How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,160 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. Jobs and work
   1.7% of the news · usually 1.2% · 20 articles

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

2. War and security
   1.6% of the news · usually 2.9% · 19 articles
   • Accadde oggi | 5 novembre Alessandro Magno alla battaglia di Isso (zazoom.it)
   • Shrewsbury Poppy Appeal fundraiser takes obver the town (shropshirelive.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

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

   Survey · Apr 2026 4% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

3. Health
   1.5% of the news · usually 2.1% · 17 articles
   • Vetëm 62% e popullsisë e vaksinuar kundër fruthit, IShP paralajmëron rrezikun e epidemisë (lajmpress.org)
   • Vetëm 62% e popullsisë e vaksinuar kundër fruthit, IShP paralajmëron rrezikun e epidemisë - (rruga.mk)

   Survey · Apr 2026 16% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

4. Immigration
   1.3% of the news · usually 0.4% · 3.3× usual · 15 articles
   • Една од најзагрижувачките оценки за земјава, велат од ДУИ за Извештајот на ЕК (time.mk)
   • ДУИ: Еден од најнегативните извештаи на Европската комисија – политиките на Владата ја враќаат земјата назад (time.mk)

   Survey · Apr 2026 20% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

5. Democracy and elections
   1.0% of the news · usually 1.7% · 12 articles
   • Mexhiti e mohoi se ka marrëveshje për datën e zgjedhjeve të parakohshme në Maqedoninë e Veriut (portalb.mk)
   • Mexhiti: Jemi të fokusuar te zgjidhjet, jo te zgjedhjet (tv21.tv)

   Survey · Apr 2026 3% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

6. Climate
   0.3% of the news · usually 0.3% · 4 articles
   • Саем на мед во Скопје: Климатските промени го јадат медот, велат пчеларите (time.mk)

   Survey · 2023 81% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

   Survey · Apr 2026 3% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

7. Cost of living
   0.3% of the news · usually 1.0% · 4 articles
   • Нов удар врз домашните буџети: Цените на храната повторно растат (time.mk)
   • ЕЦБ ОЧЕКУВА РАСТ НА ПЛАТИТЕ ВО ЕВРОЗОНАТА ВО 2027 ГОДИНА, но целосните ефекти од енергетскиот шок на инфлацијата сè уште не се видливи (time.mk)

   Survey · Apr 2026 45% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 28% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 2% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

8. AI
   0.0% of the news · usually 0.2% · 0 articles
   • ChatGPT新增GIF生成/王兴兴：明年大概率是机器人行业临界点/张雪回应校招10万起薪被嫌低 (163.com)

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.5positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.2The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.2× usual2.9 words per 1,000usually 2.5The GDELT Project
• Fear1.7× usual1.0 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
• Anger0.9× usual6.1 words per 1,000usually 6.5The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.9× usual5.6 words per 1,000usually 6.1The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty0.9× usual6.5 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.