How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 710 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   4.2% of the news · usually 2.9% · 30 articles
   • Дел од професионалните војници на протест (time.mk)
   • Војниците бараат правда - еднаква отпремнина и договори на неопределено време (telma.com.mk)

   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)

2. Jobs and work
   1.6% of the news · usually 1.2% · 11 articles

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

3. Health
   1.3% of the news · usually 2.0% · 9 articles
   • Rriten rastet e gripit në Maqedoni, Tetova dhe Kumanova kryesojnë me të infektuarit (tvkoha.tv)
   • Телма сторија- Измамникот со „кубански вакцини" мамел и во име на лицата со инвалидитет (telma.com.mk)

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

4. Democracy and elections
   1.0% of the news · usually 1.7% · 7 articles
   • Европа го слави дијалогот, но кој ќе ја седне Софија на маса? (time.mk)
   • RIK: Na izborima za nacionalne savete nacionalnih manjina 481.785 birača (naslovi.net)

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

5. Cost of living
   0.3% of the news · usually 0.9% · 2 articles
   • Европјаните ја намалија потрошувачката, Германија со најголем пад на продажбата (libertas.mk)
   • ЕВРОПЈАНИТЕ КУПУВААТ ПОМАЛКУ, ПРОДАЖБАТА НАЈМНОГУ ПАДНА ВО ГЕРМАНИЈА Штедат и на храна, а трошат за гориво (plusinfo.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)

6. Immigration
   0.3% of the news · usually 0.4% · 2 articles

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

7. AI
   0.1% of the news · usually 0.2% · 1 articles
   • Από το Οχάιο στην Κοζάνη: Η νέα μάχη της AI περνά από την ενέργεια (euro2day.gr)
8. Climate
   0.1% of the news · usually 0.3% · 1 articles
   • Bakan Kurum, COP31 için hazırlanan The Yörüks belgeselini paylaştı (milliyet.com.tr)
   • Bakan Kurum'adan The Yörüks belgeseli paylaşımı (hurriyet.com.tr)

   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)

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.2positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.3The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.0× usual2.8 words per 1,000usually 2.7The GDELT Project
• Fear1.4× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
• Anger1.2× usual7.8 words per 1,000usually 6.5The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.0× usual6.2 words per 1,000usually 6.1The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty0.9× usual6.4 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.