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In 1850s America, one women-led newsroom blazed a trail for women's rights, shifting the media landscape and ultimately affecting how we see and cover "women's" issues today.

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Breaking the News: Press Pass is a four-episode digital series digging into how early journalism in America laid the foundations for the noteworthy topics, opinions, investigations, and stressors embedded in the news today.

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Executive Producers: Carrie Lozano, Lois Vossen
Director/Host: Danielle Bainbridge
Producer: Hilary Giorgi
Writer: Keahnan Washington
Assistant Researcher: Linnea Valdivia
Senior Creative Producer: Andrea Bloom
Creative Director: Carol Paik
Vice President, Marketing and Communications: Lisa Tawil
Director of Programming (PBS): Gabrielle Ewing
Executive in Charge (PBS): Maribel Lopez
Director of Photography: Erik Ljung
Teleprompter: Philip Aronson
Assistant Camera: Corey Clark
Editor: Dave Yim
Motion Graphics: Matt Dunne
Fact Checker: Yvonne McGreevy
Sound Mixer: Pavel Sinev

Additional Footage:
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Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Detre Library & Archives at the Heinz History Center
The William H. Walker Cartoon Collection
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National Endowment for the Arts

Breaking the News: Press Pass is a co-production of Elleinad, Inc and Independent Television Service (ITVS), with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and the Park Foundation. This program was produced by Elleinad, Inc and Independent Television Service, which is solely responsible for its content.

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