How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,105 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security More than usual Anxious
   4.9% of the news · usually 2.9% · 1.7× usual · 54 articles
   • Да се намалат ризиците поврзани со членството во СЕПА - ПОСТРОГИ ОДРЕДБИ ПРОТИВ ФИНАСИРАЊЕ ТЕРОРИЗАМ, ПЕРЕЊЕ ПАРИ И КОНФИСКАЦИЈА (vecer.mk)
   • Измени во Кривичниот законик, построги одредби за перење пари и конфискација (mkd.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. Cost of living More than usual
   1.8% of the news · usually 0.9% · 2.1× usual · 20 articles
   • Yıllık Enflasyon Yüzde 3,3'e Yükseldi (yenibalkan.com)
   • Додека инфлацијата во еврозоната достигна 4%, во Македонија изнесува 3,3%, СДС повторно шири паника, велат од ВМРО-ДПМНЕ (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)

3. Health
   0.9% of the news · usually 2.1% · 10 articles
   • АХВ спроведува симулациска вежба за шап и лигавка – 365 (365.com.mk)
   • Од денеска до четврток АХВ ќе спроведе симулациска вежба за болеста шап и лигавка (republika.mk)

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

4. Jobs and work
   0.9% of the news · usually 1.2% · 10 articles

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

5. Democracy and elections
   0.6% of the news · usually 1.6% · 7 articles
   • Gashi: Sipas perspektivës time, për VLEN-in do të ishte më mirë tash të ketë zgjedhje! (almakos.com)
   • Arkin Jahiji Officially Takes Office as Brvenica Mayor (skopjediem.com)

   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. AI
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.2% · 2 articles
   • Πολυγλωσσική μεταγραφή Otter AI σε 31 γλώσσες (sbctv.gr)
   • Otter AI can now follow conversations across 30+ languages (techcrunch.com)
7. Climate
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.3% · 2 articles

   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)

8. Immigration
   0.1% of the news · usually 0.4% · 1 articles

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

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.5positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.3The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.1× usual3.0 words per 1,000usually 2.7The GDELT Project
• Fear1.2× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
• Anger1.0× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 6.5The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.9× usual5.3 words per 1,000usually 6.1The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual7.5 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.