by Madeleine Steele | 25 May 2018 | Art, Contest winners, Contests, Environment, Student Posts, Westover School, Youth Voices
I’ve always wanted to show how overfishing harms ocean life and fish populations. My photo essay lets you know you can make a difference. The unsustainable killing of fish demands that consumers become more empathetic. (All photos by Madeleine Steele) This story...
by Nelson Graves | 18 May 2018 | Contests, News Decoder Updates, Youth Voices
Students at King’s Academy, Westover School, La Jolla Country Day School and Thacher School have won News-Decoder’s writing contest. Photo by Madeleine Steele Students at King’s Academy in Jordan, Westover School in Connecticut and La Jolla Country...
by Nelson Graves | 13 Dec 2017 | Contests, News Decoder Updates, Youth Voices
Students at Indiana University, Westover School and Thacher School have won News-Decoder’s third essay/reporting contest and win $1,000 in prizes. Joseph Kawesi stands outside her home in Kampala, Uganda. Kawesi, a transgender woman, is the subject of Nick...
by News Decoder | 14 Dec 2016 | Contests, News Decoder Updates, Youth Voices
By Nelson Graves Alina Kaur of Novosibirsk State University and Nicholas Jain of Princeton Day School have won News-Decoder’s $1,000 contest showcasing young people’s perspectives on critical global issues. More than half of the submissions to...
by Nelson Graves | 25 Apr 2016 | Contests, News Decoder Updates, Youth Voices
Danielle Castonzo of Indiana University and Ivy Turinsky of School Year Abroad France have won News-Decoder’s writing contest. Nuclear weapons, renewable energy, criminal justice, refugees, terrorism, drugs, nationalism, urban growth, sex trafficking —...