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...
She has taught in Texas and freelanced in South America. She’s helping to tackle poverty. Meet Charlotte Parker, News-Decoder’s new adviser. I’m feeling very fortunate today because Charlotte Parker has agreed to join News-Decoder’s team of...
By Nelson Graves They love to travel, speak multiple languages, do community service outside of school and often aim for international careers. They are News-Decoder’s student ambassadors. Today we are announcing the lineup of students who serve as crucial...
By Nelson Graves La Jolla Country Day School in southern California has signed up with News-Decoder as the 14th founding member of our international learning community. LJCDS joins 11 other secondary schools and two universities in our growing network, which...
Thirteen academic institutions in eight countries have joined News-Decoder’s community of young people keen to learn about the world. Thirteen academic institutions with programs in eight countries have joined News-Decoder as founding members of our global...
News-Decoder brings together youth and experience to shine a light on the world’s most pressing problems and to create a distinctive learning dynamic. News-Decoder brings together youth and experience to shine a light on some of the world’s most pressing...
News-Decoder aims to have both an international perspective and an international footprint. Today we took an important step in achieving both those goals. News-Decoder and the African News Agency (ANA) launched a partnership that will deepen our ties to the African...
Tania Bagan is starting an internship at News-Decoder as we open a new chapter in our development. What do you think she should write about? For the third consecutive summer, a student intern is gaining experience at News-Decoder and helping the Paris-based...
By Nelson Graves News-Decoder was born two years ago. We’ve learned a lot, but like most toddlers, we’re not looking back and instead are focused on our next steps. Our readers know us mainly for our website, where we’ve published just under 500...
By Nelson Graves Here’s a video produced by students at Columbia Journalism School that focuses on News-Decoder’s mission and unusual strategy — to build trust without going viral. Sonah Lee and Arijeta Lajka are master’s degree candidates who...