How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,224 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   4.8% of the news · usually 5.0% · 59 articles
   • Nesër do të lexoni/ Veteranët u ngritën në luftë për Atdheun dhe jo për partitë (telegraf.al)
   • Në Prishtinë pritet seanca e radhës ndaj Ramadan Morinës për vrasjen e 34 civilëve shqiptarë në Burim të Malishevës (albeu.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
   2.1% of the news · usually 3.9% · 26 articles
   • NËNTORI 2026 MES FLAMURIT DHE PROTESTËS – Dielli (gazetadielli.com)
   • Nëntori 2026 mes flamurit e protestës (botasot.info)

   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
   1.4% of the news · usually 0.8% · 1.7× usual · 17 articles
   • Korça po plaket dhe boshatiset, emigracioni thellon krizën demografike, 756 banorë më pak në vetëm 9 muaj (albeu.com)
   • Rama për emigrimin: Shqiptarët do të kthehen kur Shqipëria të ofrojë standardin mesatar të BE-së (ata.gov.al)

   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% · 1.8× usual · 13 articles

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

5. Cost of living
   0.7% of the news · usually 0.3% · 2.6× usual · 9 articles
   • Inflacioni nën presionin e faktorëve të jashtëm, konsumi dhe investimet mbështesin rritjen ekonomike në 9 muaj (rtsh.al)
   • BSH: Rritet pasiguria ekonomike, inflacioni drejt objektivit 3% vetëm në 2028 (24-ore.com)

   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)

6. 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)

7. AI
   0.3% of the news · usually 0.4% · 4 articles
   • 四大AI分析阿尔巴尼亚vs芬兰：三家看好主胜，Kimi建议平局 (163.com)
8. Health
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.5% · 2 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 −2.6The GDELT Project
• Anxiety0.9× usual2.7 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
• Fear0.8× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
• Anger0.7× usual7.5 words per 1,000usually 11.4The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.8× usual8.0 words per 1,000usually 10.1The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.3 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.