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Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social
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German-Swedish translator since 1995. Occasional keynote speaker. Language nerd. Member of SFÖ-SAT (SE), founding & honorary member of DVÜD (DE). 3rd last Curator of Sweden back in 2018. That guy who founded Things Translators Never Say on FB. #xl8

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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Belfast to get first #Ulster #Scots street sign since rules change www.bbc.com/news/article... via @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social #signage #langsky
bbc.com
Ulster Scots: Belfast to get first street sign since rule change
In 2022, the council changed its rules to lower the percentage of occupiers whose agreement is required before a bilingual sign can be installed.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Could #Latin become Europe’s common language? A young group thinks it can www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e... #europe #langsky
lrt.lt
Could Latin become Europe’s common language? A young group thinks it can
It may sound improbable: Latin, often described as a dead language, becoming a common language understood across Europe.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Can Europe’s publishing industry sustain its linguistic diversity? the-european.eu/story-66478/... #xl8 #literary #translation #litsky #langsky
the-european.eu
Lost in translation: Can Europe’s publishing industry sustain its linguistic diversity?
Isabella Russell examines whether funding, technology and changing reader tastes can help Europe’s smaller languages reach wider publishing audiences.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Do the same animals speak different languages in different countries? www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts... #wildlife #language #langsky
discoverwildlife.com
Do the same animals speak different languages in different countries?  | Discover Wildlife
Same species, different voices. The strange secret hidden in the songs of animals
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#Webinar beim BDÜ: Steuern und Buchführung meistern – Finanzen souverän im Griff für Übersetzerinnen und Dolmetscherinnen (Referentin: Frau Doris Reimann) 21.10., 27.10., 29.10. und 3.11.2026 www.bdue-fachverlag.de/detail_webin... #bdue #weiterbildung #cpd #xl8 #1nt #freelance
bdue-fachverlag.de
BDÜ Weiterbildungs- und Fachverlagsgesellschaft mbH
Vorstellung der BDÜ Weiterbildungs- und Fachverlagsgesellschaft mbH.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Language-or-Dialect Debate Could Decide Fate of Greece’s Ancient Spartan Tongue greekreporter.com/2026/10/08/g... via greekreporter.com #Greece #tsakonian #language #doric #langsky
greekreporter.com
Language-or-Dialect Debate Could Decide Fate of Greece’s Ancient Spartan Tongue - GreekReporter.com
Greece’s Tsakonian language highlights the stakes of Europe’s dialect debate and the struggle to preserve a rare descendant of Doric Greek.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
‘Green, red, yellow, blue’? Beneath the surface, #diaspora #language is anything but Black and white www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc... via @theguardian.com #emigration #langsky
theguardian.com
‘Green, red, yellow, blue’? Beneath the surface, diaspora language is anything but Black and white
Black communities across the globe have large and complex vocabularies to describe race, shaped by their specific cultures and histories
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Russian Language After the War: What Place Will It Have in Ukraine? [congrats to the most irrelevant AI picture of the day] www.lvivherald.com/post/the-rus... #russian #language #ukraine #langsky
lvivherald.com
The Russian Language After the War: What Place Will It Have in Ukraine?
By Matthew ParishWednesday 7 October 2026One of the stranger consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is that Vladimir Putin may ultimately have inflicted more damage upon the Russian language tha...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
From one Lingua Franca to many: How Eastern Europe is changing the languages it speaks euneighbourseast.eu/young-europe... via euneighbourseast.eu #multilingual #langsky
euneighbourseast.eu
From one Lingua Franca to many: How Eastern Europe is changing the languages it speaks - EU NEIGHBOURS east
If you were to walk through a university corridor in Chișinău or Kyiv today, you would likely hear far more than just Ukrainian or Romanian. Across lecture halls and common areas, a wide variety of Eu...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
What happens to language when machines start talking back? theconversation.com/what-happens... via @theconversation.com #langsky
theconversation.com
What happens to language when machines start talking back?
AI systems tend to focus on the person speaking – but the listener plays just as big a part in communication.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🇸🇪 Swedish word of the day #swotd is brittsommar, a brief period of warm, sunny, and calm weather during the autumn season. It comes from the day of Holy Birgitta (Britt or Britta in short) on 7 October. #Sweden
Meadow in late summer, lake in the background, young woman dancing in the sun
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#Multilingual readers report higher enjoyment and more daily reading, survey finds phys.org/news/2026-10... via phys.org #reading #langsky
phys.org
Multilingual readers report higher enjoyment and more daily reading, survey finds
The U.K.'s National Year of Reading is asking people across the country to "go all in" on reading. But this invitation raises questions for many families: reading what, in which language and in what f...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#Translation error in #Medin case: Hearing postponed for three months. A court sent a new request to obtain Medin’s defense statement after a sworn translation mistakenly rendered the Turkish phrase for “taking a statement” as “extradition.” www.mlsaturkey.com/en/translati... #xl8
Journalist Joakim Medin
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The U.K. National Centre for Writing Announces Translators Selected for International Mentorship Program publishingperspectives.com/2026/09/the-... #literary #translation #xl8 #litsky #langsky
publishingperspectives.com
The U.K. National Centre for Writing Announces Translators Selected for International Mentorship Program - Publishing Perspectives
Founded in 2010 by translator, writer, and editor Daniel Hahn, the Emerging Translator Mentorships program pairs early-career translators with experienced mentors for six months of focused development...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
From Romani To Tsakonian, #AI Learns Greece’s “Small” Languages www.tovima.com/stories/from... via tovima.com #small #languages #Greece #langsky
Greek village, old white houses on a slope
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#Psychopathic traits linked to distinct patterns in everyday language www.news-medical.net/news/2026100... #langsky
news-medical.net
Psychopathic traits linked to distinct patterns in everyday language
Popular culture often depicts people with psychopathy as cold, emotionless and hollow, but a recent University of Mississippi study found that the language associated with psychopathic traits is more ...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Automated language screening: Fraunhofer wants to relieve daycare staff www.heise.de/en/news/Auto... via @heise.de #speech #disorder #langsky
heise.de
Automated language screening: Fraunhofer wants to relieve daycare staff
Speech disorders affect education, making early detection crucial. Fraunhofer advocates automated analyses to support specialists.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What a Pearly King taught me about #Cockney rhyming slang and East London history www.npr.org/2026/10/01/n... #london #langsky
npr.org
What a Pearly King taught me about Cockney rhyming slang and East London history
In mother-of-pearl suits, the Pearly Kings used to canvass East London for charity. The most famous one, George Major, died in August. A look back on this larger-than-life figure and the Pearly King t...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#Trump wants to rewrite the midterm lexicon www.axios.com/2026/10/06/t... via @axios.com #uspolitics #language #langsky
axios.com
Trump has a new target: The words Americans use
Changing the words may not change the politics.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#Tibetan #Language and Cultural School Observes Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week in Switzerland and Liechtenstein tibet.net/tibetan-lang... #Switzerland #langsky
tibet.net
Tibetan Language and Cultural School Observes Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week in Switzerland and Liechtenstein – Central Tibetan Administration
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
When radio finds a new digital voice: Bringing #Romani #language and culture online in Kosovo globalvoices.org/2026/10/05/w... via @globalvoices.org #Kosovo #media #langsky
globalvoices.org
When radio finds a new digital voice: Bringing Romani language and culture online in Kosovo
Digital transformation does not always require expensive infrastructure or complex solutions. For community media, it can begin by taking valuable content that already exists and giving it a longer li...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Svagt av Rapport på @svtnyheter.bsky.social att inte ens nämna namnen på de tre forskare som idag tilldelats Nobelpriset i medicin. Gör om, gör rätt. #nobelpriset
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Swiss divided on early foreign language education. The reform of language teaching in primary schools is stirring debate in #Switzerland. Left-wing parties defend early language teaching, while the centre-right Radical-Liberal party defends federalism. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-po... #langsky
swissinfo.ch
Swiss divided on early foreign language education
The Swiss debate teaching English and national languages in primary schools as parties, teachers and cantons split on reforms.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
How #Greek Shaped #Coptic, Egypt’s Final Ancient Language greekreporter.com/2026/10/04/g... #language #history #etymology #langsky
greekreporter.com
How Greek Shaped Coptic, Egypt’s Final Ancient Language - GreekReporter.com
The Greek influence on Egyptian-Coptic transformed Egypt’s native language through loanwords, verb changes, and dialectal shifts.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
World Teachers’ Day: #Syriac teachers are guardians of the mother tongue and cultural memory syriacpress.com/blog/2026/10... #endangered #language #langsky
syriacpress.com
World Teachers’ Day: Syriac teachers are guardians of the mother tongue and cultural memory - SyriacPress
By Ablahad Hanna Saka | Retired educator and member of the Bethnahrin National Council in Iraq On 5 October of each year, we celebrate World Teachers’ Day in recognition of the leading role teachers p...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why AI translation is no substitute for learning a language engelsbergideas.com/notebook/why... #languagelearning #ai #langsky
engelsbergideas.com
Why AI translation is no substitute for learning a language
AI-powered earbuds that translate in real time are remarkable tools. But doing the hard work of learning another language offers something more: a new way of seeing the world.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
How Can We Support Children’s #Language #Development? Five Everyday Actions www.iadb.org/en/blog/earl... #children #langsky
iadb.org
How Can We Support Children’s Language Development? Five Everyday Actions
Conversations, books, and stories help children develop language from their earliest years.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#Russian #language included in school curriculum in the Central African Republic, which has become Wagner's main African base nashaniva.com/amp/en/405958 #languagelearning #langsky
Badge of the criminal band PMC Wagner Group.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What Do the Names of African Countries Mean? www.voronoiapp.com/history/What... #etymology #Africa #langsky
voronoiapp.com
What Do the Names of African Countries Mean?
What do the names of Africa’s 54 countries actually mean? From Cameroon’s connection to shrimp and Burkina Faso’s meaning of “Land of Honest People” to names…
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
OUP blog: Gloves, gauntlets, and gaunt people blog.oup.com/2026/09/glov... #language #etymology #history #langsky
blog.oup.com
Gloves, gauntlets, and gaunt people
Last week, I finished my story with a brief reference to all kinds of gloves. A few days later, a query came about the word gauntlet.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
'Speech and language is something we take for granted' www.bbc.com/news/article... via @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social #neurolinguistics #therapy #langsky
bbc.com
Headway North Staffs warn speech and language services at risk after funding cut
A brain injury charity is warning its therapy services could end in months as money is running out.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#litsky #langsky
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Did Pope Leo XIV really learn to speak #Quechua? aleteia.org/2026/10/01/d... #Peru #indigenous #language #langsky
aleteia.org
Did Pope Leo XIV really learn to speak Quechua?
Rumors circulated early on that the Pope with Peruvian nationality speaks this South American language, but he hasn’t spoken it publicly since his election.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lost in translation: #Montenegro 's EU accession faces a language barrier www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/l... via @euronews.com #xl8 #langsky
euronews.com
Lost in translation: Montenegro's EU accession faces language barrier
Montenegro may not be able to accurately translate all EU laws in time for accession, so the European Commission is currently weighing options for a derogation, including allowing Podgorica to use an ...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Paris airport sign misdirects #Chinese travelers due to #translation #error www.insideflyer.com/posts/paris-... #travelling #xl8 #signage #langsky
insideflyer.com
Paris airport sign misdirects Chinese travelers due to translation error
A Paris airport sign incorrectly directed Chinese passport holders to e-gates reserved for Schengen and Swiss travelers. The error stemmed from a translator mistaking Switzerland’s ‘CH’ code for China...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Languages unite!” – European Day of Languages 2026 New educational resources, events and fairs celebrate the power of languages to build bridges www.coe.int/en/web/porta... via @coe.int #edl2026 #language #diversity #langsky
coe.int
“Languages unite!” – European Day of Languages 2026
<p>New educational resources, events and fairs celebrate the power of languages to build bridges</p>
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
AI often leaves out #minority #languages – but some communities are turning it into a lifeline theconversation.com/ai-often-lea... via @theconversation.com #ai #digitalsurvival #langsky
theconversation.com
AI often leaves out minority languages – but some communities are turning it into a lifeline
AI is helping communities own and build vital tools for their minority languages – all without external funding.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Estonian media call for lifting foreign-language dubbing ban — ERR News ua.news/en/world/med... #estonia #media #dubbing #xl8 #langsky
ua.news
Estonian media call to lift foreign-language dubbing ban — ERR News
Estonian public and private media have called for lifting restrictions on foreign-language dubbing, saying they harm media access, the economy and security.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Want a Sharper Brain? Try Learning Another Language zoomer.com/health/2026/... #languagelearning #langsky
zoomer.com
Want a Sharper Brain? Try Learning Another Language
Research shows that mastering another tongue could be a surprisingly powerful way to exercise your grey matter.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Europe Calls for Language Educators to Motivate Learners languagemagazine.com/2026/09/28/e... via @langmag.bsky.social #langsky
languagemagazine.com
Europe Calls for Language Educators to Motivate Learners - Language Magazine
On 26 September, the European Day of Languages was celebrated, encouraging some 700 million citizens across the Council of Europe’s 46 member states to discover and learn languages at any age, whether...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Beyond the myth of India’s #Sanskrit -speaking villages, can the language anchor modern life? scroll.in/article/1095... #India #language #langsky
scroll.in
Beyond the myth of India’s Sanskrit-speaking villages, can the language anchor modern life?
To truly revitalise a language, it must belong to the messy, everyday realities of its speakers.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#Translation #Grants for Swedish #Literature and Drama in Nordic Languages. www.kulturradet.se Deadline 31 Dec 2026. www2.fundsforngos.org/individuals/... #xl8 #langsky
www2.fundsforngos.org
Translation Grants for Swedish Literature and Drama in Nordic Languages - fundsforNGOs
Deadline: 31-Dec-2026 The Swedish Arts Council has opened applications to support professional publishing houses in the Nordic countries that want to translate Swedish literature and drama into other ...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Words Have Power: How Language May Shape The Biology Of Leadership ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/words-p... via @forbes.com #language #jargon #leadership #langsky
ca.finance.yahoo.com
Words Have Power: How Language May Shape The Biology Of Leadership
The language of leadership can create ripples across a business and within the people who run it. The influence of a few words may reach further than expected.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
More #moral #language doesn't always mean more engagement online phys.org/news/2026-09... via phys.org #vocabulary #langsky
phys.org
More moral language doesn't always mean more engagement online
Moral language—words and phrases that express ideas about right and wrong, virtues, fairness, harm and social obligations—is widely used in social media posts and other online content. Posts containin...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Japan overwhelmed by surge in language proficiency test applicants english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/8... #japanese #language #learning #langsky
english.kyodonews.net
Japan overwhelmed by surge in language proficiency test applicants
The Japanese government has asked Japanese-language schools nationwide to consider using alternatives to the commonly used exam known as the JLPT as a surge in applicants seeking work and student visa...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Call for Applications: #IATEFL #Scholarship for English Language Teachers & educational professionals 2027 Applications from teachers in W Balkans for partial scholarship to attend 60th IATEFL International Conference. www2.fundsforngos.org/individuals/... via @britishcouncil.bsky.social #langsky
Logo of British Council
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Was man so alles findet. Interessante Ressource für Übersetzer: www.haustec.de/fachbegriffe #xl8 #glossar #terminologie #hausbau #bauwesen
Klassische Zeichnung einer Dachkonstruktion einschl. Fachbegriffen
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sehr empfehlenswert für #Übersetzer #Dolmetscher: Die Blogreihe A bis Z beim #DVÜD, dem Deutschen Verband der freien Übersetzer und Dolmetscher e. V. dvud.de/aktuelles/dv... #xl8 #1nt #freelancing #dvud
Logo of DVÜD
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Word of the Day: moot This word has appeared in 81 articles on @nytimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/l... #vocabulary #langsky
nytimes.com
Word of the Day: moot
This word has appeared in 81 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Germany: Victory for media pluralism as @deutschewelle.dw.com reversed decision to abolish Greek-language service www.ifj.org/es/sala-de-p... via @ifjglobal.bsky.social #media #Greek #language #langsky
ifj.org
Germany: Victory for media pluralism as DW reversed decision to abolish Greek-language service / FIP
The management of Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany’s public service broadcaster, reversed on 18 September its decision to discontinue the Greek-language programme. The service will continue in a reduced f...
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