by Nelson Graves | 12 Mar 2020 | Media Literacy
In an age of polarized electorates, trust in the media is rock bottom. But good journalists adhere to principles that safeguard fairness and balance. Journalists protest silently in favor of press freedom in Hong Kong, 14 July 2019. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Good...
by Nelson Graves | 31 Dec 2019 | African Leadership Academy, Indiana University, Miss Porter's School, News Decoder Updates
We published more stories in 2019 and were read in nearly 200 countries and territories. Readers flocked to articles about Africa, written by students. Biafran army volunteers train with rifle-sized sticks, Owerri, Biafra, 1 August 1968. (AP Photo/Kurt Strumpf)...
by Nelson Graves | 1 Oct 2019 | News Decoder Updates
Are you worried that a global war on truth will destroy democracy? Concerned that nations are pulling apart instead of coming together? Do you want to do something about the climate crisis? If so, consider supporting News-Decoder. Today we are launching a...
by Nelson Graves | 16 Aug 2019 | News Decoder Updates
A 10th U.S. school, Pace Academy, is joining News-Decoder, bringing a distinctive cross-disciplinary approach to our international network. Pace Academy, a school in the south of the United States, has joined News-Decoder as our latest academic partner — one...
by Nelson Graves | 18 Jul 2019 | Media Literacy, Personal Reflections
We all have our convictions. But the world’s a complex place, where opposing viewpoints co-exist. Humility can be the first step to understanding. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, seen in London on 11 July 1961, was the first man to orbit the Earth, not U.S....