Neue Zürcher Zeitung media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Neue Zürcher Zeitung one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 178 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Neue Zürcher Zeitung biased?
The rating organisations do not give Neue Zürcher Zeitung one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Neue Zürcher Zeitung left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Neue Zürcher Zeitung one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Neue Zürcher Zeitung reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Neue Zürcher Zeitung are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Neue Zürcher Zeitung has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Neue Zürcher Zeitung’s own report linked underneath.
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asDemocrats Win the Midterms: Majority in Senate and House of Representatives (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that North Korea launched an unidentified projectile off its east coast on Thursday. Japan's Coast Guard suggested it could be a ballistic missile, a detail not widely reported.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asSouth Korea: North Korea Testing Rocket Again (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
Jesús de Miguel, a 30-year-old Tenerife attacker, died on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. He had suffered a cardiac arrest following a collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a second-division match on Monday. The player was taken to hospital after the incident.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asSpanish Footballer Dies After Foul at the Age of 30 (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
President Donald Trump indicated he would deliver his final campaign pitch for the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The renovation of the pool has been marked by significant cost increases and schedule delays.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asThe Ultimate Electoral Fighter: President Trump Gives His Last to Avert a Republican Defeat (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign with former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens in Detroit. This marks their first joint public appearance in months, with Rep. Jim Clyburn also set to attend a get-out-the-vote event.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asDemocrat Stevens Turns Her Back on Him: Why Does Abdul El-Sayed Lose Her Support? (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
Supermarkets in at least nine European countries experienced cyberattacks on their refrigeration systems on November 2. The European Union warned the incidents were a deliberate attempt to disrupt the food supply chain, leading to spoiled food and investigations.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asBelgium and Sweden Affected: Cyber Attack on Supermarkets in EU Countries Again (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
A Yemeni staff member of the UN Human Rights Office, Mohammad el Shami, has died in Houthi custody. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling for an independent investigation into his death.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asYemen: Tortured to Death by Huthi Abducted UN Staff in Prison (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asHackers Steal 6.3 Billion Dollars From the Crypto Exchange Binance (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
China's Communist Party began its Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee in Beijing on October 26. President Xi Jinping opened the meeting, which is scheduled to last four days and focuses on enhancing party discipline and self-governance.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asXi Jinping and the Fear of Disloyalty in Your Own Ranks (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asPatrick Stewart Is Dead: «Star Trek» Legend and Shakespeare Icon (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
Scientists have identified an icy object, named 2026 ED138, orbiting the sun beyond Pluto. The object's size is estimated between 600 and 1,500 kilometres in diameter. Classification as a dwarf planet depends on further study.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asSociety for Pluto: New Dwarf Planet Discovered by Rubin Observatory (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
The Trump administration is reportedly exploring the possibility of nominating Viktor Orbán as the next UN Secretary-General. The US is said to be seeking support for the Hungarian leader's potential candidacy from Russia and China, with Orbán indicating he would only run if his election was assured.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asThe Elected One Should Go High: Trump Considers Orban as Uno Secretary-General (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Moscow for talks, with assurances of safety. Ukrainian officials confirmed Zelensky's readiness for a meeting and a partial ceasefire, though they noted Russia's continued attacks.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asPutin in Conversation with Finland and Norway – an Unexpected Initiative (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
A localized ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, brokered by First Lady Melania Trump, began on Tuesday to facilitate humanitarian aid. This comes as President Zelenskyy reported a significant overnight barrage of Russian missiles and drones.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asUkraine and Russia Have Agreed a Local Ceasefire for the City of Olekshki (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
Brazil's Liberal Party, the political group for which Senator Flávio Bolsonaro ran, has officially recognized the results of the presidential election. The party's president signed a statement acknowledging the outcome proclaimed by the Superior Electoral Tribunal, while also calling for clarification on issues raised by Bolsonaro.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asBrazil: Bolsonaro Party Recognizes Lula's Election Victory with Reservation (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asAnthropic Aspires to the Stock Exchange: The AI Company Counts on Growth Capital (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro challenged the election results, while international leaders congratulated Lula on his victory and commitment to democracy.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asLula Is a Man of the Past – but Bolsonaro Would Not Be Better (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
President Donald Trump announced that Audi will invest $4.2 billion in its first U.S. factory in Georgia. The plant, planned for Middle Georgia Megasite, is expected to create 4,500 jobs and begin production in the early 2030s.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asDöllner and Audi: Securing Success, Even Under Trump – without Political Statements (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
Israeli forces raided multiple towns in the northern West Bank and forced dozens of Palestinians to evacuate their homes in Hebron. The operation, which began after two soldiers were killed, is expected to continue for several days.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asIsrael Expulses Hundreds of Palestinians After Terrorist Attack in Hebron (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
France deployed thousands of police officers to manage protests over living costs and school funding. A planned march in Paris was rerouted to the city's southeastern edge, with authorities citing concerns over potential unrest and damage to businesses.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported it asFrance's Protests: Less Looting, but Renewed Attacks on Police (opens Neue Zürcher Zeitung in a new tab)
Who says so
2 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- NZZ MediengruppeMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 178
- Reports listed
- 183
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
183 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 45 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Neue Zürcher Zeitung ran the story anyway.
Across the 178 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Neue Zürcher Zeitung: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 5 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 5 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 October 2026.
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