The world pummels teens with information and disinformation and expects them to sort it all out. And you are surprised when they just want to check out? A teen scrolls through social media. Illustration by News Decoder. Many teens across the world feel overwhelmed....
Many people live in information bubbles, getting news that aligns to their point of view. Is there still a role for unbiased information? Who reports that? Reporters raise their hands to ask a question as U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters at the White...
One high school student took it on herself to show children how climate change affects people throughout the world. Three pages of a children’s book about climate change by high school student Jooha Roh. (Photo courtesy Jooha Roh) I grew up largely partaking in...
For Kaja Andrić, the best news stories are wherever she happens to be, whether it’s at News Decoder or the New York Times. Kaja Andrić, left with her professor and a fellow classmate, while reporting on cultural appropriation for News Decoder while on a trip to...
Books that are difficult to read win literary prizes. But if you want everyone to read your work, don’t make it longer than it needs to be. Unnecessary words are being cleaned off a counter top. Illustration by News Decoder. Writers love words. But for every...