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Podcast: Translation Confessional
Episode: Translation and Politics
Description: Today we'll talk about a very important topic: politics in translation.
Rafa sat down with Nicolás ArÃzaga, English and Spanish translator and interpreter at Pole Translations. He explained the crucial role of language professionals who assist politicians, campaigns, and political parties who wish to connect with an audience that speaks a foreign language.
When it comes to working in politics, translators go beyond translating. We act as language advisors and transcreators to help craft a message to a completely different demographics than that of the original message in the source language. Considering that, th...