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...
by Nelson Graves | 22 Jun 2020 | News Decoder Tips, News Decoder Updates, Writing
What’s the secret to good writing? It’s a process that can push authors outside their comfort zones as they challenge their assumptions. In her award-winning story, Claire Wang looked dispassionately at three countries as they struggled with COVID-19....
by Nelson Graves | 18 Jun 2020 | Human Rights
Will Black Lives Matter protests in the U.S. over racial injustice spur change there and around the world? Human rights advocate Steve Crawshaw hopes so. Will protests over racial injustice in the United States bring lasting change in that country and to other...