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Associated Press · February 2026
February 2026 editorial profile for Associated Press. Below: how this outlet framed the actors and regions it covered most in February 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.
TRUMP25 titles-1Skeptical“skeptical and critical”
Patterns
- FACT FOCUS debunks Trump's claims
- negative framing of Trump's actions and policies
- highlights conflicts and opposition to Trump
- uses distancing language and critical adjectives
Caveats
Some headlines report Trump's actions neutrally (e.g., 2, 8, 20), but the overall selection emphasizes false claims, conflicts, and negative consequences, indicating a skeptical stance.
Representative headlines
United States25 titles0Reportorial“neutral with critical distance”
Patterns
- factual reporting of US government actions
- quoting Trump with attribution but no evaluative framing
- inclusion of critical voices (judge skepticism, poll doubts)
- mix of policy, scandal, and routine news
Caveats
The outlet reports on US government actions neutrally but includes critical perspectives (e.g., judge skeptical of Trump, poll showing doubts about Trump's judgment). The entity 'US' is broad; coverage of Trump administration is factual but not promotional, and includes negative developments (tariff impact, Epstein ties). No consistent positive or negative stance toward the US as a whole.
EPSTEIN25 titles-2Adversarial“consistently delegitimising and scandal-focused”
Patterns
- associates Epstein with criminality and scandal in every headline
- uses 'Epstein' as a modifier for investigations, documents, and fallout
- frames Epstein as a source of contamination and toppling of elites
- no neutral or positive framing of Epstein himself
Caveats
The outlet's stance is toward Epstein as a deceased convicted sex offender; coverage is uniformly negative, treating him as a criminal figure whose legacy is scandal and legal fallout. No headlines present him sympathetically or neutrally.
Representative headlines
United Kingdom15 titles-1Skeptical“critical and scandal-focused”
Patterns
- foregrounding Epstein-related scandals involving UK figures
- repeated negative framing of former Prince Andrew
- focus on political fallout for UK leaders
- use of 'former' and scandal-associated descriptors
Caveats
Coverage is heavily focused on Epstein-linked controversies involving UK individuals (Prince Andrew, Mandelson, Maxwell) and political consequences for Starmer, rather than on the country GB as a whole. The outlet's stance toward GB is indirectly negative due to the scandal-driven selection, but the entity is a country, not a single actor, so the stance reflects the outlet's critical framing of UK institutional figures and their scandals.
Representative headlines
February 2026 overview
Track distributioniShare of coverage across thematic tracks
politics
economy
security
society
Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories
US EXECUTIVE
20.2%
NONE
7.7%
CORPORATION
7.3%
US LAW ENFORCEMENT
4.3%
US JUDICIARY
4.0%
US STATE EXECUTIVE
3.8%
US ARMED FORCES
3.8%
US LEGISLATURE
3.5%
Domain focusiThematic domains: security, governance, economy, etc.
GOVERNANCE
28.3%
FOREIGN POLICY
27.9%
SOCIETY
13.4%
SECURITY
13.2%
ECONOMY
9.8%
TECHNOLOGY
6.7%
MEDIA
0.7%
Publication patterniDay-of-week distribution of published titlesall time
Monday
15.8%
Tuesday
18.7%
Wednesday
16.7%
Thursday
16.2%
Friday
13.7%
Saturday
10.1%
Sunday
8.8%
peak hour: 21:00 UTC