The problem? News without context. The solution? An exchange of viewpoints. The upshot? Global understanding. By Nelson Graves News-Decoder is based on a problem and a premise. Problem: Young people have never had so much news at their fingertips. They cannot escape...
Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister, died in March. Founder of the island state, he was credited with setting the foundations for the island nation’s remarkable growth. Below, News-Decoder correspondent James Clad reflects on the statesman’s legacy —...
By Jasmine Horsey Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the 7/7 London tube bombings and the 6-month anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris. Coverage of the events is high on the agenda for today’s media, and memorials are taking place in both cities to...
Paintings for sale in the street in Havana, Cuba, in April 2015. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan) By Pascal Fletcher In the early summer of 1999, I was summoned for an interview with one of Cuba’s top economic officials, then External Trade Minister Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz....
abm abm2 e1435852970577 Today intern Pauline Bock and I moved into News-Decoder’s office space, which we share with an adventure travel not-for-profit in Paris. Aïka, an adorable two-month-old Shiba Inu, greeted us at the start of our first day in the new digs...