by News Decoder | 28 Jun 2019 | Uncategorized
By Ben Barber In the last decade, one in four journalism jobs in the United States has disappeared. Hundreds of U.S. newspapers have closed. Meanwhile, around the world from Turkey to Poland, to Thailand, to Russia, to China, to Pakistan, billions of people can’t buy...
by Nelson Graves | 13 Jun 2019 | News Decoder Updates
Do you know a news organization that engages with youth and supports solid journalism? They could win a global prize. News organizations around the world are invited to apply for two awards that will be handed out at a major international media conference in Paris in...
by News Decoder | 1 Jun 2018 | Contest winners, Contests, La Jolla Country Day School, Student Posts, Youth Voices
The media sensationalizes wildfires, overlooking beneficial effects that fire can have nature. Journalists need to take a more sophisticated approach. A firefighter lights a “backfire” to contain the Rocky Fire near Clearlake, California, 3 August 2015. (AP Photo/Josh...
by News Decoder | 1 Nov 2017 | News Decoder Updates
By Nelson Graves They love to travel, speak multiple languages, do community service outside of school and often aim for international careers. They are News-Decoder’s student ambassadors. Today we are announcing the lineup of students who serve as crucial...
by Nelson Graves | 14 Jun 2017 | Human Rights
By Nelson Graves There are jobs for young people interested in advocacy, they don’t necessarily pay very much, it can be a long slog, but in the end the personal satisfaction from helping others who are less fortunate can be enormous. That was one of the...