by Nelson Graves | 25 Jun 2020 | Africa, African Leadership Academy, Human Rights
Black Lives Matter protests in the U.S. can spur change around the world. Youth can play a key role in the fight for equality, says a young African educator. Young people around the world can learn from the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States to spur...
by Nelson Graves | 22 Jun 2020 | News Decoder Updates
What’s the secret to good writing? It’s a process that can push authors outside their comfort zones as they challenge their assumptions. In her award-winning story, Claire Wang looked dispassionately at three countries as they struggled with COVID-19....
by Nelson Graves | 18 Jun 2020 | Human Rights
Will Black Lives Matter protests in the U.S. over racial injustice spur change there and around the world? Human rights advocate Steve Crawshaw hopes so. Will protests over racial injustice in the United States bring lasting change in that country and to other nations...
by Nelson Graves | 12 Mar 2020 | Media Literacy
In an age of polarized electorates, trust in the media is rock bottom. But good journalists adhere to principles that safeguard fairness and balance. Journalists protest silently in favor of press freedom in Hong Kong, 14 July 2019. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Good...
by Nelson Graves | 31 Dec 2019 | African Leadership Academy, Indiana University, Miss Porter's School, News Decoder Updates
We published more stories in 2019 and were read in nearly 200 countries and territories. Readers flocked to articles about Africa, written by students. Biafran army volunteers train with rifle-sized sticks, Owerri, Biafra, 1 August 1968. (AP Photo/Kurt Strumpf)...