Mexico

Story gist: Donald Trump confirmed a meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House during the first week of February.

Bias summary: Left-leaning La Jornada frames the story neutrally as a straightforward confirmation of the meeting. Center Yahoo notes the reaffirmation but emphasizes Trump’s view of Petro as hostile to the US and previously called a ‘dictator,’ adding tension. Right-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting any perspective on the diplomatic engagement.

Story gist: Mexico’s Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN) issued an alert for a second winter storm and intense ‘Norte’ event across the country. The weather system involves a cold front expected to bring torrential rain between Saturday and Sunday.

Bias summary: Left-leaning La Jornada uses SMN’s official phrasing, neutrally relaying the alert for the second storm and intense Norte without added details. Center outlet meteored.mx emphasizes timing (Saturday-Sunday), severity (‘torrential rain,’ ‘strong Norte,’ ‘potent polar air mass’), and meteorological causes for fuller context. Right-leaning outlets omitted coverage, absenting any conservative perspective on the event.

Story gist: Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum called for fair moderation from Guerrero amid controversy over Gerardo Fernández Noroña’s trip. She urged governing with humility and without privileges, prioritizing the poor.

Bias summary: Left-leaning La Jornada emphasizes Sheinbaum’s positive call for humility and prioritizing the poor, omitting controversy details. Center El Universal neutrally reports the call for moderation post-Noroña trip polemic. Right-leaning Reforma sarcastically critiques the 4T government with ‘no bodyguards nor glass castles,’ implying hypocrisy without directly addressing Sheinbaum.

Story gist: Armando Castilla Galindo, director of Vanguardia newspaper, was detained at Nuevo León airport by authorities on a fraud accusation from the state prosecutor’s office.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Proceso frames the detention as resulting from a fraud accusation by the Fiscalía de NL, emphasizing the criminal charge. Center outlet Vanguardia.com.mx describes it as an illegal detention. Right-leaning LatinUS highlights the journalist’s detention at the airport and SIP’s denunciation of an arbitrary arrest, stressing press freedom issues. No outlets omit the event but differ in tone from prosecutorial justification to rights violation.

Story gist: U.S. President-elect Trump announced that transnational oil companies will invest $100 billion in Venezuela and assured them of guarantees, including security. Oil companies expressed skepticism to Trump about Venezuela.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like La Jornada neutrally report Trump’s announcement of $100B investment by oil firms. Center outlets like El Universal emphasize Trump’s declaration of Venezuela as a current ally with security guarantees. Right-leaning Reforma highlights oil companies’ skepticism toward Trump, introducing doubt and downplaying the investment claim.