Exploring the Role of Translation in News Agencies Algeria Press Service as a Case Study

Abstract

The present study aims at investigating the pivotal role that translation plays in the production of international stories in news agencies. For this purpose, it attempts to examine the position of translation within Algeria Press Service (APS). This study based on personal interview with the responsible of media direction of Algerian Press Services and some translators who work in the section of APS in Ouargla. The findings have shown that APS since its inception depends on two languages in producing news which are Arabic and French; this means that APS started its work depending on translation, and when it pursues to develop and extend its news scope it uses two other languages in its work which are English and Spanish, thereby it became represent its news in twelve capitals which are: Paris, Brussels, London, Rome, Madrid, Moscow, Amman, Cairo, Tunis, Dakar, Rabat and Washington. This means that AP Services achieved to this development thanks to translation. Thus, we concluded that Algerian Press Services depends on translation in all stages of its production of the international news, because it uses translation during gathering news as well as in disseminating them.