People Powered News
People Powered News is a website designed for newsrooms and communities who are committed to changing the narrative around how gun violence is reported. Our goal is to help people feel more represented in the news conversation and to inform our reporting as journalists while earning the public’s trust in news.
We really wanted to focus on how we can change the narrative of gun violence in media, both by creating stories that combat a lot of the negative stereotypes about the neighborhoods affected by gun violence, but also by practicing what we preach.”
— Amy Kaplan, community learning partner
Social Impact Studios, facilitated by the Engagement Lab, give Emerson students and faculty the opportunity to work directly with local grassroots changemakers to co-create media projects that will make an impact in Boston and beyond.
People Powered News was co-created in Spring 2023’s Social Impact Studio in journalism, in partnership with the Massachusetts General Hospital Gun Violence Prevention Center and community organizers in Dorchester.
A Look Inside the Project
In Collaboration With
Creators
Ana Videla Sola Montoya
Student
Leaf Cassidy
Student
Hanna Qiu
Student
Student
Sophia Pargas
Paige Thimmesch
Student
Stephanie Trendell
Student
Natalie Vasileff
Student
Gino Canella
Instructor
Partners
Amy Kaplan
Maridena Rojas
Norine Woods