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“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 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)
Harmful reporting is common; not evenly distributed: New study led by PCGVR research director
By changing the way gun violence is covered, reporters can take an active role in minimizing harm to injured people, communities, and society—and even make an important contribution toward preventing gun violence. www.pcgvr.org/toolkit/
We connect journalists working on gun violence to support, opportunities, and resources.
Offers solutions on how we can do better to shift the narrative to a public health focus and give power back to the community:
"Though this is a drastic decline from the last month, these six people still have families, friends and are remembered in their communities."
Domestic Violence Fatality Review Boards exist in 45 states, red and blue alike. Their purpose is straightforward: examine cases, identify systemic gaps, and recommend strategies to prevent future deaths... They do not seize firearms.... They review tragedies to help us prevent the next one.
Homicides in Philadelphia are down by more than half compared to last year, according to city data:
Americans bought an estimated 1.25 million guns in February 2026, according to an analysis of FBI data:
“This bill is for and supported by domestic violence survivors, advocates and people who understand that domestic violence is an epidemic in the state of Mississippi.”
"And at the quiet suggestion of police officers, I have gone into my mother’s house — twice — to take her guns away. Once, that meant flying cross-country to break in while she was out running errands. The officers didn’t suggest that lightly. They knew it was not legal..."
“We can’t keep deploying armed officers to handle mental health crisis calls because the outcome is Angelenos paying with loss of life and millions of their tax dollars for legal settlements."
Here's the report published in November: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"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)
"Training adults in managing media and using coping strategies to assist children in coping with media exposure related to terrorism has demonstrated a reduction in children's distress caused by exposure to terrorism-related media."
“You just had to do one thing — take that rifle away and this would have been prevented.”
“More than 80 percent of Americans support universal background checks... When you have that level of consensus and yet see decades of inaction, something is interrupting the normal democratic process. Our research shows that political spending is a significant part of that story.”
"The panel formulated a package of eight state-level firearm policies aimed at preventing shootings and saving lives, all while protecting the rights of gun owners. All eight policies were approved with broad consensus from the participants, then combined in a 67-page package..."
"Asking hard questions in the wake of a tragedy is not a sign of disrespect to law enforcement. Instead, it’s a sign of respect to the public that both the police and journalists serve."
"When writers and directors take the time to show characters properly storing their firearms, we can inspire audiences everywhere to do the same."
"But tribal communities are breaking that silence by turning to culturally centered treatment that blends ceremony, traditional practices and clinical care."
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“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:
"Firearms dramatically raise risk of death in IPV contexts. When those deaths are hidden, the most vulnerable, especially women of color, are left behind. So let us build the infrastructure for systematic and timely violent death data."
"As audience trust declines, understanding the impact journalists have on the people they report on from the perspective of the people experiencing the tragedy is an integral part of the conversation for journalists and educators."
"John Adams took a tankard of hard cider with his breakfast every day. James Madison reportedly drank a pint of whiskey every day. Thomas Jefferson said he wasn't much of a user of alcohol. He only had three or four glasses of wine a night," Gorsuch noted.
We collaborate with @billy-penn.bsky.social to produce the Weekly brief on gun violence prevention, delivered via their daily newsletter every Wednesday. Here's this week's edition: mailchi.mp/billypenn/we...
