"en clave periodística"

Question

Okay, I'm reading and trying to translate Carlos Gimenez's "España: Una, Grande y Libre¨, and in the foreword it says:

´´Esta obra recoge en clave periodística y de humor crítico,.........´´

What does that mean??

Answer 1

Well, I did some research and I couldn't find any direct translations. But I found this sentence:

"Es posible leer en clave escolar, en clave periodística, en clave íntima y también en clave académica sin ningún tipo de problemas o culpas epistemológicas, sabiendo en cada caso, eso sí, qué es lo estamoshaciendo y por qué lo estamos haciendo."

I also found this article:

http://chasqui.comunica.org/content/view/452/129/ : It's titled: "La inmigración en clave periodística"

So it seems to me that it means something along the lines of:

1. "From a journalistic point of view/ In a journalistic framework

2. "In journalistic terms"

3. "In a journalistic light"

That's my best shot! And good question!

Answer 2

@DonCiro:

Hey thanks for your time to research and your answer!! I think you are right with your guess. I also think it means something like your suggestions.

After I posted the q, I did some more research myself and I found (I don't remember where exactly, but I think it was in SpanishDict itself) that 'en clave' alone means 'in code'. So I'm thinking i'll translate it into something like 'in a journalistic code' or 'in a journalistic point of view' like you perfectly suggested!

Thanks for the help.

Answer 3

Always try using the translator in the blue toolbar above and give it your best guess. Then others are more likely to help you out since we aren't supposed to do homework for others (not that I could anyway). It gives a basic translation for the phrase you are asking for.