by Marcy Burstiner | 20 Nov 2023 | Journalism
We had four students ask questions of three journalists in a live webinar to examine the state of journalism. Together they peered into the future. A robotic sports reporter files copy for the New York Times in the year 2035. Photo illustration by News Decoder....
by Marcy Burstiner | 2 Oct 2023 | Education, Journalism, Media Literacy, Personal Reflections
Your opinion matters. But how you express that opinion in print can mean a yawning reader or one who can’t stop thinking about your ideas. Girl reads by flashlight under the covers. Illustration by News Decoder. If you go to a gathering and someone starts to...
by Marcy Burstiner | 4 Jul 2023 | Journalism, Media Literacy
It can be difficult to tell the difference between fact and opinion. And some things we consider true may not be true to all people. (Illustration by News Decoder) At News Decoder we are all about fact-based journalism. That means that the information in a news story...
by Marcy Burstiner | 28 Jun 2023 | Journalism, Media Literacy
We teach teens to see the world through a journalistic lens. But what does that mean? And how can that help to teach global awareness and media literacy? Two journalists reporting from a war zone. (Credit: South_agency from Getty Images Signature) Journalists look for...
by Marcy Burstiner | 27 Jun 2023 | Journalism, Media Literacy, News Decoder Updates, Parallel (By)Lines
At News Decoder everything we do is designed to foster global awareness and make us all better global citizens. Problems cross borders. The solutions connect us. We can all be better global citizens by seeing what is happening around us in relation to what happens...