A pro-democracy movement in South Korea offers lessons to two U.S. social movements — against police brutality and for a defeated ex-president. Black Lives Matter protesters hold their phones aloft in Portland, Oregon, 20 July 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) What do...
Prisoners run a newspaper from inside a California jail. The monthly raises awareness of social justice issues and offers a new chance to convicts. Jonathan Chiu (Photo by Christie Goshe) Jonathan Chiu was sentenced to 50 years in prison for first-degree murder in...
A former Student Ambassador, Malik Figaro was News Decoder’s first intern from a partner school. Here are lessons he has drawn in his gap year. Malik Figaro, News Decoder’s most recent intern, was nervous before he decided to take a year off between high...
Stories about West Africa, by Africans, dominated News Decoder’s latest Storytelling Contest, which showcases original work by young authors. Winning stories looked at West Africa and freedom of speech in the United States. Three students from the African...
A three-person jury of professionals has judged entries in News Decoder’s 8th Storytelling Contest. The winners will be announced next week. For Tim Agnew, a juror in News Decoder’s 8th Storytelling Contest, reading the submissions was a learning...