How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 422 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   3.3% of the news · usually 4.1% · 14 articles
   • How to Divorce During the War director on Lithuania's Oscar entry (goldderby.com)
   • Russische Opposition: „Wer hat denn dieses ätzende Regime groß werden lassen? Das waren wir!" (welt.de)

   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
   1.4% of the news · usually 1.8% · 6 articles
   • 5. tipa cukura diabēts – slimība, par kuru zina maz, un tas satrauc speciālistus visā pasaulē (la.lv)

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

3. Cost of living
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.5% · 2 articles
   • "Puse un vairāk pirkumu ir ar akcijas cenām!" Ekonomists skaidro, kāpēc statistikai par pārtikas cenām nevar īsti uzticēties (la.lv)
   • Krīzes preces veikalos, "Microsoft" globālas problēmas, taps jauns atpūtas komplekss. Aktuālais ekonomikā 13. novembrī (delfi.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)

4. Democracy and elections
   0.5% of the news · usually 1.3% · 2 articles
   • Vēlēšanu komisijas rosina pārmaiņas; zem jautājuma zīmes balss nodošana glabāšanā (lsm.lv)
   • Most French Pessimistic About Future of Democracy in France (sputnikglobe.com)

   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. Immigration
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.5% · 2 articles
   • "Microsoft" pakalpojumu darbībā nopietni traucējumi (nra.lv)

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

6. Jobs and work
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.5% · 2 articles
   • Dirbo užsienyje, o Lietuvoje gavo nedarbo išmoką: ekspertai įžvelgia spragų socialinės paramos sistemoje (15min.lt)
   • Zamestnanosť rástla len nepatrne, analytici aj naďalej očakávajú stagnáciu, živnostníci sú naďalej „červení" - Domáce - Správy (pravda.sk)

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

7. AI
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.2% · 1 articles
   • Latvia's Saeima Speaker wants MPs to use artificial intelligence to work faster and more efficiently in parliament (bnn-news.com)
   • OpenAI, Aleph ile gerçekleştirdiği münhasır reklam satış ortaklığıyla ChatGPT reklam faaliyetlerini 44 ülkede büyütüyor (haberlermersin.com)
8. Climate
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.5% · 1 articles
   • AB'nin sera gazı emisyonları azaldı (sabah.com.tr)
   • AB'de sera gazı emisyonları ikinci çeyrekte 833 milyon tona indi (haberler.com)

   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−0.7positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.8The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.0× usual3.4 words per 1,000usually 3.3The GDELT Project
• Fear1.0× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
• Anger0.8× usual5.6 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.0× usual8.0 words per 1,000usually 8.1The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.1× usual11.2 words per 1,000usually 10.4The GDELT Project

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