by News Decoder | 26 Dec 2022 | Media Literacy, World
The world gathered in Africa to fight climate change, Ukrainians battled to save their nation, in the U.S. candidates battled for control of Congress. It is time to take a deep breath and think: What else happened? End-of-year current events quiz News Decoder...
by Alexandra Gray | 21 Dec 2022 | Media Literacy, Technology
Algorithms that track the terms we plug into search engines determine what appears on the pages we pull up. Why does that feel so creepy? SEO concept by Anya Berkut/Getty Images More and more, we seem to get ads related to topics we plug into a search engine — long...
by Marcy Burstiner | 19 Dec 2022 | Miss Porter's School, Podcasts, Students in the Spotlight, Youth Voices
For one student at Miss Porter’s School in the United States, writing is a way to tell the world about education in China. News Decoder · An interview with Luna Lee about "The Forgotten Schools" The Decoder Podcast features conversations with students about...
by Nelson Graves | 16 Dec 2022 | Journalism, Media Literacy, News Decoder Updates, Personal Reflections
News Decoder has been a return to roots for me — a startup with slim financial returns that belie both its social worth and the joy of working with youth. The author is the founder of News Decoder. This month he is turning over management of the educational nonprofit...
by Marcy Burstiner | 12 Dec 2022 | Contests, Hewitt, News Decoder Updates, Podcasts, Realgymnasium Rämibühl Zürich, SOS-HGIC, Youth Voices
Two articles, a podcast and a personal essay — the winners of our latest Storytelling Contest come from three schools on three continents. Luis Eberl of Realgymnasium Rämibühl in Zurich (RGZH) has won first prize in News Decoder’s 12th Storytelling Contest for...