How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 732 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   6.3% of the news · usually 5.0% · 46 articles
   • Ambasada Italije oprostila se od Capuozza: Sarajevo mu je zauvijek ostalo u srcu (oslobodjenje.ba)
   • NRO HVO-a osudio pokušaje izmjene zakona o ratnim odličjima bez znanja Udruge i HNS-a (dnevnik.ba)

   Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

2. Democracy and elections
   1.8% of the news · usually 3.4% · 13 articles
   • Sarajevska županija dobila novu Skupštinu: Ovo je omjer snaga i stranaka (vecernji.ba)
   • Konstituisan novi saziv Skupštine Kantona Sarajevo za mandatni period 2026-2030. (avaz.ba)

   Survey · Apr 2026 10% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

3. Cost of living
   0.7% of the news · usually 0.4% · 1.7× usual · 5 articles
   • Građanima se vraća 16,5 miliona KM za prvu nekretninu: Najviše odobrenih zahtjeva u Sarajevu i Tuzli (klix.ba)

   Survey · Apr 2026 40% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 25% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 4% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

4. Health
   0.7% of the news · usually 0.8% · 5 articles
   • POČINJE IMUNIZACIJA PROTIV GRIPE U FBiH: Osigurano do 40.000 doza vakcina, poznati tačni termini i lokacije u Sarajevu i Mostaru (slobodna-bosna.ba)

   Survey · Apr 2026 9% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

5. Jobs and work
   0.7% of the news · usually 0.8% · 5 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 14% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

6. AI
   0.4% of the news · usually 0.3% · 3 articles
7. Climate
   0.4% of the news · usually 0.2% · 2.2× usual · 3 articles

   Survey · 2023 77% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

   Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

8. Immigration
   0.1% of the news · usually 0.3% · 1 articles
   • Srna | ЗАЈЕДНИЧКО ДЈЕЛОВАЊЕ ПРОTИВ НЕЗАКОНИTИХ МИГРАЦИЈА И КРИМИНАЛА (srna.rs)

   Survey · Apr 2026 9% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.8positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.7The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.0× usual2.7 words per 1,000usually 2.6The GDELT Project
• Fear1.0× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.8The GDELT Project
• Anger1.0× usual7.3 words per 1,000usually 7.3The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.9× usual5.9 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty0.9× usual7.0 words per 1,000usually 7.9The GDELT Project

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