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Jim MacMillan

@JimMacMillan

Journalist, educator and social innovator

Philadelphia

Jim MacMillan is the founder and director of the Center for Gun Violence Reporting. He has been a fellow at the Reynolds Journalism Institute, the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma and the Knight-Wallace Fellows, as well as a visiting assistant professor at the University of Missouri School of Journalism and Swarthmore College. Previously, MacMillan spent 17 years at the Philadelphia Daily News and photographed the war in Iraq for The Associated Press, after which he and his team were awarded The Pulitzer Prize.

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  1. Please join us

    In this morning's Weekly Brief... We're bringing more lived experience to our documentary screening and conversations next month with the Logan Center at Temple. Please join us, bring everyone and tell everyone else. The newsletter also has a flyer you can download, print and sha
  2. Don't miss our premiere:

    In this morning's Weekly Brief: What if news reporting could be part of the solution to gun violence? Don’t miss the Philadelphia premiere of The Second Trauma: April 17 at the Temple Performing Arts Center
  3. Final week

    Not sure where four months went but my shared exhibition at Temple University ends next Sunday, March 24. I just added this final picture to my home page, where you can also find the event info. Please drop in before it's too late: jimmacmillan.com
  4. In today's Weekly Brief: Free tickets to the Philadelphia premiere of our new documentary next month:
  5. Imagine.

    With some hopeful context for this grim week: New city data show 165 shooting victims recorded in Philadelphia during the first two months of this year, down 52% from the same period in 2022 and marking the lowest two-month total since early 2015.
  6. This week: New award will recognize gun violence prevention reporting in Philadelphia. We’re taking The Second Trauma to Tufts next week. And we’ve got some important fact checks.
  7. ""Weekend""

    How's your Saturday going? It's not always like this but I stayed up until 2 a.m. with to-dos and scheduling, I just sent 14 business emails, took one call, scheduled an upcoming podcast appearance and I'm Zooming in for a classroom visit next hour. In case you want to help:
  8. Here's another picture from my shared exhibition at the Charles Library at Temple University now. Caption, background and gallery info:
  9. Endless outreach now...

    Our Weekly Brief just went live with updates on our documentary tour, plus video discussing our recent workshop and more. Read and subscribe for free:
  10. This week: PCGVR goes to Washington. Lehigh University checks in on our research collaborative. Don’t miss our webinars.
  11. On exhibit

    Here's another picture from my shared exhibition at Temple University now, an anti-war sit-in from 2002. Caption, background and gallery info: jimmacmillan.com
  12. This just in

    The Weekly Brief just went live, with: Fewer shooting victims recorded last month in Philadelphia than during any month since Feb. 2109. Three PCGVR events coming up in the next eight days. Plus fact, checks, new research and more. Read & subscribe:
  13. Better Gun Violence Reporting

    Register now and log in Friday for the National Press Club Journalism Institute's panel on reporting firearm violence, including from left: Jennifer Mascia of The Trace, Abené Clayton of the Guardian and Dr. Jessica Beard, our research director at the Philadelphia Center for Gun
  14. I posted another photo from my (shared) exhibition at Temple. More info on the photo and on visiting the gallery: jimmacmillan.com
  15. Heading to Washington

    Just sent out our Weekly Brief, announcing our next Second Trauma screening and panel taking place at American University on Feb. 14. Read and subscribe for free:
  16. I posted another photo from my (shared) exhibition at Temple. More info on the photo and on visiting the gallery:
  17. Persistent protester

    Here's one more from my (shared) exhibition at Temple (though it was shortened by a week, now ending March 24). I'll be back in the office (a block away) more often beginning tomorrow, if you'd like to grab a coffee or lunch with your visit. Wall notes: Police Officials Shake Hands
  18. Crime Coverage Summit Panel

    In today's Weekly Brief: The core team behind The Second Trauma, our new collaborative short documentary, was invited to speak in Philadelphia yesterday at the Crime Coverage Summit organized by the Radio Television Digital News Association and National Press Foundation, with sup
  19. Leaping into 2024 at PCGVR:

    Our free Weekly Brief email newsletter just went live. This week: The Second Trauma documentary is almost here, a researcher digs into our Credible Messenger Reporting Project, year-end shooting victims totals are in, and down significantly. Read and subscribe:
  20. Year-end giving made easy. Support the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting.

    We are proud of our progress and excited to contribute significantly to addressing Philadelphia’s gun violence crisis while shaping journalism practices along the way. And we will reveal even bigger plans for 2024 very soon. But we need your help. Please make a contribution now.

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