How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,332 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. Democracy and elections
   3.7% of the news · usually 4.9% · 49 articles
   • Produsele moldovenești ar putea ajunge pe piața din Qatar. ANSA negociază condițiile de export (news.yam.md)
   • LIVE | Ședința Consiliului Municipal Chișinău din 5 noiembrie 2026 (news.yam.md)

   Survey · Apr 2026 4% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

2. War and security
   2.9% of the news · usually 2.5% · 39 articles
   • Tofan, despre proiectul privind starea de asediu și de război: „Trebuie să fim pregătiți pentru toate situațiile" (news.yam.md)
   • Banca Națională majorează rata de bază de la 9% la 11% (news.yam.md)

   Survey · Apr 2026 16% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “Security and defence” 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)

3. Health More than usual
   1.8% of the news · usually 0.5% · 3.3× usual · 24 articles
   • Tratamentul împotriva gripei poate ajunge la 150.000 de lei: Specialiștii recomandă vaccinarea (news.yam.md)
   • Vaccinul antigripal costă până la 100 de lei, tratamentul poate ajunge la 150.000. De ce este importantă imunizarea (news.yam.md)

   Survey · Apr 2026 13% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

4. Jobs and work
   1.4% of the news · usually 0.3% · 5.7× usual · 19 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 17% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

5. Cost of living
   0.7% of the news · usually 0.1% · 5.2× usual · 9 articles
   • НАЦИОНАЛЬНЫЙ БАНК МОЛДОВЫ ПОВЫСИЛ БАЗОВУЮ СТАВКУ ЕЩЕ НА 2% (infotag.md)
   • Banca Națională a majorat rata de bază la 11%, lucru ce poate determina creșterea dobânzilor la creditele bancare și la depozite (zdg.md)

   Survey · Apr 2026 52% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

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

   Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

6. AI
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.5% · 7 articles
   • Muzeul haosului: directorul de la „George Enescu" scrie cu AI decizii ilegale. Sindicaliștii cer ajutorul ministrului Culturii pentru a scăpa de el (jurnalul.ro)
   • Asbis revenue more than doubles as AI demand drives record quarter (cyprus-mail.com)
7. Climate
   0.1% of the news · usually 0.2% · 1 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 2% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

8. Immigration
   0.0% of the news · usually 0.2% · 0 articles
   • Cum devine biblioteca un spațiu al tuturor. Experiența Sălajului, împărtășită la Iași (graiulsalajului.ro)

   Survey · Apr 2026 14% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.4positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.7The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.1× usual3.1 words per 1,000usually 2.7The GDELT Project
• Fear1.2× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.4The GDELT Project
• Anger0.8× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 8.3The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.9× usual4.9 words per 1,000usually 5.6The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual12.4 words per 1,000usually 12.8The GDELT Project

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