Award-Winning Policy Now Video Series Highlights PPI Research

Produced by PPI’s Director of Policy Outreach, Kim Sedmak, and AARP Studios, these are narrated videos that use graphics, mixed with PPI expert interviews and other footage designed to “lift policy off the page.” These are now produced monthly and distributed via social media.

April 28, 2025 · 1 min · 135 words · Joyce Macias

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The online series first debuted in June 2021.

The videos are produced monthly and distributed via social media.

Sedmaks background in broadcast journalism makes producing this series a natural fit.

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