How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,149 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security Anxious
   4.4% of the news · usually 5.0% · 51 articles
   • Meçe ngre alarmin: Lufta hibride nis me protesta të financuara dhe mund të përfundojë me grusht shteti (24-ore.com)
   • Dita e Veteranëve, përkujtojmë shqiptarët që shërbyen me nder në Ushtrinë e SHBA – Dielli (gazetadielli.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)

2. Democracy and elections
   4.0% of the news · usually 3.8% · 46 articles
   • "Më 30 nëntor afati i fundit i Komisionit"- Reforma Zgjedhore, Balla: PD të ndajë bojkotin! S'mund të bëhet e njëjt – 24 ore (24-ore.com)
   • Reforma Zgjedhore, Balla: 30 nëntor përfundon komisioni, PD të ndaj bojkotin. PS nuk do të mbështesë shtyrjen e afatit (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
   1.7% of the news · usually 0.8% · 2.2× usual · 20 articles
   • Eurostat: Bien me 47% kërkesat për azil të shqiptarëve në vendet e BE-së (24-ore.com)
   • Nga të rinjtë te familjet: Si po ndryshon emigracioni shqiptar drejt BE-së (24-ore.com)

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

4. Jobs and work
   1.1% of the news · usually 0.6% · 1.9× usual · 13 articles
   • Licenziamenti all'IvelaElcom Riapre il tavolo di confronto tra i sindacati e l'azienda (zazoom.it)
   • Shoferët e taksive paralajmërojnë protestë/ Tubimi nesër në orën 10:00 te sheshi "Nënë Tereza", ja disa nga arsyet që i ka çuar ata drejt kësaj ngritje | PortaliFiks.com (portalifiks.com)

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

5. Climate
   0.6% of the news · usually 0.2% · 2.8× usual · 7 articles
   • Australië wil op klimaattop `vechten voor Pacifische familie` (drimble.nl)

   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)

6. Cost of living
   0.4% of the news · usually 0.3% · 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)

7. Health
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.5% · 2 articles
   • Albania vs Finland Predictions, Picks & Odds (toffeeweb.com)

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

8. AI
   0.1% of the news · usually 0.4% · 1 articles
   • Pse qeveria suedeze po ndalon përdorimin e ChatGPT dhe Claude?! - Business Magazine Albania (businessmag.al)
   • Συνάντηση Κουρέτα με τη διεθνή ερευνητική ομάδα του «AI-based PhotoVoice» - Εξετάστηκε η προοπτική διοργάνωσης διεθνούς συνεδρίου στη Θεσσαλία (kosmoslarissa.gr)

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.9positive minus negative words per 100usually −2.7The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.0× usual3.0 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
• Fear0.8× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
• Anger0.8× usual9.5 words per 1,000usually 12.0The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.9× usual8.7 words per 1,000usually 10.2The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.3 words per 1,000usually 5.3The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual9.3 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.