When News Travels East

Kayo Matsushita is associate professor of Interpreting and Translation Studies at Rikkyo University and board member of The Japan Association for Interpreting and Translation Studies.

Blog article - Rethinking the role of news translation in the face of the pandemic'While the role of translation in the global dissemination of news can be viewed positively in terms of information equality, it has also been criticized for bringing about an infodemic (i.e., an overabundance of information including false, erroneous, or unfounded claims).'Kayo Matsushita, https://www.federationhss.ca/en/blog/rethinking-role-news-translation-face-pandemic

• List of Tables List of Figures Preface Chapter 1. Introduction1.1 Everywhere and Nowhere: Defining the Boundaries of News Translation1.2 Scope and Purpose1.3 Case and FrameworkChapter 2. What is News Translation?2.1 Journalism and Translation2.1.1 Gatekeeping and Transediting2.1.1.1 Gatekeeping2.1.1.2 Transediting2.1.2 Research by Insiders2.1.3 Warwick’s “Translation in Global News” Project2.1.4 News Translation Research in Japan2.2 Journalism and Speech Events2.2.1 Direct Quotations2.2.2 Translation of Speech Events Chapter 3. Japanese Journalism and Translation3.1 Historical Development3.2 The Current Media Landscape3.2.1 Newspapers3.2.1.1 The Yomiuri Shimbun (読売新聞)3.2.1.2 The Asahi Shimbun (朝日新聞)3.2.1.3 The Mainichi Shimbun (毎日新聞)3.2.1.4 The Nikkei (日本経済新聞)3.2.1.5 The Sankei Shimbun (産経新聞)3.2.1.6 The Chunichi Shimbun (中日新聞)3.2.2 Magazines3.2.3 TV Broadcasting3.2.4 Radio Broadcasting3.2.5 Online Media3.3 Japanese Journalators3.3.1 Overview3.3.2 Typical Profiles3.4 The News Translation ProcessChapter 4. Risk Management in Translation4.1 What is Risk in Translation?4.2 Pym’s Concept of Risk Management4.2.1 Uncertainty and Translation4.2.2 The Nature of Risk4.2.3 Effort and Risk4.2.4 Ethics and Risk4.2.5 Translation Strategies as Risk Management4.3 Particular Risks in News TranslationChapter 5. Analyzing the Effect of Risks on Translation5.1 Methodologies in News Translation Research5.2 Risk Analysis5.2.1 Designing the Method5.2.2 Categorizing the Risks5.2.3 A Model for the Analysis of Risk in News Translation5.2.3.1 Step One: Selecting the Target5.2.3.2 Step Two: Identifying the Translation Strategies5.2.3.3 Step Three: Analyzing the Strategy and Effort5.2.3.4 Step Four: Identifying and Analyzing Risk ManagementChapter 6. Case Study: 2012 U.S. Presidential Election6.1 Difference in Quoting Obama and Trump6.2 Targeted Speech Events6.2.1 Victory Speech6.2.2 Inaugural Address6.2.3 Journalators’ Roles 96.3 Text Analysis6.3.1 Types of Strategies6.3.1.1 Omission6.3.1.2 Addition6.3.1.3 Substitution6.3.1.4 Distribution of Omission, Addition, and Substitution6.3.2 Qualitative Analysis6.3.2.1 Omission as a Key Strategy6.3.2.2 Examples of Addition6.3.2.3 Examples of Substitution Chapter 7. News Translation Practices in Various Genres7.1 Unethical and Non-Standard Practices7.1.1 Comparing Interlingual and Intralingual Practices7.1.2 Applying a New Concept7.2 How Risk Affects the Translator’s Decision-Making Process7.2.1 Journalator Profile: Keiichi Shirato7.2.2 Accuracy in Translation7.2.3 Time and Space Limitations7.2.4 Effects of Risk7.3 Preliminary ConclusionChapter 8. News Translation and the Changing Media Environment8.1 New Types of Risks and Coping Methods8.1.1 Managing Risk in a Press Conference8.1.2 Managing Risk through Double-Presentation8.1.3 Managing Risk through Increased Visibility8.2 News Translation Research in an Advanced Information SocietyAfterwordAppendicesA. The White House Transcript of President Obama’s Remarks on Election Night delivered November 7, 2012B. The White House Transcript of President Obama’s Inaugural Address delivered January 21, 2013NotesReferencesIndex