The Media Barometer

A daily analysis of the tone of news front pages

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Trends

01Average ranking

Compare the average tone of outlets, countries and types of outlets, then follow how it changes day by day.

From September 16, 2026 to October 15, 2026

  1. 1MCOT News4.09
  2. 2Ethiopian News Agency (ENA)3.83
  3. 3China Daily3.71
  4. 4Fana Broadcasting Corporate3.64
  5. 5IRIB News3.6
  6. 6Emirates News Agency (WAM)3.58
  7. 7Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC)3.48
  8. 8Asharq Al-Awsat3.47
  9. 9Mehr News Agency3.41
  10. 10China News Service3.4
  11. 11ANTARA3.38
  12. 12Al Eqtisadiah3.34
  13. 13Qatar News Agency (QNA)3.32
  14. 14ISNA3.32
  15. 15Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)3.3
  16. 16MENA3.3
  17. 17Associated Press of Pakistan (APP)3.29
  18. 18Saudi Press Agency (SPA)3.27
  19. 19RTNC3.25
  20. 20Al Bayan3.24
  21. 21Youm73.22
  22. 22RIA Novosti3.22
  23. 23Yicai3.19
  24. 24IRNA3.18
  25. 25CGTN3.14
  26. 26Arab News3.13
  27. 27RT3.11
  28. 28CNA (Channel NewsAsia)3.1
  29. 29Agence congolaise de presse (ACP)3.07
  30. 30Global Times3.04
  31. 31TASS3.01
  32. 32Ukrinform2.99
  33. 33News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)2.98
  34. 34The National2.95
  35. 35Anadolu Ajansı2.93
  36. 36Al Jazeera English2.89
  37. 37Sky News Arabia2.84
  38. 38Press TV2.78
  39. 39TRT Haber2.77
  40. 40Al Jazeera Arabic2.63
  41. 41Fars News Agency2.19

02Change over time

Daily score: compare up to 8 outlets, countries or types of outlet. For a country or a type, each point is the average of its outlets that day. The dotted line marks neutrality (3).
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  • Sky News ArabiaUnited Arab Emirates

Data extracted on . Updated daily around noon Paris time.

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