by Nelson Graves | 1 Mar 2021 | Health and Wellness, Media Literacy, News Decoder Updates
Two new global prizes will honor news producers who help youth understand COVID-19 and teachers who help students learn about press freedom. Artwork by newsomatic/emma A French not-for-profit that is supported by News Decoder is seeking candidates for two new global...
by Eva Zhu | 26 Feb 2021 | Health and Wellness, University of Toronto Journalism Fellows, World
Winter can mean less light and trigger crippling seasonal depression. Confinement due to COVID-19 has made it harder for many people to cope. A young woman looks out of a window during the coronavirus pandemic. (Frank Hoermann/SVEN SIMON/picture-alliance/dpa/AP...
by Malcolm Davidson | 22 Feb 2021 | Climate change, Donald Trump, Environment, Joe Biden, World
COVID-19 vaccines have been developed in record time. Can that impetus and Gen Z help the world tackle the complex problem of climate change? Participants in the Youth Climate Strike in Rzeszow, Poland, 25 September 2020 (EPA-EFE/DAREK DELMANOWICZ) Vaccines against...
by News Decoder | 16 Feb 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted — and heightened — disparities between groups: between those with access to healthcare and vaccines and those without it; between racial groups; between classes of workers; between students in privileged and underprivileged...
by Ben Barber | 8 Feb 2021 | Asia, Health and Wellness
Sprawling and populous, India presents unique healthcare challenges. Its vast COVID-19 vaccination program offers an example to even rich nations. A hospital staff member receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, 16 January 2021. (AP Photo/...