Big deal, you say? So, the 
Romanian newspaper uses a British newspaper to translate French news site. English is an international language. Why not look at the Guardian?
Romanian newspaper uses a British newspaper to translate French news site. English is an international language. Why not look at the Guardian?Well, we have our misgivings about the fallen tabloid. The Guardian used to be a great newspaper, but they no longer pay their journalists. Now, instead of journalists, they have a bunch of influencers, who are probably being paid by nepharious third party MLM shills, or maybe are just bored rich people with a bunch of time on their hands.
In this case, the Guardian simply summarised and (mis) translated a French interview.
This is a scandal for four reasons:
1. Românian is a country with over 20 million citizens, and over 100 thousand currently live in France. Another 100 thousand live in Belgium (most likely in French speaking areas) and it is not hard to find Romanians in Canada and Switzerland. Over a quarter of a million Romanians have immigrated to French speaking countries. (And this doesn’t include those who have learned French abroad and moved back, or moved on to a third country). A Romanian newspaper should have someone who can do the interview directly, or at least speak enough French to translate from the French.
2. Romania is a member of francophonie. Perhaps it’s more phony than francophone if they can’t find anyone to read the original article in French.
Romania is a member of francophonie. Perhaps it’s more phony than francophone if they can’t find anyone to read the original article in French.3. Românian is a “Latin” or “romance” language. You can even get degrees in Romania in French. You can study dentistry through French in Cluj-Napoca, for instance. And there is a French language podcast about Romania.
Romania in French. You can study dentistry through French in Cluj-Napoca, for instance. And there is a French language podcast about Romania.4. The owners of the newspaper are Swiss. Surely they have some French or German speakers. Perhaps Libertatea should be rebranded as a summary of the Guardian and not a real newspaper.
What do you think? Should a national newspaper in Romania be able to leverage their populations abroad, or at least their citizens who speak foreign languages, and not rely so much on the British and American media for its international news?
Do you know Romanian speakers abroad who are willing to be journalists for the Romanian press?