Category: freelancing

ELIA Together Starts Today

ELIA Together Starts Today
This is day one of Together at Home — the virtual version of the European Language Industry Association’s (ELIA) annual conference. The event offers two… Continue Reading

US Interpreter Faces Criminal Charges

US Interpreter Faces Criminal Charges
Imagine you’re translating highly confidential wiretaps for the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The wiretaps are perfectly legal. They’re actually part of a multi-year drug… Continue Reading

Fake Interpreter Going to Prison

Fake Interpreter Going to Prison
Mirwais Patang is not an interpreter, but he’s now facing two years in prison for pretending to be one. When Patang was 18, The Evening… Continue Reading

NYC Mayor requests LSP investigation

NYC Mayor requests LSP investigation
Last week, MultiLingual reported on accusations against Linguistica International that allege the telephone interpreting (OPI) provider has paid some interpreters as low as 4 USD per… Continue Reading

One Year In, Kinyarwanda Google Translate Still Flawed

One Year In, Kinyarwanda Google Translate Still Flawed
One year ago this month, Google Translate added Kinyarwanda — a language principally spoken in Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. And despite… Continue Reading

Weekly Shorts | January 29, 2021

Weekly Shorts | January 29, 2021
Daily News reports on “low” interpreter wages This Sunday, New York Daily News reported on language services provider (LSP) Linguistica International paying what the paper calls… Continue Reading

Localization & Race: Disney’s Dubbing Controversy

Localization & Race: Disney’s Dubbing Controversy
Disney/Pixar’s localization of the movie Soul has generated some race-related controversy, according to The Independent. Released in 41 different countries, the film is about a Black… Continue Reading

ATA Offers Payment Plan to Struggling Members

ATA Offers Payment Plan to Struggling Members
Can’t afford your American Translators Association (ATA) dues? New this year, the organization is allowing members to pay in two installments: 50 percent down now,… Continue Reading

Want a Vaccine? Better Interpret for a Hospital Direct

Want a Vaccine? Better Interpret for a Hospital Direct
To get a vaccine at University of North Carolina (UNC) Health, you need to work for the hospital directly. That’s what Alan Wolf, director of… Continue Reading

Will Interpreters Receive Vaccine?
This week, doctors began administering the first of two anticipated coronavirus vaccines in the United States, BNT162b2. Unlike the United Kingdom where initial non-trial recipients… Continue Reading