How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,578 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
   3.0% of the news · usually 2.1% · 47 articles
   • POSTIMEES UKRAINAS ⟩ Sõja jätkumine maksab Ukrainale veel miljoneid inimesi (maailm.postimees.ee)
   • «Летающие парты» против дронов: пилоты у Эстонии найдутся, но что делать с самолетами? (rus.postimees.ee)

   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
   2.1% of the news · usually 1.9% · 33 articles
   • Tänasest saab apteegis gripi vastu vaktsineerida (tervis.postimees.ee)
   • Alates sellest nädalast saab apteekides gripi vastu vaktsineerida (lounaeestlane.ee)

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

3. AI
   1.2% of the news · usually 1.1% · 19 articles
   • Sõja ülevaade: 1723. päev – ulatuslik rünnak Kiievile ja Ukraina energiataristule (AI poolt kokku pandud info) (lounaeestlane.ee)
   • AI深入组织后，CHRO和CTO该合二为一吗？ (163.com)
4. Democracy and elections
   0.7% of the news · usually 1.5% · 11 articles
   • Républicains comme démocrates: une Amérique qui se fracture (bfmtv.com)
   • Прем'єр Естонії назвав «психологічними іграми» вимоги РФ щодо архітектури безпеки Європи (ukrinform.ua)

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

5. Cost of living
   0.6% of the news · usually 0.6% · 10 articles
   • Nauda ir, bet jāprot to piesaistīt: ko Latvija var mācīties no Lietuvas? (ir.lv)
   • رقمنة السجل العقاري في سوريا.. ماذا تشمل المرحلة الأولى وكيف تحمي الملكيات؟ (sana.sy)

   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. Jobs and work
   0.6% of the news · usually 0.5% · 9 articles
   • Colombia ocupa el sexto lugar en los países con más desempleo de la OCDE (elnuevosiglo.com.co)

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

7. Immigration
   0.3% of the news · usually 0.3% · 5 articles
   • España se convirtió en 2025 en el tercer país de la OCDE que más inmigrantes legales recibió (libertaddigital.com)
   • España se convirtió en 2025 en el tercer país de la OCDE que más migrantes legales recibió - Mundo (abc.com.py)

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

8. Climate
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.2% · 3 articles

   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−0.4positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.4The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.0× usual2.5 words per 1,000usually 2.5The GDELT Project
• Fear0.9× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
• Anger1.0× usual5.7 words per 1,000usually 5.7The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.0× usual8.4 words per 1,000usually 8.2The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual12.6 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.