by Kaja Andrić | 8 Jul 2024 | Journalism, News Decoder Updates
Sonali Verma, who joins News Decoder’s board of trustees, pioneered the use of artificial intelligence in gathering journalism data. Photo courtesy Sonali Verma. Sonali Verma reads about AI for fun. Verma, peeling into laughter, doesn’t come across as funny. But...
by News Decoder | 4 Jul 2024 | Journalism, Media Literacy, News Decoder Updates
Over five days, young people working with News Decoder mastered the art of interviewing and learned what it takes to turn audio into a podcast. Two teens create cover artwork for their podcasts at a News Decoder camp on audio storytelling at the American School of...
by Kaja Andrić | 20 Jun 2024 | Media Literacy, News Decoder Updates
One of News Decoder’s new board members has made it her mission to help young people navigate the media landscape to better understand the world they live in. Elis Estrada, new addition to the Nouvelles-Découvertes board. Elis Estrada grew up watching local...
by News Decoder | 12 Jun 2024 | Journalism, Media Literacy, News Decoder Updates
News Decoder started with one journalist who sought to build global awareness in young people. Over the next nine years dozens of other journalists signed on. Meet some of News Decoder’s correspondents. When News Decoder got its start it was with the idea of...
by Kaja Andrić | 10 Jun 2024 | Education, Journalism, News Decoder Updates
News Decoder started as an idea: Informing youth about global events. It evolved into something much more. A collage that shows some of News Decoder’s accomplishments over the past nine years. (Illustration by News Decoder) Nelson Graves’ brain child was born in...
by Kaja Andrić | 28 May 2024 | Education, News Decoder Updates
The new board president of News Decoder’s nonprofit wants to help students tell their stories and discover a wider world. Nouvelles-Découvertes Board President Christian Henry. Christian Henry has a portal in his office. To some, it’s a photo of a turquoise-water...
by Kaja Andrić | 21 May 2024 | News Decoder Updates
Cathal O’Luanaigh, News Decoder’s newest team member, brings a multilingual and multimedia perspective to our schools program. Cathal O’Luanaigh teaching an English Matters Erasmus+ course in Dublin. (Courtesy Cathal O’Luanaigh) Cathal...
by News Decoder | 6 May 2024 | Contests, Education, Journalism, News Decoder Updates, Realgymnasium Rämibühl Zürich, St. Andrew's, Tatnall School
A one-week workshop produced three winners in our storytelling contest. Across the Atlantic, St. Andrews Episcopal in Mississippi tied for second place. Stories produced out of a week-long media camp at Realgymnasium Rämibühl Zürich (RGZH) took three prizes in...
by Amina McCauley | 19 Apr 2024 | Decoder Dialogues, Education, Environment, News Decoder Updates, Tatnall School, Youth Voices
Are wealthy countries responsible for mitigating the effects of climate change in developing countries? Students take up the debate — and find common ground. (Credit: Badmanproduction/Getty Images) “Developed countries should make a sincere effort to mitigate the...
by Kaja Andrić | 15 Apr 2024 | Education, Media Literacy, News Decoder Updates
Our new board member wants to foster the insatiable curiosity we all have, whether through a book pulled off a shelf or a digital site like News Decoder. Audrey Chapuis giving a talk at the American Library of Paris. (Credit: Krystal Kenney) Ask Audrey Chapuis what...