WHYY

WHYY has been greater Philadelphia’s leading public media company and PBS and NPR affiliate for 65 years, serving southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware. WHYY offers a robust regional news service supported by a newsroom with over 80 people, and its reporting can also be found online.

Current Position

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Beat: Gun violence in Philadelphia: causes and solutions

Position:

This investigative, multimedia reporter covers the gun violence epidemic in Philadelphia and the surrounding region, humanizing and contextualizing the crisis through profiles and solutions-oriented, data-driven reporting from a public health perspective. The journalist provides evidence-based solutions and information that empowers the people directly affected. Their voices and communities are centered in the coverage. Filing regular radio news spots, online reports and features, the journalist is also involved in TV specials and other special coverage. Photography experience is preferred, but not required.

Reporter: Samantha Searles