A translation project by students in the MéLexTra master's degree in translation at the University of Lille. The blog provides a press review consisting of English translations of a broad range of French1…
articles on a different news topic every year. This year's project concerns coverage of the various issues faced by France's overseas territories.
In this second journalism translation project by students of the MéLexTra JET master’s degree in English-French translation at Lille 3 University, this blog is aimed at readers of Mediapart English who wish to learn a little more about the French media coverage of the debates surrounding the government's bill, now law, allowing same sex couples to marry, adopt and have access to Artificial Reproductive Technology.
From the first-time candidates struggling to emerge from the shadows of their famous predecessors, to our identification of the watershed moment in the media campaign, the MéLexTra JET team from Lille (3) University give five conclusions about the portrayals of the first round candidates in the French press.