How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,602 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   2.6% of the news · usually 2.0% · 42 articles
   • Kuumad teemad | Uus TSD ja pahased raamatupidajad, RTJ uued reeglid, büroode hinnasõda (raamatupidaja.ee)
   • Takmer 5 000 vojakov z 12 krajín bude v Poľsku nacvičovať nasadenie síl po skončení vojny (24hod.sk)

   Survey · Apr 2026 22% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” 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)

2. Health
   2.4% of the news · usually 1.7% · 38 articles

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

3. Democracy and elections More than usual
   1.9% of the news · usually 1.2% · 1.6× usual · 31 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

4. AI More than usual Anxious
   1.6% of the news · usually 1.0% · 1.7× usual · 26 articles
   • Sõja ülevaade: 1716. päev – Ukraina energiakriis süveneb (AI poolt kokku pandud info) (lounaeestlane.ee)
   • Ondata di attacchi hacker: "Numeri costanti, ma più danni grazie all'IA" (rsi.ch)
5. Cost of living
   0.9% of the news · usually 0.6% · 1.6× usual · 14 articles
   • Uus Maa juhatuse liige: Tallinna korterite hinnad koguvad hoogu (ehitusuudised.ee)
   • Avrupa'da gıda enflasyonu: Fiyat artışında hangi ülkeler öne çıkıyor? (euronews.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 45% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 26% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 2% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

6. Immigration
   0.3% of the news · usually 0.3% · 5 articles

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

7. Jobs and work
   0.3% of the news · usually 0.5% · 5 articles
   • Carrefour, Volvo i Netflix zapowiadają zwolnienia. Tysiące etatów do likwidacji (pb.pl)

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

8. Climate
   0.3% of the news · usually 0.2% · 1.7× usual · 4 articles
   • EIB Climate Survey 2026: Europeans and the energy transition in 2026 (eib.org)
   • Bei, per 70% degli italiani il caro energia ha ridotto il potere d'acquisto - Notizie (ansa.it)

   Survey · Apr 2026 2% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

How the news sounds

• Tone−0.5positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.3The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.0× usual2.6 words per 1,000usually 2.5The GDELT Project
• Fear1.1× usual0.9 words per 1,000usually 0.8The GDELT Project
• Anger1.1× usual6.1 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.1× usual8.5 words per 1,000usually 8.1The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual13.0 words per 1,000usually 12.4The GDELT Project

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