EARLY-BIRD TICKETS AVAILABLE THROUGH AUGUST 17
Get your tickets now and join us in Philadelphia this fall for our first in-person national conference since before the pandemic. We are scaling up our Gun Violence Prevention Reporter Certification Workshop with a Wednesday evening reception and a day-and-a-half of programming, meals and networking — as recommended by those who have attended our local workshops — plus a premiere keynote presentation and a session with the new Association of Gun Violence Reporters.
Curriculum:
• Reporting public health solutions to gun violence
• Trauma-informed reporting on gun violence
• Gun violence, solutions reporting and peace journalism
• The Second Trauma: Documentary screening and survivor community panel
• Putting ideas into practice, implementing them in them newsroom
Agenda:
Wednesday, October 1 at The Hive at Spring Point
30 South 15th Street, Philadelphia
6-8 p.m.
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Opening reception: Meet the conference faculty, PCGVR leadership and the team from our recently-expanded national Association of Gun Violence Reporters.
Thursday, October 2 at Convene City View
30 South 17th Street, Philadelphia
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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8:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Goals and Program Overview
9:30 a.m. Workshop Activity
10:15 a.m. Coffee break
10:30 a.m. Keynote (info coming soon)
11:30 a.m. Second Trauma Film & Panel
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Journalism and Trauma
2:15 p.m. Framing, Solutions Journalism, & Peace Journalism
3:00 p.m. Coffee break
3:15 p.m. Public Health Framing, Prevention, & Gun Violence Prevention Reporting
4:00 p.m. Workshop Activity
4:45 p.m. Day 1 Wrap Up
5:00 p.m. On your own: Enjoy an evening in Philadelphia
Friday, October 3 at Convene City View
30 South 17th Street, Philadelphia
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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8:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Implementation
9:45 a.m. Prevention Reporting Plan (Small Groups)
10:15 a.m. Prevention Reporting Plan: Group Wrap Up
10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
10:45 a.m. Panel: Association of Gun Violence Reporters
11:30 a.m. Closing comments
12:00 p.m. Box lunch; take away or stay and network
1:00 p.m. Event concludes
Here’s what they said last time:
Thinking about attending our national conference on gun violence prevention reporting? Here’s what participants had to say after our local pilot:
“Every journalist needs to take this training.”
“This has been needed for a long time.”
“It’s education and insight for everyone.”
“This was one of the best trainings I ever went to. Very impactful.”
“Engrossing and informative.”
“It was a great training with a phenomenal team!”
“It was rich with specific, actionable insights.”
“I would recommend this training to all of my colleagues who cover crime.”
“This training was extremely insightful.”
“Today was great. Practical, solutions-focused, honest.”
“This training is great and needs to continue.”
“Great work! I hope this is offered on a regular basis.”
“It was really inspiring to be in community with folks who came at this work from so many different angles.”
“This type of work is sorely needed.”
“I love what you all are doing. It is groundbreaking work.”
“This was a great workshop.”
Here’s what you’ll get:
- You will attend presentations, join conversations and participate in workshop activities. You will also get breaks to ingest the experience, to network, recharge, refuel and continue.
- You will get certified by the team at PCGVR: the nation’s most recognized thought leaders on gun violence, prevention and the role of the media.
- You will also get healthy meals meeting every need in state-of-the-art venues located in the middle of an incredible city.
- But most importantly: You will become part of this network of experts and inform our work moving forward.
FAQs:
Q: Is this a workshop for crime beat reporters?
A: Not especially. Yes, attending this conference will benefit those covering crime, law enforcement, criminal justice or breaking news. But journalists covering health, business, technology, sports, music, arts, travel, education, government and just about any topic can find themselves reporting on gun violence with little or no warning or preparation. We’re here to help. Editors and news execs should sign up too!
Q: Do you have to be a journalist to attend?
A: Not at all. We convene journalists, researchers and the survivor community at all of our events but additional experts from public health, prevention and nonprofits, police and fire officials, educators, high school and college students attended our first national conference. We even had one former mayor of Philadelphia in the audience.
Q: Will there be homework? Is there a test?
A: Nope. There’s no homework and there are no exams. Certification simply requires attending five sessions and participating in related workshop activities taking place all day Thursday and then again Friday morning. The opening reception is optional, as well as some other sessions.
Q: What’s the goal of this conference?
A: We strive to advance more trauma-informed and community-informed journalistic practices and illuminate evidence-based solutions leading to better gun violence reporting and fewer people harmed by gun violence.