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Der Spiegel
Der Spiegel is a German weekly news magazine based in Hamburg, founded in 1947 and known for its investigative journalism and influential role in German media. In its recent coverage, the outlet showed a strong critical stance toward Donald Trump and the United States, while maintaining neutral coverage of German politics and a critical view of Hungary's Viktor Orbán.
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.
Legend: −2 Adversarial −1 0 +1 +2 PromotionalAwaiting coverageStronger colour = higher coverage volume that month.
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.
GermanyMar 16 · 94iGermany
Peak: week of Mar 16 — 94 titles
Total: 943 · 20 active weeks
By month:
- Jan2
- Mar263
- Apr237
- May186
- Jun205
- Jul50
TRUMPApr 27 · 45iTRUMP
Peak: week of Apr 27 — 45 titles
Total: 495 · 19 active weeks
By month:
- Jan3
- Mar87
- Apr153
- May119
- Jun116
- Jul17
United StatesApr 20 · 82iUnited States
Peak: week of Apr 20 — 82 titles
Total: 852 · 20 active weeks
By month:
- Jan4
- Feb1
- Mar147
- Apr274
- May196
- Jun206
- Jul24
MERZApr 20 · 18iMERZ
Peak: week of Apr 20 — 18 titles
Total: 149 · 17 active weeks
By month:
- Mar33
- Apr47
- May24
- Jun38
- Jul7
HungaryApr 6 · 18iHungary
Peak: week of Apr 6 — 18 titles
Total: 62 · 13 active weeks
By month:
- Mar8
- Apr39
- May10
- Jun5
IranMar 9 · 10iIran
Peak: week of Mar 9 — 10 titles
Total: 52 · 15 active weeks
By month:
- Mar20
- Apr19
- May6
- Jun3
- Jul4
ORBANApr 6 · 15iORBAN
Peak: week of Apr 6 — 15 titles
Total: 42 · 13 active weeks
By month:
- Mar6
- Apr27
- May6
- Jun3
PUTINJun 1 · 10iPUTIN
Peak: week of Jun 1 — 10 titles
Total: 60 · 16 active weeks
By month:
- Mar10
- Apr13
- May16
- Jun18
- Jul3
RussiaJun 1 · 10iRussia
Peak: week of Jun 1 — 10 titles
Total: 69 · 20 active weeks
By month:
- Jan1
- Feb1
- Mar12
- Apr17
- May16
- Jun19
- Jul3
European UnionMar 16 · 8iEuropean Union
Peak: week of Mar 16 — 8 titles
Total: 42 · 12 active weeks
By month:
- Mar18
- Apr13
- May3
- Jun8
Also covered (below stance-analysis threshold)
United Kingdom· 57
Ukraine· 53
Israel· 51
China· 31
France· 31NETANYAHU· 28VANCE· 24STARMER· 23PISTORIUS· 23
Lebanon· 22KLINGBEIL· 21REICHE· 17
Italy· 16
Turkey· 16MELONI· 15ZELENSKY· 14EPSTEIN· 14
Palestine· 13NATO· 13MUSK· 13MAGYAR· 13WADEPHUL· 12RUBIO· 12XI· 12
Afghanistan· 11
United Nations· 11
Brazil· 11HEGSETH· 10SELENSKYJ· 10ZELENSKYY· 10FERNANDES· 10BAS· 10WAGENKNECHT· 9MACRON· 9ERDOGAN· 9
VA· 8POWELL· 8KHAMENEI· 8
Switzerland· 8
CU· 7WEIDEL· 7
Austria· 7CHARLES· 7
Denmark· 7
North Korea· 6
Venezuela· 6KIM· 6
Poland· 6
Norway· 6
India· 6Topic mix over time
Share of each thematic track across months. Bands shifting wider show where the outlet's editorial centre of gravity moved.
Lifetime overview
Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories
US EXECUTIVE
17.2%
NONE
10.0%
DE EXECUTIVE
6.6%
CORPORATION
6.1%
DE POLITICAL PARTY
5.6%
POPULATION
3.3%
EU
3.3%
IR EXECUTIVE
2.2%
Domain focusiThematic domains: security, governance, economy, etc.
FOREIGN POLICY
26.7%
GOVERNANCE
23.4%
SECURITY
20.8%
SOCIETY
13.1%
ECONOMY
10.1%
TECHNOLOGY
4.0%
MEDIA
1.8%
Publication patterniDay-of-week distribution of published titles
Monday
15.4%
Tuesday
16.2%
Wednesday
15.8%
Thursday
16.1%
Friday
14.2%
Saturday
11.4%
Sunday
11.0%
peak hour: 18:00 UTC