by News Decoder | 20 Sep 2016 | Art, News Decoder Updates
French artist Sandrine Courau has been with News-Decoder from the start. Now, with a new batch of sketches, she helps us build a global forum. Many News-Decoder readers will recognize the hand of French artist Sandrine Courau in a batch of new sketches that she has...
by Nelson Graves | 5 Sep 2016 | News Decoder Updates
By Nelson Graves News-Decoder has won a coveted award in a global competition honoring innovative efforts to build stronger news media and to engage young audiences. One year after launch, our not-for-profit venture won a second prize in the public service category of...
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 —...
by News Decoder | 15 Apr 2016 | News Decoder Updates
Get ready to hear from Emma Bapt, News-Decoder’s intern. The university student has listed topics we should examine and proposed new initiatives. News-Decoder readers, get ready to hear from Emma Bapt, our intern for this summer. Emma has already drawn up a list...
by Nelson Graves | 31 Mar 2016 | News Decoder Updates
Robert Holloway, a veteran journalist who has worked around the world, has joined News-Decoder as editor. A former senior editor and correspondent at Agence France-Presse, Holloway brings vast experience and a worldly perspective to the task of soliciting, editing and...
by News Decoder | 26 Jan 2016 | News Decoder Updates
Two new experts have agreed to join News-Decoder’s team of correspondents, adding depth in defense issues and international affairs to our pool of writers. Alexander Nicoll, from Britain, and Rashad Mammadov, from Azerbaijan, raise the number of...
by News Decoder | 5 Oct 2015 | News Decoder Updates, Youth Voices
Born in Morocco and living in France, Othmane Mechatte has “a multiple, intricate identity.” Othmane Mechatte Name: Othmane Mechatte Birth place: Fès, Morocco Age: 26 Occupation: Graduate student Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Italian...
by News Decoder | 14 Aug 2015 | News Decoder Updates, Youth Voices
“Some of my best friends in school were international students,” said intern Jasmine Horsey. “I learned a lot about the world by talking to them.” Jasmine Horsey in a Paris café Name: Jasmine Horsey Birth place: Farnborough, London, UK Age: 22...
by News Decoder | 13 Jul 2015 | News Decoder Updates
The problem? News without context. The solution? An exchange of viewpoints. The upshot? Global understanding. By Nelson Graves News-Decoder is based on a problem and a premise. Problem: Young people have never had so much news at their fingertips. They cannot escape...
by News Decoder | 2 Jul 2015 | News Decoder Updates
abm abm2 e1435852970577 Today intern Pauline Bock and I moved into News-Decoder’s office space, which we share with an adventure travel not-for-profit in Paris. Aïka, an adorable two-month-old Shiba Inu, greeted us at the start of our first day in the new digs...