This paper analyses the predominance of the ‘negativity’ factor as the primary determinant of news coverage in the German press – Süddeutsche Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Die Tageszeitung and Der Spiegel – of events in Latin America. Based on a sample of 3831 articles published between January 2000 and December 2014, this study finds a general concentration of negative events (43.05%) with regard to 20 Latin American countries. However, since this number does not exceed 50%, the research assumption of a conflict-oriented news reporting has to be relativised. The ‘negativity’ rate stands out as sectorial depending on specific countries and areas of news coverage. Considerable interest in cultural issues helps to provide a more balanced image. While Honduras, Haiti, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Paraguay exhibit a strong negative balance, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Chile and Cuba boast a dynamic, positive image. Brazil and Mexico account for two ambivalent cases.

本文分析了“消极”因素作为德国新闻报道覆盖率的主要决定因素-南德意志报，法兰克福Allgemeine Zeitung，Die Tageszeitung和Der Spiegel–拉丁美洲的事件。根据2000年1月至2014年12月发表的3831篇文章的样本，该研究发现20个拉丁美洲国家的负面事件总体集中（43.05％）。但是，由于该数字不超过50％，因此必须相对论着冲突导向新闻报道的研究假设。根据具体国家和新闻报道领域的不同，“消极”率在行业中表现突出。对文化问题的极大兴趣有助于提供更平衡的形象。洪都拉斯，海地，厄瓜多尔，多米尼加共和国和巴拉圭表现出强烈的负平衡，而哥斯达黎加，乌拉圭，智利和古巴则表现出积极向上的形象。巴西和墨西哥是两个矛盾的案例。