media literacy and public health. Look for the public launch early next year. [stoneleighfoundation.org]
Visiting the University of Missouri
September 18-19, 2024
Several members of our team were honored with the opportunity to visit the University of Missouri School of Journalism last week. We screened our collaborative documentary The Second Trauma in five classes and then during a public evening event hosted by the Missouri student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. We handed out more than 100 copies of our Better Gun Violence Reporting Toolkit and engaged in conversations with nearly 150 students and more than a dozen faculty members and deans.
Read more: Documentary seeks to heal rift between public and news industry with trauma-informed approach to gun violence.
The Second Trauma premieres at the Temple Performing Arts Center
April 17, 2024
Hundreds joined us for the Philadelphia premiere of The Second Trauma documentary premiere on April 17 at the Temple Performing Arts Center. This 25-minute film — produced in collaboration with the Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting at Temple University — shows the harmful effects of episodic gun violence reporting on survivors and co-victims and offers solutions on how we can do better to shift the narrative to a public health focus and give power back to the community to advocate for their safety. Photographs by Kriston Jae Bethel.
Montclair State hosts The Second Trauma
April 3, 2024
Prof. Yvonne Latty of the Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting speaks with Mark Effron, NewsLab Coordinator at Montclair State University’s School of Communication and Media, as Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting newsroom liaison Oronde McClain looks on.
The Second Trauma tour visits Morgan State
March 29, 2024
Yvonne Latty, director of the Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting at Temple University, and Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting newsroom liaison Oronde McClain meet with students and faculty members after screening The Second Trauma last at Morgan State University. Jaqueline Jones, at top left, is a former Philadelphia Daily News city editor and is now dean of the School of Global Journalism & Communication at Morgan State, the largest of Maryland’s historically Black colleges and universities.
Tufts University hosts The Second Trauma
March 8, 2024
Prof. Yvonne Latty, director of the Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting at Temple University, looks on as documentary co-producer and host Oronde McClain speaks to students about our collaborative documentary The Second Trauma. The Institute for Storycraft and Information Gathering hosted a screening of The Second Trauma at Tufts University near Boston on March 8, 2024.
American University hosts screening and panel
February 14, 2024
The School of Communication at American University in Washington hosted a screening of The Second Trauma, followed by a panel discussion with Logan Center director Yvonne Latty Oronde McClain of the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting. During the same trip, our team met with the staff in the newsroom at NBC4 Washington. News director Matt Glassman is at right below.
