by Marcy Burstiner | 21 Feb 2025 | Journalism, News Decoder Tips
An audience will connect to a news story that is about something that concerns them even if they stumble on it long after it is published. A person holds a newspaper with a pine tree branch inside, symbolising “evergreen” content. (Illustration by News...
by Marcy Burstiner | 7 Feb 2025 | Journalism, News Decoder Tips
News reporters are needed more now than ever before. If you’ve got a lot of curiosity and a little determination you have what it takes. Young woman talks on a phone. (Credit: Eliza Alves) In News Decoder’s Top Tips, we share advice for young people from...
by Marcy Burstiner | 6 Feb 2025 | Government, Journalism, News Decoder Updates, School Year Abroad, VIGBYOR
If democracy depends on the support of an informed public what does it mean when people distrust what they read and hear in the news? Democracy as a form of government relies on an informed public. The founders of democracy in the United States, which became a model...
by Marcy Burstiner | 10 Jan 2025 | Education, Journalism, News Decoder Tips
Think you know no one of importance? Most important people were once nobodies. A high school classroom of future leaders. (Illustration by News Decoder) In News Decoder’s Top Tips, we share advice for young people from experts in journalism, media literacy and...
by Marcy Burstiner | 8 Jan 2025 | Decoder Replay, Human Rights, Journalism
The imprisonment in Iran of Italian journalist and podcaster Cecilia Sala reminds us of how dangerous it can be to inform the public. Celia Sala recording a podcast. (Credit: AP/Chora Media) Editor’s note: Today, the Italian government announced that journalist...