Jason Pramas is an American photojournalist. He is executive editor and associate publisher of the alternative newsweekly '' DigBoston'', and executive director of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism (BINJ) that he co-founded with Chris Faraone in 2015. In 2018, his column Apparent Horizon won first place in the Political Column category (circulation 40,000 & over) of the annual Association of Alternative Newsmedia Awards. Pramas also founde
Open Media Boston
an online metropolitan newsweekly serving the Boston, MA area, in 2008 and served as its editor/publisher until merging the publication with BINJ. He was formerly an assistant professor of communications at

Lesley University Lesley University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. As of 2018-19 Lesley University enrolled 6,593 students (2,707 undergraduate and 3,886 graduate). Histor ...

, but has stated that he believes he lost his job in retaliation for helping lead a successful drive to organize Lesley core faculty into a labor union in 2015. A socialist, and longtime labor and community activist, Pramas was the lead organizer of the

Boston Social Forum The Boston Social Forum was the first North American social forum to use the methodology of the World Social Forum process and adhere closely to its Charter of Principles. It was held at the University of Massachusetts Boston in Boston, Massachuse ...

in 2004. He holds an MFA in Visual Arts from

The Art Institute of Boston Lesley University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. As of 2018-19 Lesley University enrolled 6,593 students (2,707 undergraduate and 3,886 graduate). Histor ...

, and is noted for curating the 2014-201
Boston Strong? art show
that criticized the popular Boston Strong slogan.

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''DigBoston''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pramas, Jason American photojournalists American male journalists Living people American writers of Greek descent Artists from Boston American socialists Year of birth missing (living people)