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New York Times · March 2026
March 2026 editorial profile for New York Times. Below: how this outlet framed the actors and regions it covered most in March 2026. Tap any tile to jump to the detailed card.
Editorial stance
One tile per entity (country or public figure) covered enough times this month to draw a confident editorial-stance read. Colour from red (hostile) to green (supportive); intensity scales with headline volume. Tap to jump to the detailed card.
Iran25 titles-1Skeptical“critical and skeptical”
Patterns
- frames Iran as a militarized, autocratic state
- highlights internal dissent and civilian suffering
- uses distancing language for Iranian leaders' statements
- focuses on damage and conflict rather than Iranian perspectives
Caveats
Headlines 4 and 13 show some humanization of Iranian civilians, but overall the outlet's editorial voice treats the Iranian regime and its leaders with skepticism and criticism, not hostility. The entity is a country, so stance reflects treatment of the state and its leadership collectively.
United States25 titles-1Skeptical“critical of administration, not the nation”
Patterns
- frequent negative framing of Trump administration actions
- opinion pieces explicitly critical of Trump
- neutral reporting on non-Trump US entities
- use of 'administration' as target rather than 'US'
Caveats
The entity is 'US' but coverage overwhelmingly targets the Trump administration specifically, not the country as a whole. Many headlines are neutral or positive about other US actors (states, individuals). Stance reflects critical posture toward the current executive branch, not the nation.
TRUMP25 titles-2Adversarial“consistently hostile and delegitimising”
Patterns
- evaluative vocabulary framing Trump as destructive or incompetent
- opinion pieces explicitly condemning Trump's actions and character
- focus on Trump's failures, gaffes, and negative consequences
- attribution of harmful policies and diplomatic blunders to Trump
Caveats
The bundle includes both news reporting and opinion pieces; the opinion pieces are uniformly negative, and even news headlines use framing that highlights Trump's negative impact (e.g., 'destroyed', 'jokes about Pearl Harbor', 'dangerous lack of strategy'). No headline presents Trump in a neutral or positive light.
Representative headlines
- →Opinion | How Trump Destroyed the Aura of the Wartime President
- →How Trump Decided to Go to War With Iran
- →Trump Jokes About Pearl Harbor in Meeting With Japan’s Leader
- →Opinion | Trump Has No Idea How to End the War With Iran
- →Opinion | American Chipmaking Suffers a Blow Under Trump
- →Opinion | Trump Says Birthright Citizenship Was Only for the Children of Slaves. He’s Wrong.
- →Opinion | Trump’s Dangerous Lack of a Strategy in Iran
March 2026 overview
Track distributioniShare of coverage across thematic tracks
security
politics
economy
society
Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories
US EXECUTIVE
17.6%
NONE
17.0%
US ARMED FORCES
6.8%
CORPORATION
6.7%
IR ARMED FORCES
5.0%
US LAW ENFORCEMENT
4.5%
IL ARMED FORCES
3.7%
POPULATION
3.2%
Domain focusiThematic domains: security, governance, economy, etc.
SECURITY
31.6%
GOVERNANCE
17.8%
FOREIGN POLICY
17.8%
SOCIETY
13.7%
ECONOMY
12.3%
TECHNOLOGY
6.4%
MEDIA
0.4%
Publication patterniDay-of-week distribution of published titlesall time
Monday
17.1%
Tuesday
17.7%
Wednesday
16.7%
Thursday
14.8%
Friday
14.6%
Saturday
8.5%
Sunday
10.7%
peak hour: 10:00 UTC