by Sabine Berzina | 20 Jan 2025 | Culture, Journalism, Media Literacy, Technology
Meta has told an army of fact checkers they are no longer wanted, deeming acceptable what was once considered outlandish and offensive. A set of reaction emojis commonly used on social media. This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s global news...
by Sabine Berzina | 29 Oct 2024 | Culture, Media Literacy, Technology
Social media users report a rise in bizarre AI-generated images. What does this tell us about the direction of viral content? The AI-generated viral “Shrimp Jesus” image. From 24 to 31 October, the world marks Global Media and Information Literacy Week, an...
by Sabine Berzina | 23 Aug 2024 | Journalism, News Decoder Tips
A news story is only as good as the sources of information the reporter relied on. And figuring out where to find trustworthy information is a challenge. A reporter records an interview. (Mihajlo Maricic/Getty Images) Journalism and activism can be powerful tools for...
by Sabine Berzina | 16 Aug 2024 | Journalism, News Decoder Tips
Not everything that happens is news. To entice an editor to publish or air your story, it needs to interest readers or listeners. But there are ways to tell if a story will be a good one. A teen reporter decides a protest about climate change is newsworthy....
by Sabine Berzina | 2 Aug 2024 | Journalism, News Decoder Tips
Go into politics? Be a doctor? Sell cars? Synthesizing info, listening, asking questions and handling deadlines are valuable skills whatever the job. One woman interviewing another for a job realizes she is the one being interviewed. (Illustration by News Decoder)...