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What happens when people lose access to birth control?
Contraception reduces mortality and can improve the lives of women. But the United States has pulled its global funding for maternal health programs.
You can write a great essay. But can you tell a great story?
Writing for a teacher or group of academics is one thing. Now imagine the audience is a group of your friends. Would you write it the same way?
To fight climate change, begin in the classroom
It is one thing for students to read what a teacher assigned. It’s another to discover information themselves and use it to inform others and take action.
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Read the winning stories from our most recent youth storytelling contest.
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Decoder Replay: What role do diplomats play?
Representatives for U.S President Donald Trump shuttle between Ukraine and Russia to try to end the war. But how much influence can diplomats wield?
Decoder Replay: Disinformation and the decline of democracy
Deepfakes and AI fuel disinformation that puts democracy at risk. How can we combat it?
Decoder Replay: Why so much confusion over climate change?
For 30 years world leaders have gathered to find ways to cool our planet. So why is this existential problem still so misunderstood?
News Decoder Updates
Think you’re a news whiz? Take our news quiz
You recall the big headlines in your news feed. But News Decoder took you to places that don’t get big spotlights. How well did you pay attention?
To fight climate change, begin in the classroom
It is one thing for students to read what a teacher assigned. It’s another to discover information themselves and use it to inform others and take action.
The winners are …
E-cars, autism, climate change, racial discrimination, a religious cult. These were subjects students tackled in the 18th News Decoder Storytelling Competition.