by Emily T. Metzgar | 15 Feb 2017 | Journalism, Media Literacy, United States
Is Donald Trump’s administration straight out of George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984”? Or is the U.S. mainstream media in an anti-Trump frenzy? The logo of Ingsoc, the political ideology of the totalitarian government of Oceania, in George...
by Rashad Mammadov | 8 Dec 2016 | Americas, Indiana University, Journalism, Media Literacy, United States
By Rashad Mammadov Two years ago, a pair of American political scientists published a study that found that the U.S. system of government is closer to oligarchy — or rule by the few — than to democracy. Martin Gilens of Princeton University and Benjamin...
by Simon Hoellerbauer | 27 May 2016 | Europe, Journalism, Media Literacy, Politics, Ukraine
An information battle between Ukraine and Russia has brought out the worst in their media machines. It’s time for a Ukraine with an independent media. Ukraine’s Jamala with her country’s flag after winning the Eurovision Song Contest, Stockholm, Sweden, 14 May...
by Nelson Graves | 31 Mar 2016 | News Decoder Updates
Robert Holloway, a veteran journalist who has worked around the world, has joined News-Decoder as editor. A former senior editor and correspondent at Agence France-Presse, Holloway brings vast experience and a worldly perspective to the task of soliciting, editing and...
by News Decoder | 18 Dec 2015 | Uncategorized
Pauline Bock, who as assistant editor has helped get News-Decoder off the ground, is moving on. Pauline’s six-month internship ends today, and she will be joining Wired magazine in London starting in January. A French national, Pauline came to News-Decoder...