by Maria Krasinski | 12 Jul 2024 | Art, Journalism, News Decoder Tips
A photo might be worth a thousand words. But an artistic drawing can tell a story in a different, and powerful way. Replica of “The Thinker” by Auguste Rodin at the Varenne metro station in Paris. (Illustration by Maria Krasinski) In News Decoder’s...
by Lance Roller II | 29 Apr 2024 | Art, Media Literacy, Science
Ailments affect all kinds of people. But images doctors see in their textbooks and research journals don’t often reflect that. AI just makes it worse. Two medical illustrations by artist Ni-ka Ford. On the left is a depiction of botox injections. On the right is...
by Marcy Burstiner | 6 Feb 2024 | Art, Culture
Millions of people trek to famous museums like the Louvre in Paris and Tate Modern in London. But what you’ll find in Oslo and Riga might also be worth a visit. An exhibit of brains in jars at the Rīga Stradiņš University Anatomy Museum, Riga, Latvia. (Photo by...
by Filipa Pajevic | 16 Jan 2024 | Art, Health and Wellness, University of Toronto Journalism Fellows
For one Canadian artist, the vibrancy of Japanese washi pulled her out of the darkness of mental illness. Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka and Ashoona Ashoona with their collaborative art piece at the Fogo Island Arts gallery in 2023. The piece, “Uummatima tillirninga, I can...
by News Decoder | 25 Jul 2023 | Education, Environment, Journalism, Science, Writing's on the Wall
We’ve created a library of educational resources to decode climate science and face the crisis with journalism, activism and art. CO2 written on a blackboard. (Credit: Getty Images Signature) Teaching climate change is a daunting task for educators, whether for...