June 5, 2009

Obama dubbed, microblogging in China, bilingual politics in Belgium, and Bangla hip hop in NYC

This week, how President Obama’s big speech to the Muslim world was translated, officially by the State Department, and less officially by various news outlets. Obama’s carefully worded speech was broadcast live with simultaneous voiceover in dozens of countries. The State Department’s translators received copies of the speech nearly 24 hours in advance. [...]