JCCF NEWS SUMMARY
August 23, 2012

Gun Violence Resources

Acts of gun violence continue to snag headlines and capture close scrutiny from journalists. Here are resources to provide background for an issue that packs a lot of heat:


"Battleground America:" The New Yorker's April 2012 piece on the nation's gun laws.

 

Bureau of Justice Statistics: Offers data on firearms and crime


General Social Survey: Statistics on legal gun possession over time. Conducted regularly by the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center

  

Gun Violence Expert Resource Guide: Experts, organizations and academics focused on gun violence, compiled by The Crime Report. 

 

Mass Murder, Shooting Sprees and Rampage Violence: Journalist's Resource offers this guide to studies that shed light on what some researchers call "rampage violence." 

 

 
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headlinesNEWS OF NOTE

 

Everything You've Heard About Failing Schools Is Wrong

Mother Jones, Kristina Rizga | September/October 2012

A year inside a "low-performing" school, where attendance is up and dropout rates are down.

 

Recess in Schools

Slate, Nicholas Day | August 29, 2012

For years, schools have been eliminating recess to spend more time on academic subjects, but research shows time for play benefits kids. Many public schools in Chicago will be scheduling recess for the first time in three decades.

 

Helping Foster Kids Even After Adoption

NPR, Jennifer Ludden | August 28, 2012

By far, the largest number of adoptions in the U.S. is through the foster care system. Many in the field say the system does little to help families cope with the special issues a number of these children will face.

 

Parents Deported, What Happens to US-Born Kids?

MPR News/Associated Press, Helen O'Neill | August 26, 2012

A record number of deportations means record numbers of American children being left without a parent. An unknown number of those kids are being put up for adoption against the wishes of their parents.

 

Cash From Residents, Business, Foundations Supports Schools

USA Today, Judy Keen | August 25, 2012

Some public schools have formed foundations or development offices to supplement tight budgets.

 

Burned by Health Warnings, Defiant Tanning Industry Assails Doctors, Sun Scare Conspiracy

Fair Warning, Bridget Huber | August 23, 2012

The tanning industry's campaign to shift the conversation from tanning's health risks to its purported benefits mimics the offensive tactics from the tobacco industry. Teens are an important segment of the tanning industry's clientele.

 

 

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Events
EVENTS 

September 7, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
American Enterprise Institute
Washington D.C. or livestream  
How effective are federal job training programs and what are the best ways to organize them? Three panels on training programs, their performance and possible reform ideas.
 
September 12, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
The Brookings Institution
Washington, D.C. 
On the day the U.S. Census Bureau releases new data on poverty and family income, the Center on Children and Families at Brookings will offer analysis and perspectives on the new data's significance. 
 
September 13, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Center for New York City Affairs
New York
A look at the intersections of race, class, labor and capital in urban America and a examination of Detroit and New York's divergent paths out of the era of industrial decline and the rise of globalization. 
 
September 13, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
The Office of Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families
Washington, D.C.
The briefing will discuss the need for more support, resources and services for grandparent-headed households. 

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OPPORTUNITIES
 

Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
Will take place September 21 and 22. A briefing on the latest research as well as specialized reporting skills training to allow journalists to report on suicide knowledgeably, ethically and effectively. 

The New York Times
Deadline: September 29
A training and development program for print and web journalists who aspire to become newsroom managers. The Leadership Academy is open to members of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the National Association of Black Journalists. 
 
Deadline: September 17
WMPG Blunt Youth Radio Project, WNYC Radio Rookies
New York
A competition featuring the non-fiction work designed and created primarily to be played on a digital platform. 
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Mina Dixon, Editor 


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