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 | 14 Nov 2018 | News Decoder Updates
Survivors of a killing at a U.S. school and The Guardian paper have received an award from News Decoder for coverage of a gun-control protest. Student Dara Rosen (3rd from L) answers a question from News-Decoder founder Nelson Graves (L) as faculty advisor Melissa...
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 Emily T. Metzgar | 28 Dec 2017 | Indiana University
Media outlets in the U.S., usually dismissive of unidentified aerial phenomenon, have suddenly changed their tone. I’m not saying it’s aliens, but … Michael Savage, 15-year-old son of a prominent San Bernardino physician and surgeon, was practicing...
by Nelson Graves | 17 Aug 2017 | News Decoder Updates
News-Decoder brings together youth and experience to shine a light on the world’s most pressing problems and to create a distinctive learning dynamic. News-Decoder brings together youth and experience to shine a light on some of the world’s most pressing...