by Garry Lotulung | 30 Jan 2025 | Asia, Environment, Photojournalism
In remote villages live some of the last nomadic tribes in Indonesia. But nickel mining is disrupting their lives and poisoning their land. Bawehe Bidos, 68, from the O’Hongana Manyawa tribe poses for a photo in a remote Indigenous village in the Halmahera...
by Skyler Kelley Duval | 22 Jan 2025 | Decoder Replay, Journalism, Media Literacy, Youth Voices
What happens when distributors of information don’t care whether they peddle truth or trash? Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta, speaks during an appearance at the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver 29 July 2024. Photo of Zuckerberg by...
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 Marcy Burstiner | 10 Jan 2025 | Education, Journalism, News Decoder Tips
Think you know no one of importance? Most important people were once nobodies. A high school classroom of future leaders. (Illustration by News Decoder) In News Decoder’s Top Tips, we share advice for young people from experts in journalism, media literacy and...
by Tira Shubart | 9 Jan 2025 | History, Journalism, Politics, United States
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be buried today. Our correspondent remembers meeting the man who put personal integrity over politics and profits. Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter in Wiesbaden, Germany 21 January 1981, greeting the U.S. hostages released...
by Marcy Burstiner | 8 Jan 2025 | Decoder Replay, Human Rights, Journalism
The imprisonment in Iran of Italian journalist and podcaster Cecilia Sala reminds us of how dangerous it can be to inform the public. Celia Sala recording a podcast. (Credit: AP/Chora Media) Editor’s note: Today, the Italian government announced that journalist...
by Marcy Burstiner | 3 Jan 2025 | Journalism, News Decoder Tips
People might read about a problem but they’ll soon move on if the story doesn’t convince them something needs to be done. They need proof. Cassandra, from Greek mythology, in front of the ruins of Troy, bemoaning that no one listened to her warnings....
by News Decoder | 31 Dec 2024 | Hewitt, Journalism, News Decoder Updates
We’ve traveled the world this past year. The stories our readers connected to most were all over the map. A typewriter with the words, “Our most read stories of the year.” (Illustration by News Decoder) When we at News Decoder choose stories to...
by News Decoder | 27 Dec 2024 | Environment, EYES, Journalism, Media Literacy, News Decoder Tips
Media often reports climate change as a doom and gloom scenario and ends up pushing people away. Can we get them to tune in and take action? Listen to the “Eyes on Climate” podcast. In News Decoder’s Top Tips, we share advice for young people from...
by Norma Hilton | 13 Dec 2024 | Journalism, Media Literacy, News Decoder Tips
Relentlessly bad news makes people anxious and depressed. But there is good news to tell, if you make an effort to find it. Real examples of good news headlines on an imagined Google news feed. (llustration by News Decoder) In News Decoder’s Top Tips, we share...