New York City’s Only Student News Publication Accelerator
A proud contributor to the free NYC Journalism for All curriculum. Contact us for access to our Student Media Production module.
We help New York City schools develop the student-led news publications they need and students deserve.
We believe knowledge is power and that knowledge comes from news. Press Pass NYC envisions a day when every student can be a reliable narrator for their generation, confident in expressing themselves in a way that makes a positive difference for themselves and their community, in school and throughout their lives.
We help start and sustain student news publications through a variety of services.
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Schools
Whether you’re starting a new student news publication or building on something you’ve started, our three-year Journalism Adviser Fellowship program provides scaffolded, holistic support through all stages of student news publication.
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Teachers
Our Journalism Adviser Fellowship program offers a year of professional development and mentoring, plus a stipend.
We also offer professional development days and learning credits, webinars, free resources and consulting.
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Students
Editor bootcamps, student fellowships, and weekend workshops and virtual seminars. Hone your journalism and communication skills with other students from across the city led by professional journalists.
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Resources
Every school should have a student-let news outlet. We offer links to our own resources and nationally recognized scholastic journalism organizations and experts.
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Community
Our work wouldn’t be possible without the support of others who feel as we do, that there is no more powerful means of empowering students for the future than scholastic journalism. Volunteer…donate… there are so many ways you can show your support.
Our Three-year Impact
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25+
new student news publications
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300+
active student journalists
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1k+
student articles
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20+
scholastic journalism awards
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10k+
NYC public school students with access to a student news publication
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THE PROBLEM
Media distrust, civic disengagement, news illiteracy, the challenges of AI and profound inequity in access to student journalism. By creating more opportunities for students to work on news teams serving their school communities, we can help solve these problems as we work to rebuild an educational system that empowers, engages and informs.
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OUR APPROACH
Press Pass NYC meets under-resourced schools where they are, whether starting a class or a club. We provide them with the freefaculty training, student programs, and fundamental support necessary to start a sustainable school newspaper program. We envision student-led news publications in every public school in New York City, so students can ask questions, seek answers and sharpen their critical thinking, teamwork and leadership skills.
In line with our mission, we’re helping the schools that need us most. Of our partner schools, 70% serve more economically disadvantaged students than the citywide average.
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OUR REACH
Since 2021, Press Pass NYC has helped launch or revive student-led news publications at 40 New York City public schools, staffed by hundreds of students in total and serving more than 25,000 teens. Thanks to these publications, thousands of stories have been published for students, by students that would otherwise never have been reported or told.
We are working with 14 more public schools in the 2025-26 school year through our Journalism Adviser Fellowship Program.
Check out Highlights from Our Partner School Publications…
Press Pass NYC Showcase
This showcase is just a sample of the great journalism that students at our partner schools are doing on their own news sites, and we hope you will use the links at the end of each story to visit the school news site where each story was originally published.