About Us

Press Pass TV is a nonprofit organization that engages youth in advocacy journalism to tell the stories of communities working for change. We believe that storytelling empowers people to find solutions to community issues and envision a better world.

At Press Pass TV, we have two equally important overlapping goals:

(1) To use video journalism production as a tool for youth development, professional readiness, and college preparation.

(2) To produce news stories that promote positive community identity and action.

We work with Boston area youth to produce short news segments that tackle underrepresented social justice issues and celebrates those organizations and individuals working to make their community a better place. Middle school, High school, and College age students engage in all aspects of production, from developing questions to editing video.

Our content is intended to promote civic awareness and action. We create curriculum around our segments to increase awareness, action and accountability. We also hold meetings to continue the discussion of issues raised in our work and support local campaigns for civic action by producing stories on their initiatives.

Recent psychological studies show that when people are exposed to others engaging in benevolent acts, they are more likely to do the same. At Press Pass TV, we operate on this principle and know that for real change to occur, people must regularly witness the amazing acts that others commit on a daily basis.

For more information on Press Pass TV, click on the buttons below. You can use the categories at the top of the page to navigate our videos, organized by topic.