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Sydney Morning Herald
AustraliaThe Sydney Morning Herald is a daily newspaper based in Sydney, founded in 1831. In our feed Australia comes first, followed closely by the United States, then Iran, China, the United Kingdom and Israel. Politics leads, with security and economy close together behind it, and diplomacy is the largest single subject. Its headlines are consistently critical of Donald Trump and the United States and mostly neutral toward Australia.
Political leaning and stance
The Sydney Morning Herald's headlines are consistently critical of Donald Trump and the United States, hostile in tone in the early months and critical and skeptical afterwards, with evaluative vocabulary that appears in the outlet's own voice rather than only in quoted critics. Australia is covered neutrally, with mixed domestic political reporting, until a late shift toward skepticism of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's political tactics. The largest movement is the easing of Trump coverage from hostile to critical in spring. The measurement works from the outlet's headlines toward countries and persons; it is not a rating of accuracy.
Based on headlines from February 2026 to August 2026.
Editorial stance over time
Each row is an entity (country or person) this outlet covers regularly. Each cell shows the outlet's stance toward that entity in that month — colour from red (hostile) to green (supportive), opacity from headline volume. Click a column header or any cell to open that month's full report.
Coverage volume by entity
Headlines per month for each top entity. Look for spikes — entities that suddenly dominate coverage and then fade. Click any tile to open the peak month.
Who owns Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald was founded in 1831 and is based in Sydney. It was long owned by Fairfax Media, and since Fairfax's 2018 merger it belongs to Nine Entertainment Co.
What Sydney Morning Herald covers
Australia and the United States lead, followed by Iran, China, the United Kingdom and Israel. Politics dominates, diplomacy is the largest subject, and society takes a bigger share than at most outlets with a strong foreign focus.
Lifetime overview
Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories
US EXECUTIVE
20.3%
NONE
13.6%
AU EXECUTIVE
13.4%
CORPORATION
10.7%
POPULATION
5.0%
AU LAW ENFORCEMENT
