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Director: @PCGVR.org. Fellowed: RJI, GCJT, KWF & Phila Social Innovations. Resided: Swarthmore & Tufts Global Leadership. Taught: Mizzou, NYU & Temple. Got: Pulitzer, Prix Bayeux & Philly Geek Award. Visit: PCGVR.org About: jimmacmillan.com 📍: Lenapehoking
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Giving Tuesday comes on December 2 this year. But there's no need to wait. We inform journalistic practices to prevent harm and illuminate programs and policies that prevent gun violence. But we need your help. Make a difference. Support our work. ibgvr.allyrafundraising.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Giving Tuesday comes on December 2 this year. But there's no need to wait. We inform journalistic practices to prevent harm and illuminate programs and policies that prevent gun violence. But we need your help. Make a difference. Support our work. ibgvr.allyrafundraising.com
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I'm ICE, boys. I love crashing cars, getting divorced, crashing cars, bargain bin jeans, texting while driving, crashing cars, OLD GLORY, and let's not forget my one true passion in life—crashing cars
ICE agents involved in another vehicle collision, this time in Mesa azmirror.com/briefs/ice-a...
ICE agents involved in another vehicle collision, this time in Mesa | Arizona Mirror
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents collided with a car driven by a person they were attempting to apprehend in a Mesa neighborhood.
azmirror.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I'm ICE, boys. I love crashing cars, getting divorced, crashing cars, bargain bin jeans, texting while driving, crashing cars, OLD GLORY, and let's not forget my one true passion in life—crashing cars
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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...
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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...
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"YEAH Philly, which was created in 2018, covers financial, legal, mental health and even some housing costs for teenagers and young adults at risk of being trapped in the criminal justice system. The program has served about 200 people..."
These five cities help explain why homicide rates are down across the U.S.
Homicides are down nearly 20 percent this year in 52 of America’s largest cities, a decline that spans both red states and blue states.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
"YEAH Philly, which was created in 2018, covers financial, legal, mental health and even some housing costs for teenagers and young adults at risk of being trapped in the criminal justice system. The program has served about 200 people..."
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"Depending on the political tenor of the moment, and whether a mass shooting has captured the attention of the country, social media compliance can be an issue for the gun business.Content promoting firearms is almost inherently provocative, and raises questions for many..."
The Gun Industry Is Embracing Digital Tactics to Turn Gun Buying Into a Habit
Records reveal how the National Shooting Sports Foundation, or NSSF, is expanding efforts to sell more weapons online.
www.thetrace.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"Depending on the political tenor of the moment, and whether a mass shooting has captured the attention of the country, social media compliance can be an issue for the gun business.Content promoting firearms is almost inherently provocative, and raises questions for many..."
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Eighteen shooting victims were recorded from November 16 through November 22 in Philadelphia, including four fatalities, according to city data. During the previous week: 10 shooting victims were recorded, including one fatalities. Weekly map generated via: www.nickhand.dev/philly-gun-v...
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Eighteen shooting victims were recorded from November 16 through November 22 in Philadelphia, including four fatalities, according to city data. During the previous week: 10 shooting victims were recorded, including one fatalities. Weekly map generated via: www.nickhand.dev/philly-gun-v...
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Nearly 120 journalists, researchers, prevention professionals and experts from the survivor community gathered October 2–3 in Philadelphia for our first national conference in six years: What Now? Gun Violence Reporting in Unprecedented Times. Fifty-eight attendees earned PCGVR Certification:
WHAT NOW? GUN VIOLENCE REPORTING IN UNPRECEDENTED TIMES – Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting
Photographs by Kriston Jae Bethel for PCGVR
www.pcgvr.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Nearly 120 journalists, researchers, prevention professionals and experts from the survivor community gathered October 2–3 in Philadelphia for our first national conference in six years: What Now? Gun Violence Reporting in Unprecedented Times. Fifty-eight attendees earned PCGVR Certification:
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Including 55 studies to inform and develop gun violence solutions:
A Year of Impact: 2025 Accomplishments in Research, Policy, and Public Health Leadership | Center for Gun Violence Solutions
From landmark legal victories to new state policies and groundbreaking research, the Center continued to lead with evidence and action to reduce gun violence by 30% by 2030.
publichealth.jhu.edu
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Including 55 studies to inform and develop gun violence solutions:
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In case you missed it last week:
"We must also ensure that those telling these stories are doing so in the most accurate, evidence-based, and trauma-informed ways. With the right tools, members of the media can be key partners in building safer communities.” With resources, more info and a link to our webinar yesterday:
Shapiro-Davis Hosts Webinar on Reducing Harm in Gun Violence Reporting
Shapiro-Davis Hosts Webinar on Reducing Harm in Gun Violence Reporting
www.pa.gov
November 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
In case you missed it last week:
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"Glock has for years dismissed the idea that it has any responsibility — or even the ability — to design handguns impervious to switches."
Facing Legal Pressure, Glock Revamps Pistols To Prevent Machine Gun Conversions
The change comes after The Trace’s reporting informed California’s decision to ban the gunmaker’s products.
www.thetrace.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"Glock has for years dismissed the idea that it has any responsibility — or even the ability — to design handguns impervious to switches."
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Philadelphia journalists are invited to access this directory of local community experts who feel willing and prepared to share their stories. Each community participant has taken part in our introductory workshop on trauma, media literacy and public health responses to gun violence.
The Survivor Connection | Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting
The Survivor Connection is a new tool that helps reporters put the survivor at the center of their coverage.
survivorconnection.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Philadelphia journalists are invited to access this directory of local community experts who feel willing and prepared to share their stories. Each community participant has taken part in our introductory workshop on trauma, media literacy and public health responses to gun violence.
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We wanted to understand how regular Americans feel about the Trump administration. So we talked to three Russia-funded content farmers at a tea house in Islamabad.
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
We wanted to understand how regular Americans feel about the Trump administration. So we talked to three Russia-funded content farmers at a tea house in Islamabad.
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Video shot by astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, shows a stunning display of the Northern Lights as seen from the International Space Station.
November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Video shot by astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, shows a stunning display of the Northern Lights as seen from the International Space Station.
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It's never been more 2003 than it is right now.
137 More Oil Wells Liberated For Democracy
RUMAILAH OIL FIELDS, IRAQ–The U.S. continued to make progress in its fight against totalitarianism Tuesday, when 137 more oil wells were liberated for democracy.
theonion.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
It's never been more 2003 than it is right now.
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Unmade beds and overdue books: Photographing the rooms of kids killed in school shootings
Unmade beds and overdue books: Photographing the rooms of kids killed in school shootings
The families of eight school shooting victims opened their doors to Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp, allowing them to document their children's bedrooms.
www.cbsnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Unmade beds and overdue books: Photographing the rooms of kids killed in school shootings
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Covering hard stories, together.
Association of Gun Violence Reporters – Covering hard stories, together: We connect reporters working on gun violence to provide support, connection, and resources.
agvr.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Covering hard stories, together.
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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/
Five years of work. One concise guide. Free to view and download now. – Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting
www.pcgvr.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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/
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The bill last numbered H.R. 9495 would empower the Treasury Secretary to designate any nonprofit the Secretary wishes to kill a “terrorist supporting organization” and revoke the tax-exempt status on which it depends for survival. Unconstitutional but lethal in the harm it would do while in force.
November 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The bill last numbered H.R. 9495 would empower the Treasury Secretary to designate any nonprofit the Secretary wishes to kill a “terrorist supporting organization” and revoke the tax-exempt status on which it depends for survival. Unconstitutional but lethal in the harm it would do while in force.
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Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
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Coverage on our research collaborative from earlier this year:
12 harmful practices to avoid when covering gun violence
Journalists covering gun violence should be aware of these harmful practices and actively avoid engaging in them.
healthjournalism.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Coverage on our research collaborative from earlier this year:
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Sign at the US Military Academy at West Point:
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Sign at the US Military Academy at West Point:
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Each additional 10 firearm incidents per year in a census tract was linked to a 1.6% increase in the odds of a stress-related cardiovascular death:
People exposed to firearm violence more likely to die of stress-related heart diseases, study finds
Residents of census tracts with a high level of gun violence are at increased risk of cardiovascular problems, including heart attacks, a new University of Michigan study finds.
news.jrn.msu.edu
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Each additional 10 firearm incidents per year in a census tract was linked to a 1.6% increase in the odds of a stress-related cardiovascular death:
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The piece serves as a memorial for a young couple killed by gun violence in Fairhill in the late 1990s.
Mural honoring families touched by gun violence in Philadelphia rededicated
Mural Arts Philadelphia is celebrating the restoration of artist John Lewis's "Together We Stand, Divided We Fall" mural on Indiana Avenue near the cemetery in the city's Fairhill neighborhood. The…
www.cbsnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The piece serves as a memorial for a young couple killed by gun violence in Fairhill in the late 1990s.
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The proposed legislation seeks to close a loophole in federal law by prohibiting those convicted of misdemeanor-level hate crimes from accessing guns.
Lawmakers reintroduce Disarm Hate Act to curb gun violence
A coalition of lawmakers, led by El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, reintroduced the Disarm Hate Act on Friday, aiming to prevent individuals convicted of
kfoxtv.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The proposed legislation seeks to close a loophole in federal law by prohibiting those convicted of misdemeanor-level hate crimes from accessing guns.