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Süddeutsche Zeitung
GermanySüddeutsche Zeitung is a German daily newspaper published in German, based in Munich and founded in 1945. Its headlines centre on Germany and the United States, followed by Iran, the European Union and Ukraine, with diplomacy and governance leading and economy third. Its stance is consistently critical of Donald Trump and the United States under his administration.
Political leaning and stance
Süddeutsche Zeitung is consistently critical of Donald Trump and of the United States under his administration, from openly hostile in the early months to critical and skeptical since. Its headlines question his motives and stress conflicts of interest and corruption allegations, and Jeffrey Epstein is covered in condemnatory terms. Friedrich Merz is treated with critical scrutiny, mostly balanced but more critical in midsummer. Germany itself reads neutral in most months and critical in the others, when the coverage centres on the AfD. 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 Süddeutsche Zeitung
Süddeutsche Zeitung was founded in Munich in 1945. It is published by Süddeutsche Zeitung GmbH, which belongs to the Südwestdeutsche Medienholding group.
What Süddeutsche Zeitung covers
Germany and the United States lead, followed by Iran, the European Union and Ukraine, with the Nordic countries also notable. Politics dominates the topic mix, with economy ahead of society and security.
Lifetime overview
Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories
US EXECUTIVE
11.4%
NONE
10.0%
DE POLITICAL PARTY
9.7%
DE EXECUTIVE
7.8%
CORPORATION
7.7%
EU
