OUR PROGRAM

Press Pass NYC’s free programs are all in service of helping New York City public schools start and sustain a successful school newspaper program in a comprehensive way. Unlike outside-school opportunities for individual students, Press Pass NYC’s focus is on creating journalistic value and opportunities for the entire school community, enabling schools to create a culture of appreciation for journalism and student voice through a school newspaper; training teachers to lead a credit-bearing course as well as advise a school newspaper program; and engaging students in authentic, project-based, community-centered learning that they would otherwise never experience.

WHAT WE OFFER

Teacher Training and Support

  • Journalism Teacher/Adviser Fellowship Program - a year-long fellowship program designed to develop a cohort of educators to start, lead, and sustain journalism programs at their schools.

  • Journalism/Media Studies/News Literacy Curriculum Development Resources

  • Club & Conference Stipends

  • In-School Skills Workshops

  • Professional Development Opportunities

  • Virtual & In-person Networking Opportunities & “Office Hours” & Newsletter

School Resources

  • Online School Newspaper Production Tools and Resources

  • Professional Guest Speaker Series

  • Journalism-related Field Trip Opportunities

  • Customized Journalism Program Consulting

Student Opportunities

  • Student Journalism Leaders Fellowship Program - A year-round fellowship program for students from our partner schools designed to prepare students to assume leadership positions on their newly-formed student newspaper staff.

  • Student Advisory Board Eligibility

  • Student-Editor Summer Bootcamp & Journalism Leaders Fellowship

  • An Online Showcase for Student Work

  • Journalism Conference Scholarships

WHAT WE ASK

Press Pass asks that partner schools consider committing to the following in advance of the program:

  • Recommend a teacher to be trained to teach journalism and advise the newspaper program

  • Facilitate a Journalism/Newspaper club and/or elective

  • Integrate Journalism/Media Studies coursework into the upcoming school-year curriculum (recommended)

  • Integrate school-wide News Literacy lessons based on student publications into the general curriculum (recommended)

  • Dedicate a “Newsroom” classroom or space to the program (recommended)

  • Envision continuing an independent school newspaper program in future years

BE PART OF THE SOLUTION!

Help support NYC public schools and students.

Become a School Partner and bring student journalism to your school!

Are you a journalist or a journalism student? Volunteer as a classroom mentor or a guest speaker!

Help start a school newspaper by making a one-time or monthly donation!