For 10 years News Decoder has engaged teens through experiential learning and connecting them with people who have been eyewitnesses to world events. Students from schools in two different countries share their thoughts on the U.S. presidency and the rise of white...
To give your podcast a unique identity you need to create a “rhythm of narration.” Sound Director Luca Micheli gives us advice on what it takes to do that. A keyboard, birds, cymbals and a cricket representing some sounds and effects used in podcasts....
As the U.S. government slashes funding for public media, a PBS youth journalism project is awarded an international prize for outstanding achievement. Students at the 2025 Summer Academy, a weeklong Student Reporting Labs journalism training event in Washington D.C....
It is tiresome hearing ignorant people spout off. But if you base your opinions on facts and knowledge, people will hear what you have to say. A teen works through her ideas for an opinion article while in the background are teens with ideas of their own....
Working with schools, News Decoder has helped teens see coherence out of the chaos of their times. A globe goes from fuzzy to clear. (Illustration by News Decoder) To understand the chaos that is the world today it helps to look back a decade. This past year, world...