Excerpt from: Language Translation Development
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| June 25, 2008 | | The London memorial, located on the roof of the British Broadcasting Corporations headquarters in London, honors journalists, translators and interpreters who have lost their lives on duty. | "Breathing" by Jaume Plensa |
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“U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon dedicated a soaring glass and steel sculpture to the memory of journalists killed in the line of work at a somber gathering in London Monday evening. The sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa sits on the roof of the new wing of Broadcasting House, the British Broadcasting Corp.'s corporate headquarters in central London. It will be illuminated for 30 minutes every night as the BBC broadcasts its 10 o'clock news bulletin. Relatives of some of the journalists killed in action listened to Ban, who said the memorial is ‘a solemn reminder of those who have lost their lives giving voice to the voiceless…’
The International News Safety Institute that co-hosted the event with the BBC said more than 1,000 journalists and assistants, including translators, drivers and fixers, have died in the past 10 years.” (Extract from the Associated Press, June 17 2008) Language Translation Inc. recognizes that some translators and interpreters work in very dangerous conditions, far from the offices of global corporations, and honors their courage. Betty Carlson Subscribe to Language Lines, our monthly newsletter, for the latest news about the growing importance of language services in the business world. | | |
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