How we know about our past and present

How we know about our past and present

Historians dig up stories that document our past the way archeologists sift through relics. The more they learn the more we realize how much we don’t know. A stack of books in a bookstore that tell only one version of the world. (Illustration by News Decoder)...

Historians dig up stories that document our past the way archeologists sift through relics. The more they learn the more we realize how much we don’t know. News Decoder’s Editorial News Director Marcy Burstiner examines history and the versions of history that we’re told.

Exercise: Explore the idea of stories being told from different perspectives and of certain histories being silenced or underrepresented. Choose a current topic and have students look at it from different perspectives. What kinds of histories might be forged through telling the story in different ways?

Miles of mosaics and brains in jars

Miles of mosaics and brains in jars

Millions of people trek to famous museums like the Louvre in Paris and Tate Modern in London. But what you’ll find in Oslo and Riga might also be worth a visit. An exhibit of brains in jars at the Rīga Stradiņš University Anatomy Museum, Riga, Latvia. (Photo by...

Journalism in the future will be different

Journalism in the future will be different

We had four students ask questions of three journalists in a live webinar to examine the state of journalism. Together they peered into the future.  A robotic sports reporter files copy for the New York Times in the year 2035. Photo illustration by News Decoder....

Author: Marcy Burstiner