Thank you so much for attending our recent conference: What Now? Gun Violence Reporting in Unprecedented Times. We will follow up again soon with certifications and a complete event report.
Now, it would be very helpful if you could spend a little time with this anonymous survey please. You can find the session titles and speaker info at the bottom of this page, in case those may be helpful.
Please answer the questions below to let us know what we got right this time around and what we still need to work on for next time. Honest and detailed answers will be most helpful.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2
8AM-5PM
9:00 a.m. Welcome, Goals and Program Overview
• Tamara Cherry, journalist, author of The Trauma Beat and founder of Pickup Communications
9:05 a.m. Preparing Yourself and Finding Support During the Conference
• Yolanda Hughes and Kamela Johnson, Network of Neighbors Trauma Response Team
9:15 a.m. Answering the Call for Better Gun Violence Reporting
• Abené Clayton, Reporter for the Guns and Lies in America project at The Guardian and co-director of the Association of Gun Violence Reporters
9:40 a.m. Workshop: What is the Value of Gun Violence Reporting?
• Multiple facilitators
10:40 a.m. What Now? Going Beyond Trauma-informed and Cultural Awareness to Trauma-responsive and Cultural Healing
• Keynote address: Dr. H. Jean Wright II, Executive Deputy Commissioner, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
11:10 The Second Trauma Screening
• This 25-minute documentary shows the effects of episodic gun violence reporting on survivors and co-victims.
11:40 The Second Trauma Panel Discussion
• Prof. Yvonne Latty, Director of the Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting at Temple University and producer and director of the film.
• Oronde McClain, PCGVR Survivor Connection director, Stoneleigh Foundation Emerging Leader Fellow, co-producer and host of film, and a gun violence survivor.
• Angela Wade and Armond James, who appear in the film.
1:20 p.m. Trauma-Informed Journalism Practices
• Sammy Caiola, Special Projects Reporter at the Kensington Voice in Philadelphia, co-director of the Association of Gun Violence Reporters, former gun violence prevention reporter at WHYY public radio in Philadelphia and Ochberg Fellow, Global Center for Journalism and Trauma, formerly the Dart Center
2:10 p.m. Framing Theory, Solutions Journalism, & Peace Journalism
• Prof. Jennifer Midberry, Temple University Department of Journalism, partner in PCGVR multidisciplinary research collaborative and former photojournalist.
3:15 p.m. Public Health Framing, Prevention, & Gun Violence Prevention Reporting
• Dr. Jessica Beard, PCGVR Director or Research, Stoneleigh Foundation Fellow and Temple University Hospital trauma surgeon.
4:15 p.m. Workshop: Reflecting on New Ideas
• Multiple facilitators
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3 AT CONVENE CITY VIEW
30 SOUTH 17TH STREET, PHILADELPHIA
8AM-1PM
9:00 a.m. From Theory to Practice
• Cheryl Thompson-Morton, Head of Advisory Programs, Lenfest Institute for Journalism, adjunct faculty member at the Poynter Institute and formerly the Black Media Initiative Director at the Center for Community Media at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
9:50 a.m. Workshop: Gun Violence Prevention Reporting Plan
• Multiple facilitators
11:00 a.m. Panel: Association of Gun Violence Reporters
• Sammy Caiola, Special Projects Reporter at the Kensington Voice in Philadelphia, former gun violence prevention reporter at WHYY and fellow at the Global Center for Journalism and Trauma
• Abené Clayton, Reporter for the Guns and Lies in America project at The Guardian
• Jennifer Mascia, founding staff member and senior news writer at The Trace
• Paige Pfleger, Senior Criminal Justice Reporter at WPLN News, Nashville Public Radio
• Moderator: Eric Marsh, PCGVR Director of Operations