How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 455 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security More than usual
   8.8% of the news · usually 3.7% · 2.4× usual · 40 articles
   • Tūkstošiem cilvēku Lāčplēša dienā Rīgas centrā piemin Latvijas brīvības cīnītājus (tvnet.lv)
   • Foto: Kā skanēja karš. Lestenē atklāts latviešu leģionāriem veltīts muzejs (delfi.lv)

   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. Cost of living
   1.8% of the news · usually 0.5% · 3.7× usual · 8 articles
   • Kulbergs nedēļas nogalē sola paziņot ministriju skaita samazināšanas plānu (db.lv)
   • Pārtika Latvijā atkal var kļūt dārgāka (bnn.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)

3. Health
   1.8% of the news · usually 1.9% · 8 articles
   • Gripas izplatība Latvijā saglabājas zemā līmenī (diena.lv)

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

4. Democracy and elections
   0.9% of the news · usually 1.4% · 4 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)

5. Jobs and work
   0.7% of the news · usually 0.5% · 3 articles

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

6. Climate
   0.4% of the news · usually 0.5% · 2 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)

7. Immigration
   0.4% of the news · usually 0.5% · 2 articles
   • Britain's billionaire 'migrant hotel king' sees firm rake in £3.26m PER DAY putting up asylum seekers (dailymail.com)

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

8. AI
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.3% · 1 articles
   • ChatGPT 开起"商家门面"：12 亿周活变广告位，企业能认领资料、架 AI 客服 (chinaz.com)
   • El Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU debate la inteligencia artificial como amenaza a la paz mundial (infobae.com)

How the news sounds

• Tone−0.8positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.8The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.2× usual3.8 words per 1,000usually 3.2The GDELT Project
• Fear0.8× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
• Anger1.4× usual9.2 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.0× usual8.0 words per 1,000usually 8.1The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.1× usual11.0 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.