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 Bernd Debusmann | 23 Aug 2018 | Americas, Media Literacy, United States
The U.S. is not the only country where conspiracy theories abound. But it’s alone in having a president on friendly terms with a conspiracy theorist. A man holding a Q sign waits to enter a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Wilkes-Barre,...
by Nelson Graves | 5 Jun 2018 | Americas, United States, Youth Voices
The student publication at the U.S. school where 17 people were shot dead will receive a media award overseen by News-Decoder’s parent non-profit. Two directors of News-Decoder’s parent not-for-profit are launching a global award to honor news...
by Nick Trombola | 3 May 2018 | Indiana University, Politics, Student Posts, United States, Youth Voices
Some U.S. firms have cut ties with manufacturers of guns following the mass shooting at a Florida high school. But the impact of the moves is unclear. Guns on display at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Danvers, Massachusetts, 28 February 2018(EPA-EFE/CJ Gunther) The mass...
by Bernd Debusmann | 19 Mar 2018 | Politics, United States
In America, reactions to school shootings follow a numbing pattern: grief, outrage and unfulfilled calls for gun laws. This time, things are different. 7,000 pairs of shoes, one for every child killed by gun violence since the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, on the...