News translation and national image in the time of Covid-19

The press, as a culturally structured system, contributes to the formation of audience self-images – defining one's domestic identity and hetero images Other. Using journalistic translation journalism studies, this contribution explores national image provided by Italian press in news translated into English Ansa agency website during current COVID-19 pandemic. few studies on translations including English-Italian language pair studied linguistic characteristics (i.e. universals), thus making analysis an unexplored area. methodological framework will be based Critical Discourse Analysis' qualitative approach well two essential concepts from Journalism Studies. To begin with, concept gatekeeping can used explain various flows information articles. Second, understanding manipulation rewriting made possible frame. goal is disclose how communicated.