Reuters

Political leaning and stance

Reuters is neutral toward nearly every country it covers, in a wire-style, business-focused tone that reports statements with attribution and without evaluative wording. Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelensky are treated sympathetically in most months, with statements quoted as authoritative. Donald Trump drew skeptical, critical headlines early in the period and has been covered neutrally and factually since spring. Russia is neutral with occasional critical framing, Iran neutral to skeptical, and Yemen's Houthis are framed as a threat to shipping. Jeffrey Epstein draws hostile headlines. The stance is measured from headlines toward countries and persons; it is not a rating of accuracy.

Based on headlines from January 2026 to August 2026.

Who owns Reuters

Reuters was founded in 1851 by Paul Reuter and is headquartered in London. It is owned by Thomson Reuters, the Canadian-based information company controlled by the Thomson family.

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What Reuters covers

About half of Reuters's headlines concern the United States, with Iran, China, Russia, Ukraine, India and the United Kingdom well behind. Economy is the largest share of the mix, with politics and security next and society the smallest; diplomacy, technology and military subjects are also frequent.