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EuroPrisma selects one news topic per day and examines how media outlets in 5 European countries cover it. For each country, we sample articles from outlets spanning the political spectrum — from left-leaning to right-leaning — to build a representative picture of how that country's media ecosystem frames the topic.
An AI language model (Claude by Anthropic) reads the headlines and metadata from these articles and produces a framing analysis for each country, identifying the dominant narrative angle and tone. It then generates a cross-country comparison highlighting the biggest divergences.
All generated text is translated into 6 languages so readers across Europe can explore the analysis in their own language.
We sample from the following outlets in each country. Political lean classifications are approximate and based on commonly accepted positioning.
| Outlet | Political lean |
|---|---|
| taz | Left |
| Der Spiegel | Center-left |
| Süddeutsche Zeitung | Center-left |
| Die Zeit | Center-left |
| Tagesschau (ARD) | Center |
| Der Tagesspiegel | Center |
| n-tv | Center |
| Deutsche Welle | Center |
| FAZ | Center-right |
| Die Welt | Center-right |
| Handelsblatt | Center-right |
| Bild | Right |
| Outlet | Political lean |
|---|---|
| Libération | Left |
| Mediapart | Left |
| Le Monde | Center-left |
| France 24 | Center |
| L'Express | Center |
| BFMTV | Center |
| 20 Minutes | Center |
| Ouest-France | Center |
| Le Figaro | Center-right |
| Les Echos | Center-right |
| Le Point | Center-right |
| Outlet | Political lean |
|---|---|
| Gazeta Wyborcza | Center-left |
| Newsweek Polska | Center-left |
| Tok FM | Center-left |
| TVP Info | Center |
| Onet | Center |
| Wirtualna Polska | Center |
| Polsat News | Center |
| Rzeczpospolita | Center-right |
| Dziennik Gazeta Prawna | Center-right |
| Do Rzeczy | Right |
| Outlet | Political lean |
|---|---|
| eldiario.es | Left |
| Público | Left |
| El País | Center-left |
| La Vanguardia | Center |
| El Confidencial | Center |
| 20 Minutos | Center |
| RTVE | Center |
| El Mundo | Center-right |
| ABC | Right |
| La Razón | Right |
| Outlet | Political lean |
|---|---|
| Il Fatto Quotidiano | Left |
| La Repubblica | Center-left |
| Il Post | Center-left |
| Corriere della Sera | Center |
| La Stampa | Center |
| ANSA | Center |
| Adnkronos | Center |
| Sky TG24 | Center |
| Il Sole 24 Ore | Center-right |
| Il Giornale | Right |
EuroPrisma uses Claude, an AI language model by Anthropic, to analyze media framing patterns and generate summaries. The AI reads article headlines and metadata (not full article text) from RSS feeds and identifies narrative patterns across outlets. Summaries are generated in English and then translated into the other 5 languages by the same model. We choose this approach because manually analyzing 50+ outlets across 5 countries daily would be impractical. However, AI summarization has limitations — it may miss nuance, misinterpret headlines, or oversimplify complex media landscapes.
EuroPrisma shows media framing patterns, not national opinion. The way a country's media covers a topic is influenced by editorial priorities, political context, and media market dynamics — it does not represent what citizens of that country think or believe. Different outlets within the same country often disagree significantly. Our framing labels (economic, security, humanitarian, etc.) are simplifications of complex narratives. Use EuroPrisma as a starting point for understanding cross-border media differences, not as a definitive statement about any country's perspective.
Coverage focused on financial impacts, costs, trade, jobs, or market effects.
Coverage focused on defense, military, terrorism, border control, or public safety.
Coverage focused on human rights, refugees, suffering, aid, or social welfare.
Coverage focused on national independence, EU power dynamics, self-determination, or institutional control.
Coverage focused on climate, pollution, energy transition, or ecological impact.
Coverage focused on cultural identity, social cohesion, education, healthcare, or demographic change.