These folks are usually up to some good stuff.
Interpreting: December 2004 Archives
Yesterday was a mixed day. The highlight was a breakthrough for a mental health patient who's treatment sessions I've been interpreting for over five years. WOW! The department party was enjoyable, but severely tainted by my memories of last year, when I was accompanied by my family. Alas.
Ukraine media rebel against official line
By Steven Lee Myers
KIEV, Ukraine -- The most striking, and potentially significant,
public rebellion against President Leonid D. Kuchma and his chosen
successor in Nov. 21's contested election began silently.
On the morning of Nov. 25, Natalia Dimitruk, an interpreter for the
deaf on Ukraine's official state UT-1 television, disregarded the
anchor's report on Prime Minister Viktor F. Yanukovych's victory and,
in her small inset on the screen, began to sign something else
altogether.
from Mosnews.com, reported last Friday:
"Natalia Dmitruk, a sign language presenter with the Ukrainian TV channel UT-1 has ignored the text read by the news presenter and instead transmitted the message that the results of the elections were rigged, Russiaís NTV television reports."
She's concerned that the station might drop sign language interpreting altogether, but explained (in Ukrainian Sign Language as part of her protest): " I am very disappointed by the fact that I had to interpret lies." She then joined a strike called by journalists of the TV station.
