by Nelson Graves | 20 Aug 2020 | News Decoder Updates
News Decoder and a publisher in Cambridge, England have teamed up to explore contemporary social issues and encourage critical thinking among youth. A British publisher has included two News Decoder articles in books on drug use and domestic violence, extending our...
by Nelson Graves | 29 Jul 2020 | News Decoder Updates
Correspondents, trustees and advisors held a virtual birthday party to celebrate News Decoder’s 5th birthday and to look to future challenges. News Decoder has just turned five years old, so we held a birthday party. COVID-19 oblige, it was a virtual party, over...
by Nelson Graves | 20 Jul 2020 | News Decoder Updates
As News Decoder celebrates its 5th birthday, our communications manager tackles new challenges while her successor will help position us for future growth. By Nelson Graves News Decoder is starting its sixth year with a changing of the guard. Our longest serving staff...
by Nelson Graves | 16 Jul 2020 | Journalism, Media Literacy, Politics
Propaganda, advertising, political spin, storytelling — fake news can take many shapes. It got its start a long time ago, and there’s no quick fix. The U.S. Declaration of Independence (Wikipedia) This article is adapted from keynote remarks that were to...
by Nelson Graves | 25 Jun 2020 | Africa, African Leadership Academy, Human Rights
Black Lives Matter protests in the U.S. can spur change around the world. Youth can play a key role in the fight for equality, says a young African educator. Young people around the world can learn from the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States to spur...