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March 21, 2019
Embedding Tweets on GV: Tutorial video and updated guidelines to stop making translators sad!
Embedding tweets can be confusing but I've created a video tutorial and updated the official Twitter guidelines in the WordPress Posting Guide to make sure it's clear!
March 19, 2019
Violence tiptoes in on jokes, stereotypes, and lies–It catches us by surprise
Yeah, I'm angry. And scared. About racism. Our future. The Netherlands.
February 25, 2019
Global Voices becomes primary source for global translation competition in Czech Republic
"Global Voices. . . provides articles on interesting and fresh topics that come in several language versions, translated by native speakers, and using contemporary language and an accessible style."
February 5, 2019
Russian Lingua announces partnership with It Gets Better Russia!
Global Voices Russian Lingua is happy to announce the launch of a partnership with It Gets Better Russia project.
January 29, 2019
Introducing myself as the new Managing Editor
My name is Filip Noubel, I live in Prague. Describing where I come from is a challenge: I grew up in a Czech-French family in Ireland, Soviet Uzbekistan and Greece.
January 17, 2019
Kittens, Baklava, and Bubble Tea: How Wikipedians Thank Each Other in Different Languages
Do expressions of gratitude make online communities stronger and more welcoming? Or is it a mistake when communities try to sustain themselves with virtual, symbolic tokens? Might the answers to...
October 12, 2018
Nobel Peace Prize Seen As Rebuke to the US
The rest of the world chose Nadia and Denis, while the United States elected Donald and Brett.
September 24, 2018
Using Grammarly for GV?
Suggesting using Grammarly for the GV Community.
Community Council Issue Paper 2: Degrees of Professionalization
Today we are excited to share the second issue paper for the Community Consultation on the Future of Global Voices – on the subject of the degree of professionalization of Global Voices.The...
September 19, 2018
Tips for New Translators — Part 3: Slang and Social Media
Social media has to do with shared experiences, which are very difficult to translate. One must really have a grasp of the context.
Meet Global Voices’ Community Council!
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Introducing myself as the new Managing Editor
धन्यवाद Sanjib-ji!
We're looking forward to seeing you in Nepal, Filip. Best wishes, Sanjib
This is just lovely
Lovely post! Kevin certainly found a great way of using his Kenyan tanka. And Georgia, the...