How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,160 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. Democracy and elections
   5.4% of the news · usually 3.8% · 63 articles
   • Bylykbashi: Kërkojmë lista 100% të hapura, kemi gati paketën për ndarjen e shtetit nga partia (ata.gov.al)
   • "Spanja në demokraci 1975–2000", Koçiu: Kapërcimi i ndasive është thelbësor për demokracinë (ata.gov.al)

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

2. War and security
   4.5% of the news · usually 5.0% · 52 articles
   • Suplementi Pena Shqiptare/ Sami Milloshi: Unë nuk jam veteran (telegraf.al)
   • Anketa: Afro 90% e shqiptarëve të Kosovës kanë qëndrim negativ ndaj Speciales, 80.2% kërkojnë shfuqizimin e saj (24-ore.com)

   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)

3. Immigration
   1.6% of the news · usually 0.8% · 1.9× usual · 18 articles
   • Pensionet e ulëta në Shqipëri - EKSPERTIZË nga Zef PREÇI: Shkaqet, përvoja e vendeve të tjera dhe një propozim për zgjidhje! (mapo.al)
   • Francë, rrjeti rus tentoi manipulimin me pamjet e protestave, grupet online e paraqitën si shtet i dobët me qeveri autoritare (24-ore.com)

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

4. Climate
   0.7% of the news · usually 0.2% · 3.0× usual · 8 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)

5. Jobs and work
   0.6% of the news · usually 0.6% · 7 articles
   • Από τη Γαλλία ως τα Βαλκάνια: Οι οικονομικές αιτίες πίσω από τις κινητοποιήσεις των νέων στην Ευρώπη (in.gr)

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

6. AI
   0.3% of the news · usually 0.4% · 4 articles
   • Aqaba Process Summit in Astana: AI and Security - News Central Asia (nCa) (newscentralasia.net)
   • Саммит Акабского процесса в Астане: искусственный интеллект и безопасность (newscentralasia.net)
7. Cost of living
   0.3% of the news · usually 0.3% · 4 articles
   • Inflacioni i rikthehet rritjes/ INSTAT: Në tetor rezultoi me 3.4 % (abcnews.al)
   • INSTAT: Rritet inflacioni me 3.4%, ushqimet dhe transporti kryesojnë shtrenjtimin – faxweb (faxweb.al)

   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. Health
   0.3% of the news · usually 0.6% · 3 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “Health” 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
• Fear0.6× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
• Anger0.7× usual8.1 words per 1,000usually 12.0The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.9× usual9.1 words per 1,000usually 10.2The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.3The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.1× usual10.5 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.