by Marcy Burstiner | 4 Jul 2025 | Education, News Decoder Updates
Working with schools, News Decoder has helped teens see coherence out of the chaos of their times. A globe goes from fuzzy to clear. (Illustration by News Decoder) To understand the chaos that is the world today it helps to look back a decade. This past year, world...
by News Decoder | 3 Jul 2025 | Europe, Podcasts, WePod
Getting one person to listen to your podcast is hard enough. But how to make one that can travel across borders? That was the task WePod took on. Equipment in a podcast studio. (Photo by SeventyFour) This story and podcast were produced as part of WePod, an innovative...
by Mahee Mantri | 26 Jun 2025 | Health and Wellness, Personal Reflections, Student Posts, VIBGYOR, Youth Voices
When we compare ourselves to others we feel lesser. But it is what makes you different that people will appreciate. Embrace what really makes you you. A teenager sits alone, head down, hugging her knees. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article, by high school...
by Bryce Cohen | 23 Jun 2025 | Education, Hewitt, Student Posts, Women, Youth Voices
Around the world, data shows that girls do better in school when there are no boys in the class. Students hold up their hands in a class. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article, by high school student Bryce Cohen was produced out of News Decoder’s school...
by Marcy Burstiner | 20 Jun 2025 | Journalism, Media Literacy, News Decoder Tips
Everyone makes mistakes. To be credible you have to fess up when you get things wrong. Doing so doesn’t make you look bad. It shows you care about the truth. Two photos of birds. The left one is a curlew sandpiper and is covered by a big red X. The other is a...