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June 25, 2024

Research highlights need for public health approach in news reporting of gun…

Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard was featured by The Journalist’s Resource for publishing new research about the public health framing of gun violence in Philadelphia news.…

June 25, 2024

Research highlights need for public health approach in news reporting of gun…

Stoneleigh Fellows Jessica Beard and Ruth Abaya were featured by The Journalist’s Resource for their research on gun violence as a public health issue. For…

June 12, 2024

Why gun violence is a public health emergency

Stoneleigh Fellows Jessica Beard and Ruth Abaya were featured by the Association of Health Care Journalists for speaking about the gun violence epidemic during a…

June 3, 2024

‘Minimizing harm:’ New toolkit provides best practices for reporting on gun violence

Stoneleigh Fellows Jessica Beard and Ruth Abaya are featured by AHCJ for a panel discussing media coverage of gun violence and for Jessica’s involvement in…

May 29, 2024

Majority of girls prosecuted, sentenced as adults faced abuse: Survey

Stoneleigh Fellow Sara Kruzan spoke to The Hill about a new report she co-authored on the epidemic of severe childhood trauma among girls tried as…

May 23, 2024

Shane Pryor escaped custody, prompting a ‘manhunt’. But he was just a…

Stoneleigh Fellow Jennifer Merrigan published an op-ed for The Philadelphia Inquirer discussing Shane Pryor’s story and how the legal system can punish those who are…

May 23, 2024

Better Gun Violence Reporting: A Toolkit for Minimizing Harm

Stoneleigh Foundation, FrameWorks Institute, Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard, and her colleagues at the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting have published a new toolkit for…

May 17, 2024

Drexel faculty and J&J executives co-host health equity event

Former Stoneleigh Fellow Naomi Goldstein spoke about her efforts as the director of the Juvenile Justice Research and Reform Lab at Drexel University to support…

May 14, 2024

Could a Holistic Approach to Gun Violence Reporting Help Victims?

Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard was featured by The Trace for her research on media coverage of gun violence. In the fall of 2022, when I…

May 9, 2024

Why research matters in philanthropy

Stoneleigh Fellow Brandy Blasko and Board Member Kevin Bethel were featured in a recent article by harp-weaver LLC on the importance of leveraging research to…

May 7, 2024

Two New Studies Led by Lewis Katz School of Medicine’s Dr. Jessica…

Stoneleigh Fellow Jessica Beard and her colleagues have published new research on how media coverage of gun violence in Philadelphia impacts the public’s perception of…

April 30, 2024

Cherelle Parker promised 30,000 units of ‘affordable housing’ as a candidate. She’s…

Stoneleigh Fellow Vincent Reina spoke to The Philadelphia Inquirer about Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s affordable housing plan for the city. While running in last year’s…

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