The programs, policies, and people driving positive change in America’s gun violence problem.
Looking back at the stories we told, and which stuck with us, during an eventful year.
The role of the gun industry in America’s gun violence epidemic.
The National Rifle Association is one of the most powerful special interest groups in America. We’re investigating how it spends its money.
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Announcements
The veteran journalist will guide local coverage and audience work at the nonprofit newsroom dedicated to reporting on the gun violence crisis.
With bureaus in Chicago and Philadelphia, our nonprofit newsroom is testing a different model for covering gun violence on the ground.
Aning will spend two years developing his editing skills through the new initiative.
2022 in Review
The work you don't want to miss.
10 stories that added to our understanding of a multifaceted issue during an especially difficult year.
Another prize went to our “Up the Block” project, and follows a trio of awards from the National Association of Black Journalists this summer.
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Candace Anderson, Mensah Dean, Fairriona Magee, and Sunny Sone join our award-winning staff.
Mass Shooting
Five ways the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school brings into focus the contours of an American crisis.
Year in Review
The work we're especially proud of this year.
Stories that inspired us, and improved our understanding of a uniquely American crisis.
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Is there something that just doesn’t make sense to you when it comes to guns and gun violence in the United States? A statistic you’ve been searching for, but haven’t been able to locate? Information about why gun violence is…
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