by Marcy Burstiner | 30 May 2025 | Education, Journalism, News Decoder Tips, Politics
When you ask questions about problems people have long accepted you come across as naive. Own that. Three teens wear badges that say “naive”. (Illustration by News Decoder) In News Decoder’s Top Tips, we share advice for young people from experts in...
by News Decoder | 6 May 2025 | Contests, Hewitt, News Decoder Updates, Realgymnasium Rämibühl Zürich, Tatnall School, VIBGYOR
Grade inflation. Book and cell phone bans. Sports equity. School diversity. How a small town deals with a world conference. Our storytelling contest winners. A trophy in front of a red curtain. (Illustration by News Decoder) The judges in the 17th News Decoder...
by Marcy Burstiner | 16 Apr 2025 | Education, Journalism, News Decoder Updates
With journalism organizations struggling, a competition seeks to find and honor young people supporting local newsrooms in their area. Student journalists collaborate in a newsroom. (Illustration by News Decoder) Can youth doing journalism help save local news media? ...
by News Decoder | 10 Apr 2025 | Education, Journalism, Media Literacy, News Decoder Updates
By producing news stories and other content, young people master the gathering, assessing and sharing of factual and verifiable information. A student reads articles on the Mobile Stories site. (Illustration by News Decoder) Gathering and assessing the quality of...
by Jeremy Solomons | 4 Apr 2025 | Journalism, Media Literacy, News Decoder Tips
We all make mistakes but as journalists, we must do everything we can to make sure we report the facts and find the truth. A notepad has three checks on it under the word Information. (Illustration by News Decoder) In News Decoder’s Top Tips, we share advice for...