Seemingly every New York City high school used to have a student newspaper. That’s what we learned on our trip earlier this year to the Center for Brooklyn History’s archived high school newspaper collection. Today, few NYC high schools have student publications of any kind.
What happened? Where did all the school newspapers go? To find some answers, we sat down with Keith Hefner, founder of Youth Communication, a nonprofit that has been publishing high school students’ stories for more than 40 years.
Then, we meet the adult and students behind Press Pass NYC, an organization dedicated to bringing student newspapers back. It’s an ambitious mission. What will it take for them to succeed?
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Episode 0: The Making of Unmuted
Episode 5: "Being forgotten"
Episode 4: "Easier to not do the work"
Episode 3: "Don't even know where to find it"
Episode 2: "No laptop and no internet"
Episode 1: "Suddenly, everything changed"
Episode 5: Brady
Episode 4: Aiyanna
Episode 3: Adriana
Episode 2: Javi
Episode 1: Steph
Preview: Season 3
Extra Credit: Chancellor Carranza
Extra Credit: One Homeless Student's Journey
Episode 4: Three Stops on the A Train
Summer Break
Episode 3: Who Gets to Play?
Episode 2: The Other End of the Spectrum
Episode 1: The Price of Specialized High Schools
Introduction: 64 Years Late
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