How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 851 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. Democracy and elections
   3.9% of the news · usually 5.2% · 33 articles
   • ДАН - Neizvjesno ko će voditi Danilovgrad do lokalnih izbora (dan.co.me)
   • RIK utvrdio konačan broj birača za izbore za nacionalne savete: Pravo glasa ima 481.785 građana (glas-javnosti.rs)

   Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

2. War and security
   1.5% of the news · usually 3.0% · 13 articles
   • BALKAN SHIELD 26: Ειδικές Δυνάμεις οκτώ χωρών σε κοινή άσκηση με drones νέας γενιάς στο Λιτόχωρο (φωτο+βίντεο) (voria.gr)
   • Ολοκληρώθηκε η διαβαλκανική άσκηση "Balkan Shield 26" (capital.gr)

   Survey · Apr 2026 10% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 9% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

3. Cost of living
   0.8% of the news · usually 0.4% · 2.3× usual · 7 articles
   • Još jedno poskupljenje u najavi: Od ponedjeljka veće cijene jogurta i pavlake domaćih proizvođača (portalanalitika.me)

   Survey · Apr 2026 34% 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 10% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

4. Health
   0.8% of the news · usually 1.2% · 7 articles

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

5. Jobs and work
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.7% · 4 articles

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

6. Climate
   0.4% of the news · usually 0.2% · 3 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

7. AI
   0.1% of the news · usually 0.3% · 1 articles
8. Immigration
   0.1% of the news · usually 0.2% · 1 articles
   • Šaranović: Jačanje kapaciteta i usklađivanje sa standardima EU važni za članstvo Crne Gore :: Društvo :: RTCG - Radio Televizija Crne Gore (rtcg.me)

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

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.2positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.4The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.0× usual3.0 words per 1,000usually 2.9The GDELT Project
• Fear1.0× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
• Anger0.9× usual7.3 words per 1,000usually 7.9The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.0× usual6.1 words per 1,000usually 6.2The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.1× usual8.0 words per 1,000usually 7.5The GDELT Project

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