by Marcy Burstiner | 19 Sep 2025 | Journalism, Mobile Stories, News Decoder Tips, Writing
No matter how careful and talented a writer you are, you want an editor to give your story a careful reading. Here’s what a difference an editor can make. An editor takes a red pen to a story draft. (Illustration by News Decoder) At News Decoder, we share advice...
by News Decoder | 18 Sep 2025 | Politics, United States
In the United States there seems to be a war on free speech. But taking down TV shows is just one way the powerful can silence speech they don’t like. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution with the sections on free speech and press redacted. (Illustration...
by Andrea Knezevic | 16 Sep 2025 | Europe, News Decoder Updates, WePod
Podcasts have become an essential way to tell important stories, whether they are in French, Spanish, Swedish or Albanian. A European Union flag with a podcasting symbol in the center. (Illustration by News Decoder.) Podcasting has moved quickly from niche to...
by News Decoder | 5 Sep 2025 | Journalism, News Decoder Tips, Reporting
Sure, you can Zoom someone in on your laptop or chat over WhatsApp. But when you go out to an event or interview you come back with so much more. A woman tells a journalist about her experience after a fire broke out in the Calypo housing development in Toledo, Spain,...
by Marcy Burstiner | 4 Sep 2025 | Education, Journalism
A global competition has found that collaborations between news organizations and young people can benefit both. A bank of press microphones including ones that say youth voice and teen press. (Illustration by News Decoder) Each year, Global Youth & News Media...