by Leila Roker | 17 Sep 2021 | Contests, Human Rights, Media Literacy, News Decoder Updates
Innovative educators from Bolivia, the U.S. and Nigeria have won awards for teaching why news matters and about threats to journalists. An international jury has singled out educators in Bolivia, the U.S. and Nigeria for innovative teaching about why democratic...
by Nelson Graves | 3 Sep 2021 | News Decoder Updates
Two new academic partners expand News Decoder’s community to 15 countries, and new staff bring fresh ideas as our non-profit starts its 7th year. News Decoder’s team recently enjoyed a mini-retreat in rural France to plan the coming year. New partners. A...
by Christina MacCorkle | 1 Sep 2021 | News Decoder Updates, Student Posts, Thacher School, Youth Voices
Students from The Thacher School in California, a News Decoder partner, gained first-hand experience in nonprofit, fashion and television journalism. Elena Townsend-Lerdo interviewed Jonathan Chiu, an editor for the only prison-run newspaper in the United States, for...
by Nelson Graves | 19 Jul 2021 | News Decoder alumni, News Decoder Updates, School Year Abroad, Youth Voices
Many young people don’t know what they want to study or what career to choose. Giuliana Nicolucci-Altman’s advice? Find a mentor to inspire you. Giuliana Nicolucci-Altman During high school, like so many young students, Giuliana Nicolucci-Altman...
by Nelson Graves | 30 Jun 2021 | Human Rights, La Jolla Country Day School, News Decoder Updates, Youth Voices
Lucy Jaffee interviewed a top expert to get a jump on the mainstream press in a landmark free-speech case that reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Lucy Jaffee Eight months before the U.S. Supreme Court took up a free-speech case covered by the world’s largest news...