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Can we use AI intelligently?
Artificial intelligence apps are too useful to avoid. But can schools use them in ways that won’t harm creativity or turn students into robots?
Climate change brings new worries to an old industry
Grapes are notoriously sensitive to weather. That leaves grape growers struggling to adapt to the long-term effects of climate change.
The winners are …
E-cars, autism, climate change, racial discrimination, a religious cult. These were subjects students tackled in the 18th News Decoder Storytelling Competition.
A track meet that pushes girls to greatness
For 50 years, the Colgate Women’s Games have given women and girls of all ages the chance to show the world what they’ve got.
Let’s have no locks on learning
We need to fuel the curiosity young people have about the world around them. Let’s unlock the resources they need to be informed citizens of the world.
When will we listen to what young people say?
In our latest Decoder Dialogue we sat down with young people to hear their thoughts about speaking out. Why aren’t more people listening to what they say?
The borderless world of music
Sergiy Salo has spent his life performing in concert halls. But the audiences he prefers are the people who sit on public benches in the streets of Seoul.
Let’s stop talking about problems as if they can’t be solved
Despair sets in when we think a problem is too overwhelming to solve. But difficult isn’t the same as impossible.
Dishing out healthy food options kids will eat
Can schools entice young people to choose foods that are better for their health and the health of the planet?
When the clock ticks
To succeed in journalism, and most other careers, you need to be able to meet deadlines. How hard can that be?
A partnership across the Atlantic to inform the world
At the University of Toronto, people with specialized information become journalists and work with News Decoder to inform teens hungry for good inforamation.
With News Decoder, students explore their role in the world
Through storytelling, we challenge students to discover their connections to the world around them and to each other, whether across town or countries.
Can we close the “knowledge gap”?
Young people struggle to make sense of world events. That's where our correspondents come in. Experienced journalists and teens learning from each other. A collage of News...
When young people ask big questions and seek answers
With News Decoder, young people not only question what is going on around them, they discover they’ve got peers across the globe asking similar questions.
Can you believe it?
We live in an age of misinformation. Here are ways you can make sure you aren’t part of the problem.
It is up to all of us to stand up to bullies
Bullies gain their power when people fear them. But sometimes our own inner strength is more powerful.
Decoder Replay: Disinformation and the decline of democracy
Deepfakes and AI fuel disinformation that puts democracy at risk. How can we combat it?
How one young woman broke free of a media addiction
When the screen becomes your escape from depression, can you find a way to face the reality around you?
Decoder: The high costs of cheap food
In many places people are shocked by the high costs of food. But cheaper options come with other costs to children’s health and the greater environment.
Which way do you lean?
Many ethical journalists try to eliminate bias from their stories. But how possible is that and can you end up deceiving yourself and your readers?
When life is bitter, don’t lose hope
Staying strong during hard times is the key to success. Set yourself some personal goals and don’t be afraid to accept help from kind people.
Empowering youth through environmental storytelling
It will take the whole world to solve our climate crisis. Now educators have a roadmap for teaching young people about climate change and how to stop it.
Are you storing toxic waste in your home or car?
When fires swept through Southern California, they left a trail of toxic waste in Los Angeles from such mundane possessions as vacuums, power tools and e-cars.
A warm rapport with the “world’s coolest dictator”
The people of El Salvador, and Donald Trump, love Nayib Bukele’s iron boot approach to fighting crime. But how long can a state of emergency last?
Cook up a news story
Many think writing a story isn’t worth the effort when you have AI to do it. But there is satisfaction that only comes by doing it from scratch.
Should research be free for all?
To conduct new research, scholars need access to past studies. But often that costs money that many can’t afford. India is trying to fix that problem.
Decoder Replay: Why so much confusion over climate change?
For 30 years world leaders have gathered to find ways to cool our planet. So why is this existential problem still so misunderstood?
A competition begs this question: Why be judged?
Over 10 years, News Decoder has told students that their voices are worthy of being heard. Our contests tell them this: Don’t fear the judgement of others.
Decoder: Can the world’s largest democracy accept all faiths?
Nothing is more divisive in India than religion, even though its constitution gives all citizens the right to choose and practice their faith.
When a company’s enviro claims sound convincing …
Greenwashing is when corporations use eco-sustainability as a marketing tool. But can you tell if they’re for real? Here are some ways you can check them out.
Decoder: Does ‘less is more’ apply to tech companies?
How vulnerable are we as a society when our internet-delivery eggs are largely placed in one virtual global basket?
Decoder Replay: Can journalists coexist with AI?
Can AI help journalists and not kill their jobs? Put that question to an AI app and you get some reassurance. But can we trust that?
Can you get better medical advice online than from a doctor?
When it takes too long to get an appointment or a doctor dismisses patient symptoms, people go online for help. Is that a bad thing?
The power of one voice
When a Russian pop star told the world, and Putin, that the Ukraine war must end, she had to go into exile. But her message was already out.
A week of media literacy across the globe
Do some social media posts make you cry? Can you tell a reliable source from one you shouldn’t trust? Can AI help bring us together across divides?
Can you picture your story on a big screen?
Don’t know who to interview? Can’t figure out what your story is about? Try thinking about it as a movie. And grab some popcorn.
Decoder Replay: Why do people worry about inflation?
Think of inflation the way you think of Goldilocks and the Three Bears: too much or too little is a problem. Just a bit can be just right.
When young girls pay the cost of climate change
After devasting floods in Pakistan, desperate parents are marrying off their daughters. In extreme circumstances, child marriage becomes a means of survival.
The people you interview will bring your story to life
Before you start interviewing people you need to know what part they play in a story. Only then can you reach out to them.
Food: The one thing everyone needs
On World Food Day we present you with a smorgasbord of stories to consume to show how food and the need to eat connects us all.
Decoder Replay: Can the world wean itself off petroleum?
The world seems to have reached a turning point in replacing carbon polluting fuels with clean, renewable energy.
Art as success? That’s genius!
The MacArthur Foundation selects a diverse group of people for an award dubbed the “genius grants”. In doing so they help us redefine our measure of success.
East Africa’s Queer communities show progress and hope
Around the world we see LGBTQ rights challenged, attacked and denied. But in parts of Africa, Queer advocates say perspectives are changing.
You have a story idea. Now what?
There is a story you want to tell. But how do you convince an editor to green light it? That’s the art of the pitch.
For World Space Week it’s time to look up
There are no national borders in outer space. On earth, astrophysicists work together across borders. Come explore space with us.
Decoder Replay: Who gets the right to fight?
The U.S. military has a long history of racial discrimination. The Trump administration’s disdain for diversity in the military is nothing new.
Promoting peace through a prize
Each year a committee of Norwegians awards the Nobel Peace Prize to someone who has fought for peace. Is Donald Trump worthy?
A decade of giving teens the last word
News Decoder gives young people the platform to tell the world what they see and hear around them. In the process, we all learn how much we have in common.
Should you give equal voice to all perspectives?
One expert says one thing, another something different. So how can you know what’s what? Here are some tips to figuring out what to believe and what to report.
Decoder Replay: Religion and politics aren’t supposed to mix
In parts of Eastern Europe there is little separation between church and state. But what happens when the church becomes an instrument of a different nation?