The 9 Years War (1688–1697) saw France pitted against a coalition of England, the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and the Austrian Habsburgs. Hostilities took place not just on the battlefield but at sea. An important part of French naval operations was entrusted to French privateers, shipowners who harassed enemy ships and brought back prizes to French ports. Their exploits were reported in both the English and French media though the framing of the news reports was different. French newspapers employed news of privateering in order to not only bolster French morale about victories at sea but also to talk to specific audiences in England, whereas their English counterparts attempted to minimise the significance of these events and to claim the moral high ground. This chapter examines ways in which the news media of both countries sought to influence their readers’ opinions in relation to privateering and its role in the war. The methods employed by newspapers included intertextual linkages (connecting the news they reported to prior news discourse), selection of sources, translation, and editorial comments. It is shown that although the translation of news could a priori seem faithful the adjoining editorial comments and reporting words provided an ideological slant to the news.