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Our mission is to build a better future with more informed, connected and empowered citizens through #StudentJournalism and youth-oriented journalism. You'll find explainers, #SolutionsJournalism and #MediaLiteracy here. 🔗 news-decoder.com

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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🏥 With so much health info online, many people scroll for medical advice instead of seeing a doctor. Is that bad? 🗞️ Haley Davis tackles the growing trend in people trusting medical advice on social media and what it means for our health. news-decoder.com/not-quite-wh...
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Not quite what the doctor ordered
With so much health info online, many people scroll for medical advice instead of seeing a doctor. Is that bad?
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🗞️ To mark World News Day, Isabel Wen reminds us of the importance of engaging with the news and what's happening in the world around us. news-decoder.com/whats-the-po... #WorldNewsDay #ChooseTrustedJournalism #WNDTheYoungEngage
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Why you should dive into the news
So many people avoid reading news they expect to be depressing. But checking in with established journalists might just help you make sense of it all.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When all hell breaks out you want to know what’s happening. But you can’t expect news producers to exist if you only support them when you think you need them. 🗞️ Marcy Burstiner looks at the importance of trusted news ahead of World News Day. news-decoder.com/trusted-news...
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Trusted news is something you turn to when you need it
When all hell breaks out you want to know what's happening. But you can't expect news producers to exist if you only support them when you think you need them.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🍁 As Canada’s relationship with the United States sours, Europe looks to sweeten its ties to the Land of the Maple Leaf. 🗞️ Susanne Courtney gives us a taste of what that means in this week’s Decoder Replay. news-decoder.com/decoder-repl...
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Decoder Replay: Canada's sticky position in the world
As Canada's relationship with the United States sours, Europe looks to sweeten its ties to the Land of the Maple Leaf. Here is a taste of what that means.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🎤 The death of musician Zubeen Garg brought an entire Indian state to a standstill showing that when people turn stardom into selflessness they can touch millions. 🗞️ A year on, Christianez Ratna Kiruba looks at the legacy of the state of Assam’s favorite son. news-decoder.com/an-artist-mo...
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An artist mourned by a multitude
The death of musician Zubeen Garg brought an entire Indian state to a standstill. When people turn stardom into selflessness they can touch millions.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
📈 We know that expertise, experience and older people in the workforce improves productivity. 🗞️ But, in the lead-up to International Age Diversity Day on 24 September, Marcy Burstiner asks: Are young people getting the opportunities they need to build leadership? news-decoder.com/a-sea-of-gray/
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A sea of gray
Imagine no entry-level jobs and a world with way more old people than young. How can a teen dream up a future?
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
People have sex in every state and country. But learning about sex? That varies greatly depending on where you live. 🗞️ We republish a student piece by Sara Kane on the importance of sex education in schools. news-decoder.com/decoder-repl...
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Decoder Replay: When there's no safe space to teach safe sex
People have sex in every state and country. But learning about sex? That varies greatly depending on where you live.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
💸 Some promising new drugs have been shown to prevent new HIV infections. But for now, it seems, they go only to countries that can pay. 🗞️ Alfonso Silva-Santisteban looks at the HIV prevention and the barriers to universal access to treatment. news-decoder.com/shouldnt-a-d...
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Shouldn't a disease-preventing drug be accessible to all?
Some promising new drugs have been shown to prevent new HIV infections. But for now, it seems, they go only to countries that can pay.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
📚 News Decoder programs are designed to be subject neutral, so students can apply their learning out in the real world — no matter what class they’re taking. 🗞️ Marcy Burstiner outlines why our approach may just be what young people crave from education. news-decoder.com/storytelling...
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Storytelling in a STEM class? Go figure.
Mastering concepts to ace a test is one thing. But to apply the concepts learned to something outside the class? That's a different challenge.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
When two planes crashed into the World Trade Centers in New York City on 11 September 2001 the world was forever changed. 🗞️ As we approach the 25th anniversary, we republish a piece by Susan Ruel exploring the lessons learned and those we still have yet to learn. news-decoder.com/decoder-repl...
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Decoder Replay: How 9/11 still haunts us
When two planes crashed into the World Trade Centers in New York City on 11 September 2001 the world was forever changed.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🌎 To really understand the world you have to go out in it. Foreign Correspondents know this. 🗞️ News Decoder Founder Nelson Graves speaks to five ND correspondents to learn more about what they have learned in their international careers. news-decoder.com/finding-stor... @ngraves54.bsky.social
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Reporting stories far from home
To really understand the world you have to go out in it. Sometimes that means traveling far and telling the stories you find to the people back home.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
📚 In education, teachers work to build critical thinking skills, media literacy and social responsibility. But first we have to get teens to want to learn. 👩🏽‍🎓 At News Decoder, we engage young people in transformative learning. Marcy Burstiner explains how: news-decoder.com/way-beyond-r...
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Way beyond rote learning
In education, teachers work to build critical thinking skills, media literacy and social responsibility. But first we have to get teens to want to learn.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🗞️ To help understand recent flash floods and landslides in Nepal, this week's Decoder Replay is a story by correspondents Sajad Hameed and Rehan Qayoom Mir, first published in February 2026 that looks at the problem of warming temperatures in the region. news-decoder.com/decoder-repl...
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Decoder Replay: When glaciers melt off the mountains
The Himalayan mountains hold the largest concentration of ice and snow outside the polar regions. They are already melting.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
💻 In India and across the world, journalists are finding that they must please a robot before they can get their story to an audience. 🗞️ Seerat-Un-Nisa looks at the online newsrooms prioritising views over editorial standards and labour protections. news-decoder.com/when-the-alg...
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When the algorithm tells you what to report
In India and across the world, journalists are finding that they must please a robot before they can get their story to an audience.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
📜 A new EU law restricts the use of plastics in consumer products. How dependent on plastic are we? 🗞️ In this week's Decoder Replay, we look back at a selection of News Decoder articles on plastics and the scale of the problem with plastics. news-decoder.com/decoder-repl...
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Decoder Replay: Can Europe lead the world off plastics?
A new EU law restricts the use of plastics in consumer products. How dependent on plastic are we? Let's explore.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📈 People, businesses and organizations base their actions and decisions on data we get from the government. How reliable is that? 🗞️ Betty Wong decodes data, trust and the data systems we rely on. news-decoder.com/decoder-can-...
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Decoder: Can we count on data our government provides?
People, businesses and organizations base their actions and decisions on data we get from the government. How reliable is that?
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In a world where things move so fast, people travel from over the world to appreciate the timelessness of books written by human hand, on paper. Marcy Burstiner takes us to the Museum of Literature Ireland in Dublin. @molimuseum.bsky.social news-decoder.com/books-lovers...
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Book lovers find a museum they can tuck into
In a world where things move so fast, people travel from over the world to appreciate the timelessness of books written by human hand, on paper.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
OpenAI just launched a teen version of ChatGPT with stronger safeguards. It’s the latest attempt by a tech company to protect young people online. But what do teens actually think? Does control over content ever work? Hear what our student correspondents think: news-decoder.com/decoder-repl....
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Decoder Replay: Can we control what teens do with tech?
Parents want to protect their children from harmful ideas. But when young people figure out ways past digital locks, is control over content even possible?
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
As youth social media bans expand, LGBTQ teens are often left out of the conversation. For many, social media helps them find community and resources not available at home or in school. Contributor Robert Conner reports on the hidden costs of social media bans. news-decoder.com/social-media...
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Social media bans shut door to those who need safe spacees
LGBTQ teens who face hostility at home and school can find community online. That could end if their governments impose age restrictions on social media use.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A new survey from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found 45% of people worldwide want news with no particular point of view, while another 15% want news that challenges their own. Who is doing that kind of reporting? Find out here: news-decoder.com/decoder-repl...
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Decoder Replay: News that just tells it straight
Many people live in information bubbles, getting news that aligns to their point of view. Is there still a role for unbiased information? Who reports that?
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🌯 Thousands of students in India were able to sustain a protest with the help of food ordered by strangers from across the ocean. 🗞️Tauseef Ahmad and Sajid Raina look at the invisible global network of support that keeps the Cockroach protesters going. news-decoder.com/meals-for-id...
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Meals for ideals
Thousands of students in India were able to sustain a protest with the help of food ordered by strangers from across the ocean.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
👩🏽‍🎓 One high school student took it on herself to show children how climate change affects people throughout the world. 🗞️ Jooha Roh tackles the human side of climate change and the lasting impact of human storytelling. news-decoder.com/why-so-few-h...
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Why so few human stories within the climate crisis?
One high school student took it on herself to show children how climate change affects people throughout the world.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
💵 It seems like a no-brainer: People should get paid the same for the same work. So why do women around the world still have to fight so hard for that? 🗞️ Sarah Edmonds looks at the ongoing fight for gender-equal pay. news-decoder.com/should-someo...
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Should someone get paid more than you for the same work?
It seems like a no-brainer: People should get paid the same for the same work. So why do women around the world still have to fight so hard for that?
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🔭 The discovery of dark matter, advancements in telescope technology and the use of computers in data analysis — Correspondent Tira Shubart honors the work of some of the women who changed space research in celebration of Woman Astronomers Day on August 1. news-decoder.com/when-women-t...
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When women take up space
An invisible glue holding the universe together and launching telescopes into orbit. Those ideas came from women who elbowed their way into astronomy.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Are online trends that get people to adopt customs and traditions from other countries appropriate, or is it appropriation? 🗞️ Isabel Wen explores one of the latest Internet trends popularising aspects of Chinese culture worldwide: China-maxxing. news-decoder.com/taking-chine...
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Taking Chinese culture to the maxx
Are online trends that get people to adopt customs and traditions from other countries appropriate, or is it appropriation?
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A new massive exhibition by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei asks us to reflect on the true costs of mass production, global trade and exploitative industries. 🗞️ Marcy Burstiner takes us to the ‘Button Up!’ exhibition in Manchester, United Kingdom. news-decoder.com/if-innovatio...
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If innovation dehumanizes us, is that progress?
A new massive exhibition by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei asks us to reflect: What are the costs of mass production and global trade?
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🗺️ While some countries war over borders, others show they can be changed without armed conflict. 🗞️ In this week’s Decoder Replay, Helen Womack examines Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan — two nations that voluntarily redrew their frontiers in the interests of peace. news-decoder.com/decoder-repl...
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Decoder Replay: Do good fences really make good neighbors?
While Russia and Ukraine war over their shared border, other countries show that borders can come down or be changed without armed conflict.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
📝 For Kaja Andric, the best news stories are wherever she happens to be, whether it’s at News Decoder or The New York Times. 🗞️ Isabel Wen speaks to the former News Decoder intern about kickstarting a career in journalism and finding newsworthy stories around you. news-decoder.com/a-story-ever...
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A story everywhere you look
For Kaja Andrić, the best news stories are wherever she happens to be, whether it's at News Decoder or the New York Times.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
⚽️ You scream for your team and nation during the game. But when the final whistle blows, it’s time for hugs and handshakes all around. 🗞️ Joshua Glazer reports on the FIFA World Cup and what it means to fans from across the world. news-decoder.com/nothing-brin...
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Nothing brings the world together like the World Cup
You scream for your team and nation during the game. But when the final whistle blows, it's time for hugs and handshakes all around.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🗞️ In this week's Decoder Replay, Marcy Burstiner reflects on success and the MacArthur Foundation’s “genius grants” which redefine the notion of traditional success and nurture creativity, passion and culture. news-decoder.com/decoder-repl...
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Decoder Replay: Draw your own map to the future
Technology and environmental changes happen so fast, we can't picture the world five years from now, let alone 50. So how to best prepare for the unknown?
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
🇬🇧 From David Cameron to whoever replaces Keir Starmer, why does British politics make voters, and the world, dizzy? 🗞️ Alexander Nicoll tackles politics in post-Brexit Britain. news-decoder.com/can-british-...
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Can Britain stop the revolving door to being prime minister?
From David Cameron to whoever replaces Keir Starmer, why does British politics make voters, and the world, dizzy?
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
📇 Books that are difficult to read win literary prizes. But if you want everyone to read your work, don’t make it longer than it needs to be. 🗞️ Marcy Burstiner gives her top tips on trimming back your writing. news-decoder.com/take-delight...
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Take delight in deleting
Books that are difficult to read win literary prizes. But if you want everyone to read your work, don't make it longer than it needs to be.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
📰 Journalism seems old school. But the skills needed to be a good journalist are what many companies want for today’s jobs. 🗞️ Norma Hilton breaks down what you the skills you gain through journalism. news-decoder.com/can-you-tell...
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Can you tell a good story? That might get you hired.
Journalism seems old school. But the skills needed to be a good journalist are what many companies want for today's jobs.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
🗞️ As bombs continue to fly after announced ceasefires in wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, Daniel Warner decodes whether these announcements are real steps towards peace or just a distraction. news-decoder.com/decoder-a-ce...
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Decoder: A cease-fire is not a peace treaty
Bombs fly after a cease-fire is announced in wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Are these announcements real steps towards peace or just a distraction?
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
📜 How we think about the world depends on history we have accepted as true. But that version of the past relies on stories based on partial truths. 🗞️ Marcy Burstiner decodes historical narratives ahead of the United States’ 4 July celebrations. news-decoder.com/decoder-repl...
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Decoder Replay: To celebrate or denigrate?
How we think about the world depends on history we have accepted as true. But that version of the past relies on stories based on partial truths.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
😴 So many news stories put people to sleep. To wake readers up, tell them a little story about one person’s experience. 🗞️ Marcy Burstiner gives her tips on keeping your readers interested through anecdotes and personal stories. news-decoder.com/did-we-ever-...
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Did I ever tell you about the time ...
So many news stories put people to sleep. To wake readers up, tell them a little story about one person's experience.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🇬🇧 With the resignation of Britain’s prime minister we look back to the last change of government to understand what the British public wants from its leaders. ♲ This week’s Decoder Replay is a piece by Alexander Nicoll, originally published in August 2024. news-decoder.com/decoder-repl...
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Decoder Replay: Can any PM please British voters for long?
With the resignation of Britain's prime minister we look back to the last change of government to understand what the British public wants from its leaders.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
📣 For our 11th birthday we brought together people from across the world, young and old, to explore the power of journalism and education to amplify voices. 🗞️ News Decoder Intern Isabel Wen reflects on our ‘Writing to be heard’ Decoder Dialogue. news-decoder.com/young-people...
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Young people want to be heard. Are you listening?
For our 11th birthday we brought together people from across the world, young and old, to explore the power of journalism and education to amplify voices.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🌍 An 8,000 km initiative to regreen Africa excited donors. But its success depends on the sweat and patience of farmers willing to work with nature. 🗞️ Susanne Courtney decodes sustainable environmental change, the Great Green Wall and Regreening Africa projects. news-decoder.com/decoder-turn...
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Decoder: Turning a desert green takes more than money
An 8,000-km initiative to regreen Africa excited donors. But its success depends on the sweat and patience of farmers willing to work with nature.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
📵 Governments around the world are adopting laws limiting the use of social media. Let’s sort out some of the concerns. 🗞️ We bring you News Decoder student and correspondent stories on social media, phone use and the issues surrounding bans for young people. news-decoder.com/decoder-repl...
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Decoder Replay: Why ban social media?
Governments around the world are adopting laws limiting the use of social media. Let's sort out some of the concerns.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
📵 Schools are limiting how and when teens can use their phones. But some students say: Maybe give us a heads up first and ask what we think? 🗞️ Sophie De Lavandeyra of The Hewitt School finds out what students and administrators make of mobile phone bans in schools. news-decoder.com/who-decides-...
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Who Decides? The fight over teen phone use in schools
Schools are limiting how and when teens can use their phones. But some students say: Maybe give us a heads up first and ask what we think?
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
♻️ We can get clean energy by tapping the heat of the Earth. But in Indonesia, geothermal plants destroy the land and lives of people who have long lived there. 🗞️ Photojournalist Garry Lotulung takes us to the heart of “Geothermal Island”. news-decoder.com/living-on-ge...
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Living on "Geothermal Island"
We can get clean energy by tapping the heat of the Earth. But in Indonesia, geothermal plants destroy the land and lives of people who have long lived there.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
We document the dark times in our past so that later generations will know what happened. How else can we ensure they won’t happen again? 🗞️ News Decoder Intern Joshua Glazer looks at the importance of remembering and learning from the past. news-decoder.com/why-erase-th...
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Why erase the history of those who were disappeared?
We document the dark times in our past so that later generations will know what happened. How else can we ensure they won't happen again?
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🎉 Yesterday, on 4 June, News Decoder officially turned 11. In celebration, we invite you to join us for our upcoming Decoder Dialogue. 📣 Writing to be heard: How building journalistic skills shapes global perspectives 🗓️ Tue 9 June • 6–7 pm CET 📝 Register: newsdecoder.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Today’s world is saturated with information and short on trust. Across the globe, teens are navigating a media landscape that can feel overwhelming, polarised and designed to disengage them. News De...
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
❌ A small grammatical error can cause a big misunderstanding. But there are many ways your story can be read in a way you didn’t intend. 🗞️ Accuracy, Brevity, Clarity — Marcy Burstiner sets out the ABC of how to keep your writing clear and avoid being misunderstood. news-decoder.com/please-dont-...
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Please don't let me be misunderstood
A small grammatical error can cause a big misunderstanding. But there are many ways your story can be read in a way you didn't intend.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
🗞️ With powerful world leaders’ mental health and sanity being increasingly put into question, we look back at a 2022 piece by Tom Heneghan seeking to explore the method to the madness on display. news-decoder.com/decoder-repl...
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Decoder Replay: Can you tell if a leader has lost his marbles?
When a world leader orders an attack on another nation is that just crazy? Maybe we should take a closer look at the thinking behind consequential decisions.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🕵🏽‍♀️ Curious about what it takes to be an investigative reporter?ç 🗞️ Marcy Burstiner breaks down the mystery behind investigative journalism and lets you know how you can start. news-decoder.com/could-you-be...
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Could you be an investigative reporter?
Investigative reporters make good movie characters. In reality, the work isn't sexy or exciting. But it is important. And more important, even you can do it.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Join us on Tue 9 June at 18:00 CET for our latest Decoder Dialogue. 🗣️ Writing to be heard: How building journalistic skills shapes global perspectives. Hear from educators, students, correspondents, alumni and News Decoder team members from across the globe. tinyurl.com/ycxst26b
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Today’s world is saturated with information and short on trust. Across the globe, teens are navigating a media landscape that can feel overwhelming, polarised and designed to disengage them. News De...
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
🧸 Children don’t sign up for war but are often victims of it. The longer wars last, the more children die or are displaced. 🗞️ Andrea Knezevic takes us to Sarajevo to speak to Jasminko Halilovic, writer and founder of the War Childhood Museum. news-decoder.com/decoder-repl...
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Decoder Replay: The children of war
Children don't sign up for war but are often victims of it. The longer wars last, the more children die or are displaced.
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News Decoder @newsdecoder.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
👑 When a powerful leader won’t give his elected counterparts their due, it pays to pull out the pageantry. 🗞️ Harvey Morris examines the significance of symbolic leaders and soft power after King Charles III’s visit to the United States. news-decoder.com/kings-popes-...
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Kings, popes and the power to impress in a political world
When a powerful leader won't give his elected counterparts from other nations their due, sometimes it pays to pull out the pageantry.
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