Abstract

This study was carried out to examine broadcast news translation and presentation in indigenous language in Borno State. It examined the formats of news translation and presentation, policy requirement as well as identified the challenges of translating and presenting news in indigenous language. The study was anchored on gate-keeping theory to justify the manipulations deployed by the news translators and presenters in the practice. The study purposively conducted ten (10) key informant interviews with selected news translators and presenters purposively drawn from five broadcast media stations in Borno State. Findings indicate that, news is translated and presented in more than two indigenous languages on the average in most broadcast stations in Borno State. Broadcast stations adopt ‘caster only’ as a style used for translated news presentation. The study further found that news translators encounter difficulty in translating certain concepts from the source language. The study concludes that news translation and presentation is a popular practice in media organizations in Borno State. 

Key Words: News Translation, News Presentation, Indigenous Language, Borno State.

JCMR Journal of Communication and Media Research, Vol. 15, No. 1, April 2023, pp. 148-156.

© Association of Media and Communication Researchers of Nigeria (AMCRON).

About the authors

* Ibrahim UbaYusuf is with the Department of Mass Communication, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

** Yahaya Abubakar is with the Department of Mass Communication, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

Article Citation

Yusuf, I. U. & Abubakar, Y. (2023). Broadcast news translation and presentation in indigenous language in Borno State, Nigeria. Journal of Communication and Media Research, 15 (1): 148-156.

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