Bridge The Divide Now
Bridge The Divide Now
Bridge The Divide Now advances bipartisan, evidence-based firearm policy solutions that aim to reduce gun violence while respecting Second Amendment rights. The initiative promotes research-driven, consensus-focused approaches designed to move polarized debates toward broadly supported public safety reforms.
Council on Criminal Justice
Council on Criminal Justice
The Council on Criminal Justice is a nonpartisan organization that provides data-driven analysis and policy recommendations on crime and justice issues in the United States. It produces timely research and annual year-end crime trend updates that track national patterns and inform public debate and policymaking.
Investigate This! Resources to Power Your Criminal Justice Reporting
The Marshall Project
The Marshall Project has “compiled guidance on key issues for anyone covering the legal system — from styles and standards to FOIA requests.”
Jeff-alytics (Jeff Asher Substack)
Jeff-alytics
Jeff-alytics is a Substack newsletter and online platform by nationally-recognized crime analyst Jeff Asher that delivers expert analysis on crime trends, criminal justice data and how to interpret complex crime statistics with clarity and rigor. Through weekly posts and insights, readers gain a deeper understanding of national and local crime patterns, the nuances of crime reporting and data-driven perspectives that challenge simplistic narratives about crime and safety.
Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting
Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting
The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting focuses on improving how gun violence and related criminal justice issues are covered in the news. PCGVR produces resources such as the Better Gun Violence Reporting Toolkit, supports programs that connect journalists with gun violence survivors and experts, hosts conferences and workshops and leads interdisciplinary research into media practices and public health‑oriented storytelling.
The Language Project
The Marshall Project
Read about The Marshall Project’s style guide and how they use language around people who are incarcerated or accused of crime. Also highly recommended from The Marshall Project: What Words We Use — and Avoid — When Covering People and Incarceration
The Trace
The Trace
The Trace provides reporting and data on gun violence and related criminal justice issues in the United States. You’ll find investigative stories, national and local coverage, and regular analysis of policy, law enforcement, community impact and the gun industry. The site also includes the Gun Violence Data Hub, where you can access datasets, reporting guides, fact sheets and expert help to support reporting and research.
The Violence Project
The Violence Project
The Violence Project is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center that produces comprehensive databases on U.S. mass shooters and other homicide types to support rigorous analysis and reporting. It also shares research, publications, and media resources that help explain patterns of violence and inform evidence‑based understanding and prevention.
The Violence Reduction Center
The Violence Reduction Center
The Violence Reduction Center (VRC) at the University of Maryland conducts and shares rigorous research on community violence, especially gun violence, and translates that evidence into accessible insights on what strategies work to reduce violence. It also offers practical guidance and training for policymakers and practitioners to apply evidence‑based anti‑violence approaches in real communities, with all its research and services provided free of charge.
Transforming Crime Coverage
Poynter
Transforming Crime Coverage is a Poynter Institute 24-week online training designed to help newsrooms rethink and improve how they report on crime by emphasizing ethical, context-rich public safety journalism rather than sensationalized crime incident coverage. Participants learn to develop newsroom policies, work responsibly with vulnerable sources, and shift reporting practices toward deeper context and community impact.
