Manipulation in news translated from spanish to english. a case study from a critical discourse analysis approach

Abstract

In this paper we analyse the translation of a piece of news from The New York Times that has been published in both English and Spanish, in order to identify manipulation in journalistic translation in political contexts. To this end, we use the methodological framework of Critical Discourse Analysis, in particular Van Dijk's ideological triangle, and the strategies of manipulation in translation. Results confirm that the inclusion of Critical Discourse Analysis into the traductological analysis of political news is essential to investigate manipulation.