NIUS

Political leaning and stance

NIUS is critical of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, whose leadership it frames as failing and under internal pressure, and it quotes critics and dissenting voices against him. Over the summer that criticism sharpened into mocking nicknames and accusations of lying. Toward the AfD the headlines are sympathetic, presenting the party as excluded and unfairly treated while highlighting its gains and the CDU's losses, though the outlet also reports on AfD internal problems. Germany as a whole is covered in a mixed, largely neutral register. Only a short stretch of the period is measured so far. The stance is measured from headlines toward countries and persons; it is not a rating of accuracy.

Based on headlines from July 2026 to August 2026.

Who owns NIUS

NIUS was founded in 2023 in Berlin by Julian Reichelt, and its financing is reported to come from the businessman Frank Gotthardt.

What NIUS covers

Coverage is concentrated on Germany, with the United States and the European Union as occasional subjects. About two thirds is governance and domestic politics, followed by society, with very little on the economy or foreign affairs.