Planned feature · coming soonAudiences & languages
Reporting in African languages: audience first
A planned investigation into language choices, translation, audio and audience habits. How can journalism move closer to the people it concerns?
This page outlines a planned editorial feature. The article has not yet been published.
Questions for this feature
- How can real audience needs be identified?
- Which nuances can translation lose?
- What role can radio and audio formats play?
Revisit the method before reporting
- Lesson 10 Know who you are writing for
- Lesson 26 Write for the ear
- Lesson 41 Podcasting: audio on the listener’s terms
- Lesson 49 Transcription, translation and subtitles across languages
Would you like to contribute?
A place to report from, an angle, a newsroom experience or a proposed interview: describe your contribution and the evidence you can provide.