Application of Narrative Theory in News Transediting: A Case Study of the International Political News in Reference News

Zhiyu CHANG, Lijun LI

Abstract


Reference News is the only newspaper on the Chinese mainland that has the legal authority to publish foreign news directly, giving a transediting version of the latest news and comments around the world. Transediting, as a distinct type of translation, must not only faithfully convey the original content but also adapt the original structure in light of the international situation, to fulfill the needs of multiple parties. According to narrative theory, translation is re-narrative, and the original text’s frame of time and space must be reconstructed, which coincides with the method required for transediting. In this paper, the author takes advantage of the narrative theory to analyze the transediting news of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Reference News, conducting the transediting practice effectively.

 


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Narrative Theory; News transediting; Framing Theory; Reference News

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/12740

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