This study investigates news translation as a sociocultural practice. Situated within the sociological turn in translation studies, it conceptualizes news translation not as linguistic transfer but as localization and gatekeeping, whereby information is selected, filtered, and reshaped to fit the ideological contours of the receiving context. The study operationalizes selective appropriation—encompassing omission, addition, substitution, and permutation—as the mechanism through which ideological frames are constructed. Drawing on Entman's framing theory and Van Dijk's ideological square, it examines four frames: attribution of responsibility, moral-humanitarian, political, and conflict. A dual-axis comparative design holds constant the target language and source events while varying the institutional identity of the translating organization, enabling divergent translational outcomes to be attributed to institutional and ideological factors rather than linguistic or cultural variables. The study contributes an integrated analytical model linking narrative theory's micro-level concerns with framing theory's macro-level categories, substantiates the concept of localization with fine-grained empirical evidence, and elevates permutation to a primary analytical category alongside omission, addition, and substitution. Findings carry implications for media literacy, journalism pedagogy, and translation practice.