Recording interviews can make for lazy listening. Good journalists take good notes. Pages and pages of them. It takes practice. A hand holds a pen over a sheet of messy notes with a recorder in the background. Illustration by News Decoder. In News Decoder’s Top...
You can interview any number of people for a news story. But how many of them know what they’re talking about and won’t steer you wrong with bad information? A news reporter conducts an interview. Photo credit: Viktor Gladkov In News Decoder’s Top...
For 10 years News Decoder has engaged teens through experiential learning and connecting them with people who have been eyewitnesses to world events. Students from schools in two different countries share their thoughts on the U.S. presidency and the rise of white...
Audiences are spread far and wide and get their information from all kinds of sources. How can your story catch their eyes and ears? Young people access information, news and social media using their phones. (Illustration by News Decoder) In News Decoder’s Top...
With AI taking over much of what we do, will people still value works created purely from one person’s brain? Is creativity worth anything anymore? Edgar Allen Poe considers using AI to write a poem. (Illustration by News Decoder) I have written the piece that...
To give your podcast a unique identity you need to create a “rhythm of narration.” Sound Director Luca Micheli gives us advice on what it takes to do that. A keyboard, birds, cymbals and a cricket representing some sounds and effects used in podcasts....
To convince readers, you need to base your articles on facts you get from researching the story. But to trust the information you find, you’ll need a system for verification. A content publisher is about to push the “publish” button on a post....
As the U.S. government slashes funding for public media, a PBS youth journalism project is awarded an international prize for outstanding achievement. Students at the 2025 Summer Academy, a weeklong Student Reporting Labs journalism training event in Washington D.C....
It is tiresome hearing ignorant people spout off. But if you base your opinions on facts and knowledge, people will hear what you have to say. A teen works through her ideas for an opinion article while in the background are teens with ideas of their own....
Anyone can snap a photo. But taking one that captures the heart of a story? That takes more effort and care. Here’s some advice to get you started. A photojournalists takes a shot. Photo courtesy of Mobile Stories. In News Decoder’s Top Tips, we share...