Spectrum News: Changing the narrative around gun violence
BY JORDAN KUDISCH CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In 2023, 42,926 people died by gun violence in the U.S. according to gunviolencearchive.org. North Carolina has also seen a fair share of that violence. A report by Everytown For Gun Safety shows our state falls right in the middle with the 24th highest rate of gun deaths in the U.S. As we […]
TheGrio: Teens say guns make neighborhoods less safe, but they still want one, study finds
Many of the teens who took part in the study said they don’t feel safe hanging out in their local parks or walking home from school. BY JOSIAH BATES For Black and Latino teenagers who live around constant gun violence, safety is always on their minds, yet that concern sometimes leads them to think they […]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A national social media campaign about gun violence has a focus on youth in Milwaukee
BY ELLIOT HUGHES It’s hard to change any adult’s mind about anything, let alone a subject as heated as guns in the U.S. That’s why a national nonprofit’s social media campaign about gun violence is focused on teens, and the Milwaukee area is one of a dozen cities where the campaign is live. “We all […]
In Its Second Annual Report, Project Unloaded Offers Evidence that Changing Gun Culture is Possible and Effective
This Year, Project Unloaded Launched Its Community Partner Program, Released New Research on Gun Violence and its Impact on Gen Z, and Unveiled Its Second Social Media Campaign to Reach Young People with Information about Gun Risks CHICAGO – Project Unloaded, an organization working to create a new cultural narrative that more guns make us […]
GUNS CHANGE THE STORY: New Research-Backed Social Media Campaign to Change Gun Culture Launches in Select Cities
Project Unloaded’s Second Campaign Reaches Teens in Communities Disproportionately Impacted by Gun Violence with Facts on Why More Guns Make Them Less Safe New Research Shows Urban Multicultural Teens Know Little About the Risks of Having Guns But are Open to Learning More CHICAGO – Teens in Chicago and Sacramento will learn about the risks […]
Variety: Gun Use Is Down Dramatically on TV This Fall Due to Hollywood Strikes, According to New Study (EXCLUSIVE)
BY VALERIE WU Gun use is dramatically down on TV this fall — but that may be mostly attributed to the recent Hollywood strikes, which led to the shutdown of virtually all film and TV productions this year, according to a new study. The report, “Gun Smoke: An Analysis of How Labor Strikes May Have Impacted […]
REPORT: As Hollywood Strikes Changed Primetime Lineups, Guns Made Fewer Appearances on TV This Fall
A Review of Gun Use on Primetime Network Shows Found Far Fewer Guns on TV in September 2023 than in September 2022 – Except on CBS CHICAGO – A study released by the gun violence prevention group Project Unloaded looks at how gun use on network TV shifted while writers and actors were on strike. […]
New Gallup Poll Shows Most Americans Believe the Myth that Guns Increase Safety; Project Unloaded Responds
A Desire for Added Protection is the Most Common Reason People Say They Get a Gun, But Having a Gun Makes People Less Safe, Not Safer CHICAGO – Project Unloaded’s mission is to change the narrative on guns by debunking the false notion that guns make people safer and new polling from Gallup demonstrates why […]
TIME: The Stories We Tell About Guns Must Change
BY NINA VINIK When done well, storytelling brings sterile data to life. But stories can also be told in ways that ignore data and perpetuate harmful myths. And when it comes to gun violence, the stories that loom largest threaten the hard-fought progress made in recent years on this issue. We’ve all heard the classic, every-man-for-himself saying, […]
“The Predictable Outcome in a Nation Awash with Guns” Project Unloaded Responds to Mass Shooting in Maine that Killed at Least 16
After Yet Another Mass Shooting, Americans Should Do Something Different: Commit to Live Unloaded CHICAGO – As a massive manhunt continues in Maine following a mass shooting, two things are clear: At least 16 people are dead and gun culture must change. In response to the mass violence, Project Unloaded released the following statements. “We […]