1/3: We do not report on incidents of gun violence. If you do, please help yourself to our free Better Gun Violence Reporting Toolkit:

By curating connections, cultivating trust and conducting collaborative research, PCGVR informs journalistic practices and influence the programs and policies that will ultimately lead to a more nuanced public health-focused approach and fewer people harmed by gun violence.

I feel honored by every opportunity to take part in the pcgvr.org multidisciplinary research collaborative. My favorite takeaway here: 65% of participating journalists agreed or strongly agreed that journalists have a role to play in community firearm violence prevention.

Dr. Evan Eschliman of Duke University presents research published in partnership with our team at the PCGVR multidisciplinary research collaborative during The Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research Annual Conference yesterday in Providence, RI.

PCGVR Director of Research Dr. @jessicabeard.bsky.social presents a poster examining our Gun Violence Prevention Reporter Certification program at The Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury research Annual Conference today in Providence, RI. Abstract: savir.joynconference.com/user/server/...

By curating connections, cultivating trust and conducting collaborative research, PCGVR informs journalistic practices and influence the programs and policies that will ultimately lead to a more nuanced public health-focused approach and fewer people harmed by gun violence.

For nearly six years, this newsletter has explored gun violence, prevention, and the role of the media, with an added focus on what’s happening here in Philadelphia and our activities at the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting. Now, we’re taking the next step. mailchi.mp/pcgvr/101819...

"We were dismayed to find no discussion of the role that news media must play in changing the narrative." PCGVR research director Dr. @jessicabeard.bsky.social and colleague respond to Toward a Safer World by 2040, last fall's JAMA Summit Report on Reducing Firearm Violence and Harms. (in thread)

“Gun violence is preventable... Reporting should help people understand why it happens and what works to stop it.” Introducing the latest study led by PCGVR Director of research Dr. @jessicabeard.bsky.social and our multidisciplinary research collaborative:

We feel honored and grateful to our friend and research partner Dr. Elinore Kaufman, who recognized our work when she authored a chapter in this important new text. When others cite our work, it helps advance our mission to improve media narratives and help prevent gun violence. www.pcgvr.org

Feeling honored to report: PCGVR has been invited & joined the Global Coalition for WHO Action on Gun Violence. WHO Action is "calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to reprioritise gun violence prevention and care for survivors and those affected by gun violence." Find us at: whoaction.org

Register now to join this webinar tomorrow with PCGVR Director of Research Dr. @jessicabeard.bsky.social: asu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Our biggest, most impactful year yet starts now. Here's one last look at what we did in 2025: pcgvr.org/25

Gun violence is not inevitable. It is preventable. Let’s stop talking about what happened and start talking about how we can stop it from happening. Prevention must be the focus.

Here's the recording from our webinar yesterday with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis and the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xvd...

Here's an overdue update to our many media mentions:

PCGVR research director Dr. @jessicabeard.bsky.social will present and our team will staff a resource table at a free symposium this Friday here in Philadelphia. Next Monday, we are partnering on a free webinar with @pccd.bsky.social and Pa. Lt. Gov. lgaustindavis.bsky.social. Links: www.pcgvr.org

Register at the links on our home page: PCGVR.org

They took it down. We put it back.

PCGVR Director of Research Dr. Jessica Beard is speaking at "Health Systems in Action: Our Role in Gun Violence Response and Prevention" on 11/14 at Temple Health. This free symposium is not focused on the role of the media but includes many good friends of PCGVR. www.eventbrite.com/e/health-sys...

The first sessions this morning have been priceless already. Sending our deepest thanks to all of our partners and supporters and everyone spending their time with us. Photo by Kriston Jae Bethel for PCGVR. More photos: PCGVR.org

Loving the conversation the the PCGVR gun violence reporter certification workshop!! @pcgvr.org Come back tomorrow for more! www.pcgvr.org

Two weeks to go! Conference updates: • Expanding to address the accelerating challenges • Group discounts and individual support available • Complete agenda, conference faculty and more Info and tickets: PCGVR.org

When you register to attend the Gun Violence Prevention Reporting National Certification conference next month in Philadelphia, you will also be invited to claim a free one year (professional or associate) membership in the Association of Gun Violence Reporters. PCGVR.org

We see education reporters covering gun violence and sports reporters and business reporters and everyone else -- and we want to help:

Incarcerated patients face serious barriers to surgical care—like inconsistent access to pre and post-op care, restricted mobility, and poor patient-doctor privacy and communication. Clinician, health system, and policy reforms are urgently needed. Read more: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...

A public health approach to gun violence creates the possibility for change. This must begin by changing the way we frame the narrative, from inevitable to preventable. Workshop with us.

Interested in better gun violence reporting? Early-bird tickets just went live for our Gun Violence Prevention Reporting National Certification Conference, October 1-3 in Philadelphia. Please join us. www.eventbrite.com/e/gun-violen...

Congress eliminated public media funding, and the president signed it into law. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together. Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq

We're brimming with gratitude after nearly 100 friends turned up for our "5 Years of Impact" gathering Wednesday night. Don't miss: impact.pcgvr.org

Please follow @pcgvr.org to learn more from this incredible team focused on gun violence, prevention and the role of the media.

We are scaling up our Gun Violence Prevention Reporter Certification Workshop with a Wednesday evening reception, plus a day-and-a-half of programming, meals and networking — as recommended by those who have attended our local workshops — and a couple of premiere keynote speakers. Stay tuned!

New today: It's a deep dive, full of submenus and video interviews but also very sharply edited for efficiency and more enriching at every turn, though it's an even better experience on bigger screens. Please set aside some time to get to know our story, our team and some of our key stakeholders.

Breaking news! You can start planning now to join us in Philadelphia this fall for our first in-person national conference since before the pandemic. Plus all the headlines: mailchi.mp/ibgvr/101819...

Gun violence is preventable. Journalists can make a difference. The Survivor Connection is a new service intended to help those reporting on gun violence take a more informed approach by centering the survivor community. survivorconnection.org

"Experts say the country may be in the midst of the sharpest decline in killings in history — one that can’t be attributed to any single factor."

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.

Not from PCGVR this time but authors include our director of research Dr. @jessicabeard.bsky.social and several partners on other studies in our multidisciplinary research collaborative:

Update: Over 7.2 million and counting across the country for the No Kings protest!!

#NoKings Philly was huge and peaceful. Four more pictures:

We inform journalistic practices to prevent harm and illuminate programs and policies that prevent gun violence. But we need your help.

"In communities that are already impacted by violence, trauma, and poverty, where violence intervention programs were trying to address the problem by hiring those closest to the problem, layoffs have already been necessary."

Sworn testimony of NIH officials and internal emails reveal just how much DOGE is calling the shots in killing peer-reviewed biomedical research grants. More bombshell reporting from @maxkozlov.bsky.social in @nature.com:

Our team is offline today with two more Survivor Connection workshops. We will be preparing 30 more participants from the gun violence survivor community with introductory trauma education, plus public health prevention strategies and media literacy, after which they are invited to participate in:

We hope this review will be a resource for surgeons caring for patients in law enforcement custody. As trauma surgeons, the provision of equitable care to our patients is the utmost priorty. @elinorejkaufman.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, founded by photojournalist, Jim MacMillan- A cause worth donating to:

Three days only: Please support our Lightning Round campaign to get a copy of our Better Gun Violence Reporting Toolkit into the hands of 500 more journalists. fundrazr.com/12Y0Dd

The Association of Health Care Journalists also reported on both new studies at the time, under one striking headline:

Because public health is the foundation of prevention.