Decoder Replay: What role do diplomats play?
Representatives for U.S President Donald Trump shuttle between Ukraine and Russia to try to end the war. But how much influence can diplomats wield?
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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.
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E-cars, autism, climate change, racial discrimination, a religious cult. These were subjects students tackled in the 18th News Decoder Storytelling Competition.
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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?
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.
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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.
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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.