Firearm violence has received significant media attention as a criminal issue with a focus on individual shootings. But experts say reframing gun violence as a broader public health problem is critical to finding policy and community solutions aimed at preventing gun deaths and injuries. claims.
AHCJ and National Press Club Journalism Institute On Friday, February 9 at 11:30 a.m. ET, experts and journalists will discuss where to find the best firearms and gun death data and research to report on.
This 75-minute webinar explores the gaps, go-to resources, facts and myths surrounding firearms and firearm ownership. Participants will also learn:
- The difference between gun violence, including what is a mass casualty incident and a mass shooting.
- Where to find new research on gun violence.
- How coverage of gun violence impacts victims and front-line health care workers.
- How to move from viewing gun violence as a “criminal act” to more nuanced reporting that spans a variety of acts.
caitlin washburn He is the leader of AHCJ's gun violence and trauma health beat and a reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. She was a gun violence reporter for the Kansas City Star in Missouri for two years reporting on American soldiers. Mr. Washburn previously served as an agriculture reporter for the Sun-Gazette, covering the ubiquitous industry in California's Central Valley, which was also part of the RFA. Mr. Washburn previously held internships at the Morning Call in Pennsylvania, the Center for Responsive Politics in Washington, D.C., and the Oregonian in Portland. She spent three years as an investigative reporter and editor researcher based at the University of Missouri.
Dr. Jessica Beard, He is a trauma surgeon at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a Stoneley Foundation Fellow, and director of research at the Philadelphia Gun Violence Reporting Center. Her research explores their perspectives on media coverage of firearm injuries and aims to help define, measure, and minimize harmful coverage of firearm violence in communities. .
Abene Clayton He is a reporter for the Guardian's California bureau and is the lead reporter for the paper's Guns and Rise in America series, which was launched in 2019 and focuses on the impact of community violence and solutions. She started covering gun violence in her hometown of Richmond, California, and is now based in Los Angeles, where she covers people living in neighborhoods with the highest rates of shootings and murders.
jennifer macia She is a senior news writer and founding staff member at The Trace, the only newsroom dedicated to gun violence, founded in 2015. She previously reported on gun violence for The New York Times, where she began her career as a news assistant. She was the lead writer for the Times' annual “Neediest Cases” campaign, which profiles New Yorkers in need, and compiled a daily tally of gun violence victims in the United States for a year and a half after Sandy Hook. He wrote and produced “The Gun Report.” photograph.
