TRANSLATION IN NEW FORMS OF JOURNALISM

Abstract

Translation allows news organizations to generate and distribute journalistic material beyond national and linguistic boundaries. Translating to produce new content is something that is done constantly and is considered as an integrated part of journalistic work. In addition, communication companies use translation to grow, reach new audiences and achieve a greater social impact. This article analyzes the role of translation in new forms of journalism emerged from the radical change that has taken place in the digital environment. The use of translation in this new journalistic context has multiplied and an approach to this new reality is necessary. Our objective is to expose the translation activity occurring at the new journalism by describing and analyzing different cases: digital media, mobile applications, social media and multimedia platforms.