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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.

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We learn that it is good to share what we have with those less fortunate. But when those around us simply take, important social bonds begin to fray.

🗞️ Ayira Browne explores help turned to duty and changing attitudes toward generosity, entitlement and community.

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Should generosity require reciprocity?
We learn that it is good to share what we have with those less fortunate. But when those around us simply take, important social bonds begin to fray.
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February 12, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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📱 Many argue that technology comes with high social and environmental costs. Others say innovation will save our planet. Can both be right?

🗞️ AyanfeOluwa Ayanlade tackles whether technology will be the cause the environmental collapse or the key to saving it.

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Weighing the good and bad of technology
Many argue that technology comes with high social and environmental costs. Others say innovation will save our planet. Can both be right?
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February 10, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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🗣️The languages we speak and the way we speak shape how we are received by others.

🗞️ Student reporter Fatma Ezzahra Rziga explores how our mastery of language and accents affects how we’re perceived and the degree to which we are accepted or rejected by others.

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You lost them at "Hello" | News Decoder
Language shapes how people perceive each other. Small differences in pronunciation can affect who is welcomed or dismissed. But language can also connect us.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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🗞️ Sajad Hameed and Rehan Qayoom Mir speak to Kashmir locals and climate scientists to find out more about the effects of the Himalaya's changing climate and its effect on local communities.

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The thawing of our tallest peaks
The Himalayan mountains hold the largest concentration of ice and snow outside the Arctic and Antarctic regions. What happens when that begins to melt?
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February 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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🗽 For 250 years, much of the world has looked at the United States as the model democracy. Is that still the case?

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Decoder Replay: Is the United States aging out of democracy?
For 250 years, much of the world has looked at the United States as the model democracy. Is that still the case?
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February 4, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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Young people are turning to AI-based chatbots for support with mental health challenges.

🗞️ Jasmine Ryu Won Kang explores the ethical issues, limitations and dangers of relying on AI for therapy.

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February 2, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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Frustrated with their government and inflamed by the death of an activist, mobs turn their anger on the press.

🗞️ Tauseef Ahmad and Sajid Raina report on recent attacks on media outlets and rising political unrest in Bangladesh.

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Media in Bangladesh get caught up in anti-India attacks
Frustrated with their government and inflamed by the death of an activist, mobs turn their anger on the press.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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🗞️ Georges Ki-Zerbo examines the effects of U.S. funding cuts on HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment programs across the African continent.

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Cuts to U.S. health aid jeopardizes a global success story
Tens of millions of people get life-saving treatment thanks to decades of U.S. government funds that have now evaporated. In Africa, this is a wake-up call.
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January 26, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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Tourists flock to India’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites. But without a conservation plan that addresses pollution, will these historic places survive another century?

🗞️ Rajeev Tyagi tackles the pollution and climate realities that threaten cultural monuments across the globe.

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The danger of overdoing over-the-counter medicine
There's vitamin D for bones, ginkgo biloba for memory, St. John's wort for your mood, zinc for an immune boost. If it's all natural, what's the problem?
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January 23, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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⛰ As world leaders descend on the Swiss mountain town of Davos for the World Economic Forum (WEF), this prize-winning student story, originally published May 2025, looks at the effects of the WEF on the day-to-day lives of locals.

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Decoder Replay: A week of chaos for one Alpine town
At the World Economic Forum, important people discuss global problems. For the people who live in Davos, its a week of cars and people clogging the streets.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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💊 Vitamin D for bones, gingko biloba for memory, St. John’s Wort for your mood, zinc for an immune boost. If it’s all natural, what’s the problem?

🗞️ Mahima Adey explores the risks of using herbal remedies and supplements without seeking sufficient medical guidance.

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January 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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🐣 Deirdre Pike takes us to Hawaii to meet the island’s birds and the people at the heart of the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project.

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Bringing back birds from the brink of extinction
Among the lush greenery of Maui, some spectacular birds are dying out. A group of conservationists is working to bring these populations back to life.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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With tensions rising over the United States and #Greenland, our Decoder Replay looks back at John West’s July 2024 piece on why #NATO was formed, how it has grown and how it comes into play in times of #conflict.

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Decoder Replay: Isn't all for one and one for all a good thing?
Under NATO, 32 countries have pledged to defend each other. Is the United States the glue that holds it all together?
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January 14, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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🗞️ Political Scientist Daniel Warner decodes the implications of the recent U.S. incursion into Venezuela.

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Decoder: The United States as guardian or bully
Can national sovereignty be dismissed when a superpower claims a sphere of influence? Can U.S. economic interests in Venezuela be considered national security?
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January 12, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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🧩 Raising a child with autism carries unique challenges.

🗞️ Student writer Ramona-Blessing shines a light on autism and the reality of raising children on the autism spectrum in Tanzania.

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Tanzanian parents struggle with misconceptions of autism
Raising a child with autism carries special challenges. Confronting the ignorance of society shouldn't be one of them.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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🎙️ Listen to this student-made podcast from Ghana.

“Jonestown, Guyana: Paradise on Earth” took home third prize in News Decoder’s 18th Non-Fiction Storytelling Contest.

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Paradise on Earth: A student podcast
This prize-winning student podcast explores how faith and power — forces that can be used for good — may be misused for personal gain. The result is tragic.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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🗞️ To put into context why Trump sent troops to capture Maduro, we republish a 2019 piece by Bernd Debusmann that explains the political and economic relationship between Venezuela and the United States.

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Ousting Venezuela's leader was high on Trump's to-do list
To understand how the United States could send troops to capture Nicolás Maduro, it helps to review the relationship during Donald Trump's first term in office.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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🧑‍🏫 Many teachers find that students can’t learn if they are hungry or cold. But that often means providing food and clothing out of their own pockets.

🗞️ Angelica Recierdo speaks to the educators carrying a growing burden of care for their students.

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Should schools provide more than an education?
Many teachers find that their students can't learn if they are hungry or cold. But that often means providing food and clothing out of their own pockets.
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January 6, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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🔊 With corruption scandals rife in Spain, the spread of false rumors is eroding people’s trust in their government. Can anything be done to restore la confianza?

🗞️ Jurriaan van Eerten explores the power and weaponization of disinformation in Spanish politics.

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The political weaponry of disinformaton
With corruption scandals rife in Spain, the spread of false rumors is eroding people's trust in their government. Can anything be done to restore la confianza?
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January 5, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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🧳 Live out of suitcases for months at a time, and you learn what to leave behind. It’s not the physical stuff that matters but connections you make and keep.

🗞️ Hanan Hammad looks at the ups, downs and lessons learned from living a nomadic lifestyle.

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December 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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💸 College students must pay for housing, books and course fees. For many, that leaves little extra for meals. Some campuses are working to fill that need.

🗞️ Natasha Yu Chia Hu explores growing food insecurity amongst students.

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What's not part of university requirements? Eating.
College students must pay for housing, books and course fees. For many, that leaves little extra for meals. Some campuses are working to fill that need.
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December 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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💫 As we approach 2026, we look back at a year of stories and see that it wasn’t all doom and gloom.

🗞️ Take a look at a selection of positive stories from across our global network.

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Some stories that bring good cheer
As we approach the coming year, let's look back on the past year and see that it wasn't all gloom and doom.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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🌪️ As U.S. President Trump speaks of dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research, we republish a 2024 piece by Ashley Pearl on how communities across the world are adapting to more frequent extreme weather events.

#weather #climate #adapt

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Decoder Replay: Can we prepare for unpredictable weather?
There's no denying climate change when a tornado rips through your town or a blizzard buries you in snow. So why blame the people who raise weather alarms?
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December 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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🌍 News Decoder publishes stories from across our global network, places that don’t always get big spotlights. How well did you pay attention?

📝 Test yourself on our 2025 News Decoder quiz!

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Think you're a news whiz? Take our news quiz | News Decoder
You recall the big headlines in your news feed. But News Decoder took you to places that don't get big spotlights. How well did you pay attention?
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December 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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🗞️ Georges Ki-Zerbo explores the effects of U.S. funding cuts to international aid for maternal health programs.

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What happens when people lose access to birth control?
Contraception reduces mortality and can improve the lives of women. But the United States has pulled its global funding for maternal health programs.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM