by News Decoder | 12 Jun 2024 | Journalism, Media Literacy, News Decoder Updates
News Decoder started with one journalist who sought to build global awareness in young people. Over the next nine years dozens of other journalists signed on. Meet some of News Decoder’s correspondents. When News Decoder got its start it was with the idea of...
by News Decoder | 7 Jun 2024 | Educators' Catalog, Europe, Government, Politics, Wh-Y Vote
We asked our reporters in five countries to talk to young people about the European elections. They know their voice matters. A European ballot box against the backdrop of European Union flags. (Illustration by News Decoder) The 720-member European Parliament is the...
We asked our reporters in five countries to talk to young people about the European elections. The ensuing Wh-Y Vote? series sheds light on how young people across the European Union feel about voting in European elections. What influence do they believe the EU has on their lives? What are the issues driving them to or from polling stations? Why are young people voting or not voting?
Exercise: Students read the article and give feedback on the main issues described in each country. Then, choose to focus on one of the five countries mentioned. Use the links below the article to read the full piece on youth voting in your chosen country. In groups, summarize the main issues that were highlighted and discuss them. Now, together in your country groups, make a campaign poster mobilizing young people to vote in the European elections. Use the articles to help focus the campaign, and visit official EU websites to find more information on why young people should vote.
by News Decoder | 6 May 2024 | Contests, Education, Journalism, News Decoder Updates, Realgymnasium Rämibühl Zürich, St. Andrew's, Tatnall School
A one-week workshop produced three winners in our storytelling contest. Across the Atlantic, St. Andrews Episcopal in Mississippi tied for second place. Stories produced out of a week-long media camp at Realgymnasium Rämibühl Zürich (RGZH) took three prizes in...
by News Decoder | 24 Apr 2024 | Decoder Replay, Economy, Government, United States
An announcement from the Federal Reserve of the United States can send investors around the world into a frenzy. We went to our experts to find out why. The gold vault of the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States. (Photo courtesy the Federal Reserve Bank)...
by News Decoder | 29 Dec 2023 | Media Literacy, World
Garbage in Paris. Death of a statesman. Climate talks in the desert. Coups and crises. As we greet 2024, how much do you recall from the year that’s been? 2023 Current Events Quiz News Decoder correspondents help us understand what happens across the globe....