The Theory Behind Journalistic Translation

This study aims to provide an understanding of main theoretical concepts related to journalistic translation, how ideologies in journalistic texts are formed and the way these ideologies are reproduced in the translation process. It also raises the issue of objectivity in translating news and whether and, to what extent, it can be achieved. The goal is to offer a holistic view on the theoretical approach with which a translator needs to familiarize himself in translating news. The methodology applied is purely theoretical by investigating key-terms and theoretical models related to news translation through literature review. To this end, the article explores among others journalistic work and its characteristics, criteria for selecting news stories, news translation as a specialized type of translation and the issue of objectivity. What follows is a comprehensive analysis of the Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) model and its practical contribution to news translation. In the concluding section, some final thoughts are expressed regarding the significance of the findings of the article. Ιt is hoped that the present analysis will make up a useful theoretical tool for professionals who wish to occupy themselves with the highly demanding specialised field of news translation.