by Katharine Lake Berz | 18 Sep 2024 | Culture, Decoder Replay, Europe, Politics
With an influx of migrants over the past decade, Germany is reconciling to rapidly changing demographics. The idea of German identity is evolving. In a refuge for asylum seekers in Eichsfeld, Germany, a father hugs his son who has just returned from school, 24 April...
by Cathal O'Luanaigh | 17 Sep 2024 | Americas, Correspondents in the Spotlight, History, News Photography
Photojournalism can document what’s happening now and chronicle our past so we can create a new future. Enrique Shore has spent a lifetime doing just that. When you read a published article on News Decoder, you’re only seeing part of the story. Who is writing...
by Helen Womack | 12 Sep 2024 | Europe, History, Politics, Ukraine
Hungary is not known for welcoming immigrants. But in a country where the language is difficult to master, many immigrants might simply choose to move on. A man asks a woman for help in Ukrainian and she tells him to please speak Hungarian. This article was produced...
by Enock Wanderema | 9 Sep 2024 | Africa, Economy, Educators' Catalog, Politics
Strong governments in Kenya and Uganda are grappling with a new problem: angry, organized young people demanding change. A Kenyan activist scuffles with plain clothes police officers during a protest against the finance bill in Nairobi, Kenya 6 June 2023. (AP...
Governments in Kenya and Uganda are grappling with a new problem: angry, organized young people demanding change. Correspondent Enock Wanderema reports on social media as the vessel for East African youth to mobilise and demand change. His article deal with the themes of politics, youth activism, social issues and demographics.
Exercise: Take the case of Uganda and explore it further. Look into Uganda’s demographics, its political leadership, job opportunities and its economy. Compile a short report on why Uganda youth are now mobilizing and what issues are top of the agenda. Are recent protests bringing about change? How? Students can then choose a country in the Global South that is experiencing social change. Compare the cases.
by Jonathan Sharp | 4 Sep 2024 | China, Decoder Replay, History, North Korea, Politics, Sports, United States
A selfie on the Olympic podium of competing ping pong players from North and South Korea reminds us of the ability of sports to bridge political divides. North Korea’s Ri Jong Sik, left, and Kim Kum, foreground left, with their bronze medals, China’s Wang...
by Bernd Debusmann | 3 Sep 2024 | Decoders, Human Rights, Politics, United States, Wh-Y Vote
One candidate in the upcoming election vows to deport millions of people. The other wants complicated changes to current laws. Is either solution feasible? A group claiming to be from India sit in the shade of the border wall as they wait to be picked up by U.S....
by News Decoder | 2 Sep 2024 | Culture, Europe, Podcasts, WePod
Before the noise of the new school year begins, take a deep breath, put on those earbuds and tune into something focused and enlightening. A young woman listens to a podcast as, in the background, people produce podcasts. (Illustration by News Decoder) Before the...
by Cathal O'Luanaigh | 22 Aug 2024 | Culture, Ireland, Music
A giant crowd of people playing tin whistles — small flutes — in the Irish town of Wexford showed the world how music can connect people and communities and be, well, good craic. 2,516 tin whistle players gather to set a Guinness World Record at Chadwicks Wexford Park...
by John West | 21 Aug 2024 | Asia, Decoder Replay, Economy, Japan, Politics
As China and Russia tighten their alliance, Japan has emerged as an important partner to the West. A sudden change in leadership there has wider implications. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shakes hands with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Tokyo on 26...
by Bernd Debusmann | 15 Aug 2024 | China, Government, History, Politics, Russia, Ukraine, United States
Go back three decades and the trend was towards global democracy. Now we see rising authoritarianism. Are we looking at global autocracy? Military tanks. (Credit: Mikhail Shapovalov/Getty Images) This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s global news...