How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,057 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   4.5% of the news · usually 5.1% · 47 articles
   • Kurti: Urdhërdhënësit dhe ekzekutorët e krimeve të luftës në Kosovë duhet të gjykohen e dënohen (24-ore.com)
   • Kryeministri Kurti pranoi Raportin Vjetor të Punës së Institutit të Krimeve të Kryera gjatë Luftës në Kosovë (IKKL) (botasot.info)

   Survey · Apr 2026 13% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 1% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

2. Democracy and elections
   2.6% of the news · usually 3.6% · 27 articles
   • Bylykbashi: Duhet reformë rrënjësore e sistemit zgjedhor, në zgjedhje me lista të hapura (ata.gov.al)
   • Komisioni i Reformës Zgjedhore mblidhet të hënën, PD kërkon lista të hapura dhe proporcional kombëtar (24-ore.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 4% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

3. Immigration More than usual
   2.0% of the news · usually 0.8% · 2.5× usual · 21 articles
   • Basha me të rinjtë në Shkodër: Raporti i BB thotë se korrupsioni është dyfishuar krahasuar me 2013-ën (telegraf.al)
   • Pakot e emigrantëve në kosh: "Vetëm me shqipëtarët bëhet kjo" (telegraf.al)

   Survey · Apr 2026 16% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

4. Health
   0.9% of the news · usually 0.6% · 1.5× usual · 9 articles
   • Avrupa'da Batı Nil virüsü salgın alarmı: Ölü sayısı 130'u aştı (malatyaguncel.com)
   • Avrupa'da Batı Nil virüsü patladı! Ölü sayısı artıyor... (bursadabugun.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

5. AI
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.4% · 5 articles
   • "Më rrëmbyen e kërcënuan", Veliaj reagon sërish nga qelia me një video me AI: Nuk heq dorë nga prioritetet e mia (mapo.al)
   • "Më mbajnë në paraburgim politik prej 20 muajsh", Veliaj publikon videon me AI: Në Hënë po të duan të më internojnë, unë do t'u qëndroj besnik… (gazeta-shqip.com)
6. Climate
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.3% · 1.8× usual · 5 articles

   Survey · 2023 79% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

   Survey · Apr 2026 3% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

7. Cost of living
   0.4% of the news · usually 0.2% · 1.6× usual · 4 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 65% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 35% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 3% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

8. Jobs and work
   0.4% of the news · usually 0.6% · 4 articles
   • Moldova, printre țările europene unde abonamentul Netflix necesită peste o oră de muncă (ziarulnational.md)

   Survey · Apr 2026 19% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.7positive minus negative words per 100usually −2.7The GDELT Project
• Anxiety0.9× usual2.7 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
• Fear0.8× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 1.0The GDELT Project
• Anger0.8× usual9.2 words per 1,000usually 12.1The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.9× usual9.0 words per 1,000usually 10.2The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.3The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual9.6 words per 1,000usually 9.5The GDELT Project

News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.