Why the winner of the most votes in the U.S. presidential election might lose the presidency. A map shows the results of the Electoral College in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the results of the general election. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article...
Elections jolted the ambitions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling party. But they may have breathed fresh life into India’s flagging democracy. Supporters of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a bike rally campaign for the general...
There is a belief that young people don’t care enough to cast a ballot. But maybe politicians need to address the issues they care about. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s global news service and is part of...
There is a belief that young people don’t care enough to cast a ballot. But maybe politicians need to address the issues they care about. Correspondent Earyel Bowleg looks at the reasons behind youth voter apathy.
Exercise: Read the article and use the questions below it to start a discussion. Make notes of the reasons why young people don’t vote and the possible solutions to the issue. In pairs or groups, come up with ideas on how you might increase young people’s participation in elections. If you were a local government or business, what solutions would you offer? Develop a plan for your solution and present it to the class. As a class, hold a vote to see which solution you would choose.
Autocrats are on the rise all over the world. Why would a voter choose one over a candidate that believes in democracy? Two ballot boxes give voters the choice of democracy vs dictatorship. (Illustration by News Decoder) Editor’s note: On 31 March 2024, voters...
The 24/7 news cycle turns every news item into a headline without context. The more we consume the news the less we understand. Can we break out of that cycle? A TV screen fills with the words “Breaking News” while headlines scroll over. (Illustration by...
In this article, ND correspondent Tom Heneghan explains the tension between the immediate and the eventual in journalistic reporting. In this vein, what is “urgent incrementalism”? Help boost students’ media literacy skills with this text and accompanying classroom activity.
Exercise: Read the article and define “urgent incrementalism” as a class. Then, have students scan today’s headlines and each pick one story to read. Does their story lean “urgent” or “incremental”? How might that change the way a reader understands the issue at hand?