Grade inflation. Book and cell phone bans. Sports equity. School diversity. How a small town deals with a world conference. Our storytelling contest winners. A trophy in front of a red curtain. (Illustration by News Decoder) The judges in the 17th News Decoder...
AI therapists. French protesters. Immigrants in New York. These stories won prizes in our twice-yearly competition. Clockwise from the top left: Sienna Mamoun, Leia Neilson, Samantha Crystal and Alexa Taras. Students from The Hewitt School in New York and School Year...
Even if you think you won’t win, there is value to entering media competitions. And maybe, you might win. (Illustration by News Decoder) In News Decoder’s Top Tips, we share advice for young people from experts in journalism, media literacy and education....
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...
For the 14th News Decoder Storytelling Competition, the winning stories tackled human trafficking, river conservation and climate change. In its first year of working with News Decoder, the Tatnall School in the U.S. state of Delaware took both first and second prizes...
Sushil Vaishnav realized that the cooking oil that clogs up sewers could be turned into green gold. And that makes him a climate change hero. Sushil Vaishnav, Founder, Ecoil This article, by author Sanjana Chauhan was a Silver Prize winner in the Climate Champion...
Instead of scaring people into climate action, Adam Fishman thought he could start a ripple effect by starting with some gratitude. Adam Fishman This article and two-part video interview by author Ali Cappola was a Silver Prize winner in the Climate Champion Profiles...
Anand Krishna established schools and communities where people connect a healthy lifestyle to a healthy Earth. Anand Krishna. (CC BY-SA 4.0) This article and 3-part video interview by authors Awang Winnetou and Abhisheka Chandraka Tantra, was a Silver Prize winner in...
Andrea Kritcher has done something that seemed impossible: Conducted a successful laboratory test that showed that fusion energy could work. Andrea Kritcher. Photo courtesy of Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. This article, by authors Ivy Lam and Andie Korenge, was a...
To keep plastics out of the waste system, Ved Krishna decided to change the way food service products were made. Yash Pakka founder Ved Krishna. Photo courtesy of Ved Krishna. This article, by author Samaya Chauhan, was a Silver Prize winner in the Climate Champion...
This article, from youth author Samaya Chauhan of India, won a Silver Prize in our Climate Champion Profiles Challenge, organized in partnership with Global Youth & News Media. Samaya profiles Ved Krishna, an entrepreneur and innovator who sees climate solutions in the ordinary and quotidian.
Exercise: Divide students into groups of two to three. In these groups, have them brainstorm items they use every day that may contribute to climate change. Examples may include: cell phone, water bottle, pieces of clothing, backpack, etc. How might these everyday, commonplace items be re-conceptualized so they support positive climate action? Look back to Ved Krishna’s profile for inspiration.