Got Shot: The Series
New America Media, YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, News Report, Commentary, 
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, Various Authors, Posted: Sep 08, 2006
Editors Note:'Got Shot' is a four part multimedia featuture documenting the effect gun violence is having on Bay Area teenagers as the murder rate and violent crime statistics spike nationwide. All content produced by YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia with Conscious Youth Media Crew and The Beat Within.
Mirroring a nationwide trend, the San Francisco Bay Area is seeing another spike in gun violence among young people. Thanks to medical procedures that leave bullets inside them, many survive, lowering homicide rates. Part 1 of a 4 part multimedia report.
As gun violence sky-rockets again in Oakland, one young woman reflects on the toll the loss and injury of loved ones has had on her own personal life. Amber Johnson, 17, lives in East Oakland and is a content producer for YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia. Parker and Weston are editors at New America Media. Part 2 of a 4 part multimedia report.
Why do so many young people feel the need to carry guns? D-Boi, 17, explores all the angles in this film. D-Boi produces media for Conscious Youth Media Crew. Part 3 of a 4 part multimedia report.
A young Oakland woman, who has lost six people to gun violence in the last year, has her own near-death experience -- leading her to reconcile with her estranged mother. Labrittney Beene, 19, is a writer for YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia. Part 4 of a 4 part multimedia report.
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What are the root issues behind the hurricane of violence sweeping through the Bay Area? Earlier this year Oakland declared a State of Emergency in reaction to a staggering homicide rate. Elliot McGregor, 17 -- in his first film -- asks his young peers and elders: What's going on?
Gun Trauma -- Getting Shot Has Changed My Life
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