How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 413 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   4.6% of the news · usually 3.7% · 19 articles
   • Lestenē atklās Latvijas Kara muzeja veidotu ekspozīciju "Likteņu strops" (ntz.lv)
   • Ivaškevičius – apie karą Lietuvos teatre: iš šios šalies esu išvarytas kaip dramaturgas (lrt.lt)

   Survey · Apr 2026 14% 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 7% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

2. Health
   2.2% of the news · usually 1.7% · 9 articles
   • Latvija saņēmusi vien pusi pasūtīto gripas vakcīnu; pacienti neapmierināti (bnn.lv)
   • Latvia receives only half of ordered flu vaccines – patients frustrated by shortages (bnn-news.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 27% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

3. Climate
   1.2% of the news · usually 0.5% · 2.6× usual · 5 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 1% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

4. Cost of living
   0.7% of the news · usually 0.5% · 1.5× usual · 3 articles
   • Vai mājokļa pārdošanai pienācis īstais brīdis? Komentē bankas eksperts (delfi.lv)
   • Degvielas cenas janvārī noteiks valdības lēmums par akcīzes likmi (db.lv)

   Survey · Apr 2026 39% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 29% 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)

5. Immigration
   0.7% of the news · usually 0.5% · 3 articles
   • Tramps: Pret imigrantiem vērstā politika bijusi pārāk skarba (lsm.lv)
   • Understanding hunting of migrant birds - British Ornithologists' Union (bou.org.uk)

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

6. Jobs and work
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.5% · 1 articles
   • Рынок труда ЕС слабеет, в Эстонии безработица растет быстрее среднего (rus.postimees.ee)

   Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

7. AI
   0.0% of the news · usually 0.4% · 0 articles
   • 预算有限还想被AI推荐？软文发稿网把每篇稿子做成能复利的内容资产_中华网 (china.com)
   • AI医生助手会把病人的闲聊当成病情记在病历里 (163.com)
8. Democracy and elections
   0.0% of the news · usually 1.5% · 0 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.2positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.8The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.0× usual3.2 words per 1,000usually 3.1The GDELT Project
• Fear1.0× usual0.9 words per 1,000usually 1.0The GDELT Project
• Anger1.2× usual8.2 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.1× usual9.2 words per 1,000usually 8.0The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual10.1 words per 1,000usually 10.2The GDELT Project

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