October 2014, Mona Baker, Page 2

The Arab whodunnit: crime fiction makes a comeback in the Middle East

October 3, 2014 Mona Baker Culture, Egypt, Jonathan Guyer, Translating Dissent

The neo-noir revolution in the Arab world might be seen as nostalgic, but it allows writers to act as ombudsmen in the current political climate Jonathan Guyer Friday 3 October 2014 From Baghdad to Cairo, a neo-noir revolution has been creeping across the Middle East. The revival of crime fiction since the upheavals started in 2011 should not come

Found in Translation

October 1, 2014 Mona Baker Citizen Media, Other News, Translation

Netizens cry foul when a new Chinese media outlet selectively translates an Economist cover article. By BETHANY ALLEN-EBRAHIMIAN SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 On July 22, a glossy new Chinese media venture known as the Paper announced its launch to much fanfare. A subset of Shanghai’s state-run Oriental Morning Post with outside investment estimated at $32 million, the Paper seems to be a venture into state-funded public service journalism. The timing is

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China, citizen media, netizens, The Economist, translation