Amplifying youth voice across Boston.
Teens in Print (TiP) is a journalism program for eighth to twelfth grade Boston students. TiP offers an after-school program, a Summer Journalism Institute, one-time media literacy workshops for Boston teachers and community organizations, and in-class collaborations for a select group of WriteBoston partner teachers. All TiP programming is currently virtual.
Over the years, media has changed. Breaking news is constant, politicians are getting harder and harder to trust, and print newspaper circulation is at its lowest point since the 40s. With round-the-clock CNN news alerts, social media posts, and tweets about “fake news,” figuring it out seems like a challenging task for today’s teens. Though many young people are overwhelmed by certain aspects of journalism, they are still eager to participate in the media in some way.
Teens in Print exists to give Boston students the tools to effectively share their experiences and perspectives through writing, the platform to reach decision makers who can act on their ideas, and the knowledge to become thoughtful consumers of media. Through our interactive virtual newsroom and one-on-one mentorship, our extracurricular programs allow students to better their writing skills. We believe that students deserve to not only understand media narratives at a high-level, but to have the confidence to create their own.
Join TiP and let your voice be heard.
Journalism is a powerful tool for making change. Our staff writers meet on Tuesdays after school to learn about new types of writing, build community, and discuss the world around them. Our students also have the unique opportunity to become published writers as middle and high schoolers, and end each cycle with at least one clip to add to their portfolio. We’ll be online-only at least through December, but we can’t wait to be back in the newsroom. To receive more information, fill out the interest form here.
Submit writing for publication.
Even if you’re juggling participation in other extra curricular activities and can’t commit to weekly meetings, you can still get published on the Teens in Print website, Writing through the Distance. We accept all genres of writing: hard news stories, opinion pieces, personal essays, creative writing, poetry, and more. We also publish multimedia content like photo essays and TikToks. Submit your work at the link below.
"Studies explore the differences in harmful air pollution in different ethnic and racial groups, which show that people living in low socioeconomic conditions are affected"
@BostonSchools student Mikayle Nelms discusses climate change's impact. #EarthDay
https://bit.ly/3upl3PW
Our final student interviewer for Pros&Conversation is Cindy Tran, a senior at @BostLatinSchool and EIC of @outlanderzine! Watch Cindy's video for a sneak peek of P&C's programming, and register at https://event.gives/writeboston.
Please help us spread the word. We're looking for #creativewriting in the many tongues of our community. Send your poetry and stories by Monday, May 3. #Dorchester #writelocal 📝
Watch TikToks
TiP also works with students to create multimedia content. Click to watch TikToks filmed and produced by our students.
TiP for Teachers
Sign up to receive the newspaper, schedule a Teens in Print workshop for your classroom, and submit student writing for publication.
Listen to the podcast
The After School is Teens in Print's podcast, entirely planned and produced by student journalists. Click to listen!