Description: Press Pass is a new Newspapers in Education (NiE) initiative aimed at Transition Year students and designed to support youth literacy objectives
An Initiative from NewsBrands Ireland
Press Pass is NewsBrands Ireland’s Transition Year news literacy and student journalism programme.
Since the Press Pass programme launched in 2012, approximately 120,000 students have benefited from it. With the full support of the Department of Education, Press Pass seeks to improve news literacy and critical thinking skills while helping students to develop a deeper understanding of news media and how it communicates about the world around them.