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.
WHAT WE DO
News Decoder informs, connects and empowers young people to be engaged citizens and changemakers locally, nationally and globally.
LATEST 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.
Youth Voices
Read the winning stories from our most recent youth storytelling contest.
More in Youth Voices. Learn how your school can get involved.
News Decoder Turns 10 in 2025!
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Decoders
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.
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.
News Decoder Updates
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.
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.
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.