How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 393 articles that mention the country today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. AI
   2.3% of the news · usually 0.7% · 3.4× usual · 9 articles
   • PA's new AI advertising law, explained (whyy.org)
   • Amdocs Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner(R) Magic Quadrant(TM) for CSP AI-Enabled Marketing and Sales Solutions (baltimorestar.com)
2. War and security
   1.8% of the news · usually 0.7% · 2.6× usual · 7 articles
   • After 100 Years, The Macaroon Shop Is Still Going Strong In NJ (943thepoint.com)
   • Sophie G's In Ortley, NJ, May Make The Best Crumb Cake In Jersey (943thepoint.com)
3. Jobs and work
   1.5% of the news · usually 0.2% · 7.3× usual · 6 articles
4. Democracy and elections
   1.0% of the news · usually 1.7% · 4 articles
   • Mohammad Shami Retirement Controversy | Hasin Jahan Statement (bhaskar.com)
   • Latest Articles (freerepublic.com)
5. Climate
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.2% · 2.2× usual · 2 articles
   • Fishtown pumpkin smackdown promotes urban composting (whyy.org)
6. Health
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.6% · 2 articles
   • Gratis TBE-vaccin borde vara en självklarhet (hn.se)
7. Cost of living
   0.0% of the news · usually 0.2% · 0 articles
8. Immigration
   0.0% of the news · usually 0.2% · 0 articles

How the news sounds

• Tone+0.8positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.2The GDELT Project
• Anxiety0.8× usual1.9 words per 1,000usually 2.4The GDELT Project
• Fear0.7× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
• Anger0.7× usual3.0 words per 1,000usually 4.3The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.7× usual4.5 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.1× usual7.4 words per 1,000usually 6.9The GDELT Project

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