How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 419 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   4.8% of the news · usually 3.7% · 20 articles
   • Latvija stiprina elektroniskās karadarbības spējas (delfi.lv)
   • В Аугшдаугавском крае отметили День Лачплесиса (gorod.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. Health
   1.2% of the news · usually 1.8% · 5 articles

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

3. Democracy and elections
   0.7% of the news · usually 1.4% · 3 articles
   • Kučinskis: Apvienotais saraksts apsver vairāku ministriju reorganizāciju (db.lv)
   • Moldova, pe locul 77 în clasamentul democrației: doar 16% dintre țări au democrații depline (ziarulnational.md)

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

4. Immigration
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.5% · 2 articles

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

5. Jobs and work
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.5% · 2 articles

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

6. AI
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.2% · 1 articles
   • Ue, doppio summit a Dublino: focus su Ucraina e intelligenza artificiale - il Fatto Nisseno - Caltanissetta notizie, cronaca, attualità (ilfattonisseno.it)
   • Ue, doppio summit a Dublino: focus su Ucraina e intelligenza artificiale • Vivere San Benedetto notizie per la città e il territorio (viveresanbenedetto.it)
7. Cost of living
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.5% · 1 articles
   • Nauda ir, bet jāprot to piesaistīt: ko Latvija var mācīties no Lietuvas? (ir.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)

8. Climate
   0.0% of the news · usually 0.5% · 0 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)

How the news sounds

• Tone−0.8positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.8The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.1× usual3.6 words per 1,000usually 3.2The GDELT Project
• Fear0.8× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.8The GDELT Project
• Anger1.1× usual7.0 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.0× usual8.1 words per 1,000usually 8.1The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.1× usual10.9 words per 1,000usually 10.3The GDELT Project

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