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Podcast: City Cast Chicago
Episode: Why Chicago's Gun Violence Can’t Be Captured In Numbers
Description: Gun violence stories in Chicago are often reduced to statistics. Long after the media has moved on, loved ones are left picking up the pieces. That's why The Trace, a nonprofit news outlet that covers gun violence in America, runs a survivor storytelling workshop. Seven people who have lost family members or friends to gun violence worked with The Trace to write essays about their experiences, and Trace staffers then reported stories based on the survivors' concerns. Producer Michelle Navarro spent some time in the workshop and spoke with participants. She tells host Jacoby Cochran what she learned.<...