How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 890 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   3.7% of the news · usually 5.1% · 33 articles
   • Baton HAXHIU vjen me dy libra të rinj për Kosovën, luftën dhe lirinë e saj: Pa Shqipërinë, nuk do ta fitonim pavarësinë (mapo.al)
   • Lufta e Heshtur dhe Mburoja e Dijes! (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
   2.9% of the news · usually 3.6% · 26 articles
   • Harta e re territoriale, rreziku i kontestimit të zgjedhjeve (kohajone.com)
   • Rama, Gashi dhe Bajrami synojnë drejtimin e LDK-së, Maraj kërkon demokratizim nga baza (albeu.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
   0.7% of the news · usually 0.8% · 6 articles
   • Miller merr drejtimin e Shtëpisë së Bardhë të hënën: çfarë pritet (botasot.info)
   • Oxford - Albanian man sentenced after dangerous driving on busy road (oxfordmail.co.uk)

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

4. Jobs and work
   0.6% of the news · usually 0.5% · 5 articles
   • Francia giornata di manifestazioni (zazoom.it)

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

5. Health
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.6% · 4 articles

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

6. Climate
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.3% · 2 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. AI
   0.1% of the news · usually 0.4% · 1 articles
   • "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… (top-channel.tv)
   • Pas zgjedhjeve, a do të kalojë industria e AI në dy vite të vështira? (businessmag.al)
8. Cost of living
   0.0% of the news · usually 0.2% · 0 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)

How the news sounds

• Tone−2.7positive minus negative words per 100usually −2.7The GDELT Project
• Anxiety0.9× usual2.6 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
• Fear0.8× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 1.0The GDELT Project
• Anger0.8× usual10.2 words per 1,000usually 12.1The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.9× usual9.4 words per 1,000usually 10.2The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.3The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual9.5 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.