Frankfurter Allgemeine · February 2026

• foregrounds controversies and scandals involving US actors
• uses distancing or critical framing of US policies and figures
• highlights negative consequences of US actions
• includes neutral reporting on US officials' statements

The outlet covers US actions and figures with a mix of neutral reporting (e.g., quoting Vance, Rubio) and critical framing (e.g., 'eskaliert', 'berüchtigte Razzien', 'Umfragewerte sinken'). The stance is skeptical overall, but not uniformly hostile; some headlines are purely factual or quote US officials without evaluative language.

• negative framing of Trump's actions and policies
• attribution of conflict and tension to Trump
• use of critical verbs and adjectives
• focus on Trump's unpopularity and failures

Some headlines report Trump's statements neutrally or as authoritative (e.g., 1, 12, 23), but the overall selection emphasizes criticism, conflict, and negative consequences, with several headlines using evaluative language against Trump.

• treats Merz as a serious statesman on foreign trips
• uses neutral or positive framing for his diplomatic actions
• occasional critical or skeptical headlines about policy or outcomes
• personal or satirical coverage appears but is not dominant

Headlines 5, 15, 24 introduce mild skepticism about Merz's China policy, and headline 10 includes satire, but the overall framing treats Merz as a legitimate chancellor conducting important diplomacy, with positive descriptors like 'Wirtschaftskanzler' and 'Herzlich und offen'.

• labels Epstein as 'Sexualverbrecher' (sexual offender) in headlines
• frames Epstein as a predator who ensnared victims ('ins Netz gerieten')
• focuses on the criminal network and its fallout, not on any positive or neutral aspect
• uses the term 'Skandal' (scandal) to characterise the entire affair

The outlet's stance is uniformly hostile toward Epstein, reflecting his status as a convicted sex offender; no headlines present him neutrally or positively. The entity is never quoted or given a platform; the coverage is entirely about his crimes and their consequences.

• entity appears mostly in domestic political context without evaluative framing
• headlines focus on policy actions and events, not on entity's character
• no consistent positive or negative vocabulary directed at the entity

The entity 'DE' (Germany) is treated as a neutral backdrop for political and economic news; no editorial stance toward the country itself is discernible. Headlines about Merz (chancellor) are factual or mixed, not clearly positive or negative toward Germany as a whole.

• foregrounding Epstein scandal as a crisis for Starmer
• using defeat and decline framing ('Niederlage', 'bergab')
• quoting critics and opponents without counterbalance
• neutral reporting on non-political GB entities (police, military)

Stance is toward GB as a country, but coverage overwhelmingly focuses on the UK government and Labour Party under Starmer, with a skeptical/critical tone toward his leadership amid the Epstein scandal. Non-political GB entities (police, military) are treated neutrally. The outlet does not delegitimize GB as a whole, but the political coverage is consistently negative toward the current government.

• reports Macron's policy positions without evaluative adjectives
• uses Macron's name in factual headlines about EU politics
• includes headlines critical of Macron's stance (e.g., 'Macron irrt')
• covers Macron's diplomatic activities neutrally

Headline 3 ('Macron irrt') is directly critical of Macron's position, but most headlines are neutral or factual. The entity is France's president, not the country FR; if the entity is the country France, stance remains 0 as coverage is mostly about political figures and events.

• portrays Putin as a perpetrator of violence and terror
• uses accusatory and morally charged language
• frames Russian actions as criminal or illegitimate
• associates Putin with murder, coercion, and propaganda

The entity is Russia (RU) as a country, but the headlines overwhelmingly focus on Putin as its embodiment, using highly negative framing. No headlines present a neutral or positive view of Russia or its actions.