News in brief

News in brief

(a review of T&I-related items that have appeared in the media since the last issue of In Touch went to press):

2 Jan: Worse outcomes during childbirth for Australia's migrant and refugee women, experts say (ABC News)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-03/childbirth-antenatal-non-english-speaking-women-language-barrier/100726510

9 Jan: VIDEO: Deaf community afraid communication breakdown means they don't properly understand the pandemic (ABC News)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-10/deaf-community-afraid-communication-breakdown/13700436

10Jan: Strictly: sign language interpreter to be projected on to big screens at live shows (theguardian.com/tv-and-radio)

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/10/strictly-winner-rose-ayling-ellis-to-tour-with-sign-language-at-every-show

13 Jan: New Bambi Translation Reveals the Dark Origins of the Disney Story (publishersweekly.com)

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/88287-new-bambi-translation-reveals-the-dark-origins-of-the-disney-story.html

14 Jan: Google Meet Rolls Out Live Translations (pcmag.com)

https://au.pcmag.com/video-conferencing-software/91909/google-meet-rolls-out-live-translations

16 Jan: Big Daddy Kane apologizes for mistaking ASL interpreter for rowdy concert-goer (sports.yahoo.com)

https://sports.yahoo.com/big-daddy-kane-apologizes-asl-interpreter-incident-183357416.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_s

18 Jan: ‘Kim Ji-young, Born 1982’ is most-sold Korean novel overseas (koreaherald.com)

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220118000659

22 Jan: Patients left without crucial information as Covid puts pressure on NSW interpreting services (theguardian.com)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/23/patients-left-without-crucial-information-as-covid-puts-pressure-on-nsw-interpreting-services

23Jan: Study languages and save: uni fees discount lost in translation (smh.com.au)

https://amp-smh-com-au.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.smh.com.au/national/study-languages-and-save-uni-fees-discount-lost-in-translation-20220120-p59q0e.html

https://www.npr.org/2022/01/29/1072718452/amanda-gorman-poetry-translated-hungary-roma

29 Jan: Ex-Hasid comes out as trans while translating kids’ book on sexuality into Yiddish (timesofisrael.com)

https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-hasid-comes-out-as-trans-while-translating-kids-book-on-sexuality-into-yiddish/

4 Feb: ‘Book of Love’ Review: Lust (Eventually) in Translation (A romcom with an English–Spanish translator as one of the 2 main protagonists, nytimes.com/movie)

Sam Claflin and Verónica Echegui star in The Book of Love

Image copyright: Amazon Studios

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/movies/book-of-love-review.html

7 Feb: Interpreter who helped Joe Biden escape Afghanistan arrives in US: ‘I’m totally free’ foxnews.com

https://www.foxnews.com/media/afghan-interpreter-joe-biden-escape-arrives-us

8 Feb: Aboriginal women prisoners record iconic Midnight Oil song in traditional languages sbs.com.au/news

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/aboriginal-women-prisoners-record-iconic-midnight-oil-song-in-traditional-language/lg2k7ey7r

13 Feb: Translating swear words: F***ing challenge! (correspondent.afp.com)

https://correspondent.afp.com/translating-swear-words-fing-challenge

13 Feb: Lyfe Languages translating complex medical terms into Indigenous languages (news.com.au)

https://www.news.com.au/finance/lyfe-languages-translating-complex-medical-terms-into-indigenous-languages/video/b48d31c087f6d5b126390eea6ce92938

16 Feb: U.S. journalist poses as Afghan refugee to accompany interpreter on dangerous path to asylum (wbur.org)

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/02/16/naked-dont-fear-water-book

21 Feb: Gorbachev's interpreter reacts to Russia-Ukraine crisis, escalations in tension since Cold War's end (foxnews.com)

https://www.foxnews.com/world/russia-ukraine-gorbachev-interpreter-cold-war

21 Feb: The translations ... made with the blessing of Elders ... offer a youth-oriented avenue into engaging with language ‘Snapchat filter offers instant First Nations translations’. (sbs.com.au/nitv)

https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2022/02/21/snapchat-filter-offers-instant-first-nations-translations

23 Feb: Rapid tests need translations: Opposition (7news.com.au)

https://7news.com.au/politics/rapid-tests-need-translations-opposition-c-5553299

28 Feb: Hamilton author had his children's book translated into a sign language, and says everyone should do it (cbc.ca/news)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/asl-1.6366924

28 Feb: Interpreter breaks down during Zelensky’s speech to European Union (washingtonpost.com)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/01/interpreter-breaks-down-during-zelenskys-speech-european-union/

7 Mar: Chinese translators offered a watered-down version of the Paralympic Committee president's anti-war speech during the Games' opening ceremony (businessinsider.com)

https://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-state-tv-avoids-anti-war-views-paralympics-opening-speech-2022-3

9 Mar: Co-translator brought Tintin books to global audience (smh.com.au)

https://www.smh.com.au/national/co-translator-brought-tintin-books-to-global-audience-20220309-p5a31p.html

10 Mar: An Urgent Mission for Literary Translators: Bringing Ukrainian Voices to the West (nytimes.com/books)

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/books/ukraine-translate-books.html

19 Mar: The hope and the horror: my week as an interpreter on Ukraine’s border (theguardian.com)

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/mar/18/the-hope-and-the-horror-my-week-as-a-translator-on-ukraines-border

22 Mar: Need for Ukrainian interpreters grows in the US (cbs8.com/news)

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/need-for-ukrainian-interpreters-grows-in-us/509-c0fb5537-77b8-4fcc-9e85-262e5f1a4b20