Hundreds attend Philadelphia premiere of The Second Trauma documentary at the Temple Performing Arts Center

We wish to express our deepest gratitude to the hundreds of people who attended the Philadelphia premiere of The Second Trauma on April 17 at the Temple Performing Arts Center.

This 25-minute documentary shows the harmful effects of episodic gun violence reporting on survivors and co-victims and offers solutions on how we can do better to shift the narrative to a public health focus and give power back to the community to advocate for their safety.

The film and the event were produced in collaboration between the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting and the Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting at Temple University. David Boardman, Dean of Temple University’s Klein College of Media and Communication, offered opening remarks.

Two conversations followed the screening, hosted by Loraine Ballard Morrill, Director of News & Community Affairs For iHeartMedia’s six Philadelphia Stations. Angela Wade and Armond James, who appear in the film, discussed experiences with the news media after losing loved ones to gun violence in Philadelphia during a fireside chat with Ballard Morrill.

Listen to the fireside chat with Angela Wade, Armond James and Loraine Ballard Morrill

The second session featured the core team behind the film and the event, including:

• Prof. Yvonne Latty, Director of the Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting at Temple University and producer and director of the The Second Trauma
• Oronde McClain, Credible Messenger Newsroom Liaison at the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, Stoneleigh Foundation Emerging Leader Fellow, gun violence survivor and co-producer and host of the film
• Dr. Jessica Beard, Director of Research at the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, Stoneleigh Foundation Fellow, trauma surgeon at Temple University Hospital and associate professor at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine
• Jim MacMillan, Founder and Director of the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting and a Assistant Director of the Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting

Listen to the core team panel discussion

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Photo captions: 1) Oronde McClain takes a question from Loraine Ballard Morrill. 2) Oronde McClain and Dr. Jessica Beard listen as Prof. Yvonne Latty responds to a question. 3) The core team panel takes questions. 4) Armond James shares his story. 5) Jim MacMillan listens as Dr. Jessica Beard responds to a question. 6) Hundreds gather at the Temple Performing Arts Center. 7) Jim MacMillan looks on as Prof. Yvonne Larry welcomes attendees. 8) Angela Wade shares her story.