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Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | My working languages

Ivette Camargo López — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:43:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Ivette Camargo López
Post title: My working languages

[quote]Rafael Molina Pulgar wrote:

This question occurred to me when I found myself reading Brazilian newspapers to practice my Portuguese. In fact, I began to enjoy the somewhat different perspectives Brazilian newspapers treat international news. It is also interesting to find out that the issues that concern Brazilians are often the same to those that concern my country, such as urban violence, drugs, poverty, and environment. What I do is read the international news in Portuguese and, when reading my local newspaper, I disregard those that I have read in a Brazilian newspaper. [/quote]

Hola Rafael,

Since I am not based in any country whose native language is any of my working languages, I have tried to make it a habit to read newspapers in my working languages, so, time permitting, I normally read (I am subscribed to) the online versions "El País" (from Spain) and the "International Herald Tribune" (an international version of the "New York Times"), though it seems that these 2 newspapers in particular have more or less been related at some point corporately speaking.

But indeed, as you commented, it is always interesting to read, especially in the case of opinion articles, how views may change from one country to the other.

Saludos,

Ivette

[Edited at 2009-07-28 17:49 GMT]

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | Both

Heike Kurtz — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:05:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Heike Kurtz
Post title: Both

Of course, I read the local paper first (most of which will never be in any nation wide, let alone international, paper). I don't have the time to read English or French press on a regular basis, but I do whenever I can get a hold of one. I love online resources of international newspapers, though.

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | Interesting

Viktoria Gimbe — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:23:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Viktoria Gimbe
Post title: Interesting

[quote]Rafael Molina Pulgar wrote:

...I began to enjoy the somewhat different perspectives Brazilian newspapers treat international news.[/quote]
Funny you mention this. Just this evening, I looked up news articles on the EU embargo on Canadian seal products, specifically in newspapers from France, not as much to read the French journalist's story than to read the readers' comments. I just wanted to have an idea of how people in France generally view the EU's decision to ban Canadian seal.

I do sometimes look up the same news item in different languages when the news item is something that makes me react. For national news, for example, I will read La Presse (in French) in my province, and then I will read English-language newspapers from Ontario and Western Canada. If I find that I need to go farther to get to the bottom of something, I will read French papers from outside of my province and English papers from my province. That usually gives me a mindmap of the different points of view people have depending on their location, their language, their political affiliations, etc. The picture is much clearer--but I seldom have the time to investigate extensively. ;)

P.S.: I know it looks like I am overly preoccupied by the news, but reading Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky really opened my eyes and I don't trust the media as much as I used to. I find that reading only one paper is worse than not reading the paper at all. Everybody should speak more than one language just so they can be better informed.

[Edited at 2009-07-28 05:24 GMT]

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | Other--doesn't matter

Viktoria Gimbe — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:14:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Viktoria Gimbe
Post title: Other--doesn't matter

I'll read any news that was written in a language I understand without discrimination. I subscribe to La Presse, the only potable newspaper around here--it's in French. If it was available in English, I would probably read it just as well.

Online, I'll read pretty much anything and I don't look for a language in particular. This means I read more English than anything else...

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | Thank you for giving us your comments.

Rafael Molina Pulgar — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:05:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Rafael Molina Pulgar
Post title: Thank you for giving us your comments.

This question occurred to me when I found myself reading Brazilian newspapers to practice my Portuguese. In fact, I began to enjoy the somewhat different perspectives Brazilian newspapers treat international news. It is also interesting to find out that the issues that concern Brazilians are often the same to those that concern my country, such as urban violence, drugs, poverty, and environment. What I do is read the international news in Portuguese and, when reading my local newspaper, I disregard those that I have read in a Brazilian newspaper.

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | Depends on the news

Sergei Leshchinsky - Serhii Leshchynskyi — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:24:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Sergei Leshchinsky - Serhii Leshchynskyi
Post title: Depends on the news

social/political — in native, but try finding other views in other languages...
(and generally try avoiding such news)

tech — brief in native, details — in English

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | mainly in native, but...

Sergei Leshchinsky - Serhii Leshchynskyi — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:22:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Sergei Leshchinsky - Serhii Leshchynskyi
Post title: mainly in native, but...

sometimes, compare ...

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | Other - not a preference

Parrot — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:02:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Parrot
Post title: Other - not a preference

Do I really have a choice?

I read them as I see them, where I find them, and mostly depending on the item of interest.

An interesting exercise is checking the ideological (is that the right word?) slant that may just seem part of the linguistic package. Between three or four versions in different languages on different media you just about make things out...

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | (Off-topic, slightly) Love to read the local papers when visiting another country

jacana54 (X) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:36:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: jacana54 (X)
Post title: (Off-topic, slightly) Love to read the local papers when visiting another country

For example, my Portuguese is basic but I just love to read Zero Hora when we go to Porto Alegre, and I forget the name of the paper in Bahia, but it was such fun!

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | Like others

Lesley Clarke — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:06:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Lesley Clarke
Post title: Like others

Like others I am glad of the chance to be able to read and compare different ways of reporting the news. And frankly, I much prefer my Mexican newspaper, La Jornada, to any of the British media, though I still read and listen to them.

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | I basically read two newspapers

Amy Duncan (X) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:52:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Amy Duncan (X)
Post title: I basically read two newspapers

[quote]Phillippa Bennett wrote:

Well - I'm based in Rio so I tend to read the local news/Brazilian news in my source language first (there's always plenty!!) and then I head to the British press. Certainly for me reading both is essential! [/quote]

I'm based in Rio, too, and I read O Globo online nearly every day. I also read the Christian Science Monitor online, as well as the Daily News Briefing in my e-mail and the weekly print edition.

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | Depends on the news

RichardDeegan — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:33:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: RichardDeegan
Post title: Depends on the news

For local or other LA news, I prefer Spanish media, preferably from the event ocuntry. But for US, NY or Euporean events, I prefer English media. I'm lost without my daily NY Times or Post (and the occasional Herald or Hearst pub) and BBC.
CNN is okay for plane crashes, earthquakes and similar, but nothing to do with political events. I'm tired of their sound bites of, "Thousands of protestors..." when the screen clearly shows about 20-30 people.

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | Both

Andrea Lorca — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Andrea Lorca
Post title: Both

I agree with Philippa, for local news (or news originating in Spanish speaking countries) I prefer news in Spanish but I also listen to news in English, French and German. Some topics are not covered in local media or are addressed from a completely different angle. For example, Chilean media hardly ever includes news from Africa or Asia....¡or even Latin America! because editors assume the average citizen is not interested in them.

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | Yes

Henry Hinds — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:53:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Henry Hinds
Post title: Yes

Considering that my source and target languages, English and Spanish, are the only languages I know, yes, I read the news in either one.

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | As many languages as I can read

Kemal Mustajbegovic — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:09:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Kemal Mustajbegovic
Post title: As many languages as I can read

I read online news a lot and in as many languages as I can read (quite a few, to be honest). Being a journalist myself (long time ago) I know that every event can be presented in different ways and using different wordings. I like to see the both sides of the coin before making any judgment.

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | Other

Cristina Heraud-van Tol — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:59:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Post title: Other

I answered "Other" because I don't prefer any, I feel comfortable reading them both in English or Spanish.

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | Interesting poll!

jacana54 (X) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:02:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: jacana54 (X)
Post title: Interesting poll!

[quote]Wil Hardman wrote:

I enjoy reading the news in both my source and target languages, it's not the language that matters but what is actually said in the article.
It is interesting to see what the media focus on in different countries and the contrasting ways in which news in presented.

[/quote]

I would only add that I enjoy elpais.es much more than our local newspapers.

:-)

L

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | Both

Phillippa May Bennett — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:10:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Phillippa May Bennett
Post title: Both

Well - I'm based in Rio so I tend to read the local news/Brazilian news in my source language first (there's always plenty!!) and then I head to the British press. Certainly for me reading both is essential!

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | Same here

Michael Harris — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:12:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Michael Harris
Post title: Same here

I also agree that the language makes no difference.

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | The language makes no difference

Wil Hardman (X) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:11:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Wil Hardman (X)
Post title: The language makes no difference

I agree with Jocelyne, I enjoy reading the news in both my source and target languages, it's not the language that matters but what is actually said in the article.
It is interesting to see what the media focus on in different countries and the contrasting ways in which news in presented.

A bizarre case I noted recently was with Susan Boyle who appeared on the British TV show, Britain's Got Talent. Obviously she did feature in the UK media, but she seemed to be just as prominent in the Spanish media, and whereas now she seems to have been forgotten over here, I still notice stories cropping up about her in Spain. I really don't think the reverse would ever happen in the UK, we're far too saturated our own reality TV stars to take an interest in those in other countries.

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | Very true, Jocelyne

Niraja Nanjundan (X) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:01:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Niraja Nanjundan (X)
Post title: Very true, Jocelyne

[quote]Jocelyne S wrote:
Time permitting, I try to read the papers in both my source and target languages daily. It's actually very interesting to see how the news is covered in different languages. What is making headlines in one language/country may be nothing more than a passing sidebar in another.
[/quote]

It's not only interesting to read newspapers in different languages from various countries, it's also very important in widening our perspective of what's really going on in other parts of the world. The same applies to television/radio news. Thanks to cable TV, I can watch news channels such as BBC and CNN here in India as well as the Indian news channels, and they all report news in very different ways. But as you say, only when I have time :-)

[Edited at 2009-07-27 09:03 GMT]

[Edited at 2009-07-27 09:20 GMT]

[Edited at 2009-07-27 09:22 GMT]

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)? | No

Jocelyne S — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:16:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: Jocelyne S
Post title: No

Time permitting, I try to read the papers in both my source and target languages daily. It's actually very interesting to see how the news is covered in different languages. What is making headlines in one language/country may be nothing more than a passing sidebar in another.

I love to analyse what is making news where and why.

Best,
Jocelyne

Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?

ProZ.com Staff — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:10:03 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
Poster: ProZ.com Staff

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