France 24 · March 2026

• highlights contradictions and policy failures
• uses distancing verbs like 'affirme' and 'juge'
• frames Trump as isolated or opposed (protests, congressional limits)
• associates Trump with negative outcomes (oil drop, war escalation)

Some headlines report Trump's statements neutrally (e.g., #7, #15), but the majority emphasize criticism, internal dissent, and negative consequences, indicating a skeptical stance toward Trump.

• factual reporting of government actions and statements
• balanced coverage of domestic political events
• no evaluative language toward the country as an entity

The entity is a country (FR), not a single actor; coverage is mostly neutral institutional reporting. Headlines about Macron are factual or quote him without distancing, but there is no consistent positive or negative framing of France as a whole. Some headlines (e.g., 1, 20) involve France only tangentially.

• frames Iran as aggressor or threat (missiles, drones, Ormuz closure)
• highlights internal succession and instability (Khamenei death, Larijani death, invisible leader)
• uses distancing or negative framing for Iranian officials (intransigent, contested, invisible)
• includes sympathetic coverage of Iranian dissidents and critics (dancing for sisters, Sepideh Farsi)

Headline 5 and 8 show sympathetic treatment of Iranian critics, not the state itself. The outlet's stance toward the country IR is skeptical/critical, but not consistently hostile; some headlines are neutral factual reporting. The entity is a country, not a single person, so stance aggregates across state actors and institutions.

• reports on Israeli strikes and displacement without evaluative language toward Lebanon as a state
• gives voice to Lebanese officials and citizens, including criticism of Hezbollah
• highlights humanitarian crisis and civilian suffering
• frames Lebanon as a victim of regional conflict, not as an aggressor

The outlet's coverage focuses on Lebanon as a site of conflict and humanitarian crisis, not as an actor. Stance toward the country is neutral; the outlet does not delegitimize or celebrate Lebanon. Some headlines amplify internal Lebanese criticism of Hezbollah, but this reflects reporting on domestic opinion, not the outlet's own stance toward Lebanon.

• highlights internal dissent and contradictions within Trump administration
• uses distancing verbs like 'claims' and 'says' for Trump's statements
• foregrounds protests and negative reactions to Trump policies
• frames Trump as isolated or inconsistent

The outlet's stance is toward the US as represented by the Trump administration, not the country as a whole. Coverage is critical of Trump's actions and rhetoric, but some headlines report his statements neutrally. The entity is the US, but the focus is on Trump's leadership, which is treated skeptically.

• Quotes Israeli officials without distancing verbs
• Frames Israeli military actions as responses or operations
• Gives platform to Israeli justifications via interviews and debates
• Uses neutral or factual language for Israeli actions

Headlines 10 and 19 mention humanitarian consequences and civilian exodus, introducing some critical perspective, but the overall bundle amplifies Israeli official voices and frames their actions as defensive or justified.

• factual reporting of succession events
• use of descriptive labels like 'supreme leader' without evaluative adjectives
• balanced inclusion of both regime continuity and opposition reactions
• occasional framing of Khamenei as a contested figure ('intransigeant et contesté')

Headline 12 describes Ali Khamenei as 'intransigeant et contesté' (intransigent and contested), which is mildly critical but not hostile; overall coverage is predominantly factual reporting of events and succession, with no consistent positive or negative stance toward the entity. The entity is primarily discussed in terms of his death and his son's succession, not evaluated directly.

• Macron announces, salutes, exhorts, promises — active agent of policy
• Quoted directly and without distancing verbs
• Headlines foreground his actions and statements as newsworthy
• No critical or skeptical framing of Macron himself

Macron is consistently presented as a credible leader taking action; his quoted content may criticize others (e.g., 'attaque inacceptable'), but the outlet treats him as authoritative, not as a target of criticism.

• foregrounds Ukrainian leadership visits and diplomatic efforts
• frames Russian attacks as 'massive' or 'new' without distancing
• reports Ukraine's aid to other countries as positive action
• uses Zelensky as authoritative voice on security concerns

Headlines 3, 13, 15 include Trump's criticism of Zelensky, but the outlet itself does not endorse that criticism; the overall selection emphasises Ukraine's diplomatic activity and victimisation by Russian attacks, treating the entity (UA) as a legitimate actor deserving support.