How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,080 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. Health More than usual
   3.6% of the news · usually 1.9% · 1.9× usual · 39 articles
   • ДЕЛ ОД ВАКЦИНИТЕ ПРОТИВ ГРИП МОЖЕ ДА БИДАТ ДОСТАПНИ И ЗА НЕРИЗИЧНИТЕ ГРУПИ, НО ПРИВАТНО Рекорден број вакцини се набавени за оваа сезона (plusinfo.mk)
   • Уште 26.000 вакцини против грип утре или в понеделник ќе бидат во употреба (press24.mk)

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

2. War and security
   2.2% of the news · usually 2.9% · 24 articles
   • Во Прилеп и Битола комеморации за жртвите од Првата светска и сите други војни (time.mk)
   • Македонската и француската химна одекнаа во Коломбел во чест на жртвите од Првата светска војна (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)

3. Jobs and work
   1.5% of the news · usually 1.6% · 16 articles
   • 1.026 МАГИСТРИ И 39 ДОКТОРИ НА НАУКИ СЕ ВОДАТ КАКО НЕВРАБОТЕНИ Вкупната стапка на невработеност во Македонија изнесува 11,3% (plusinfo.mk)
   • Повеќе од 1.000 магистри и близу 40 доктори на науки се водат како невработени во Македонија (telma.com.mk)

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

4. Cost of living
   1.1% of the news · usually 1.0% · 12 articles
   • Продажбата на станови во Македонија падна за 14 отсто, изнајмувањето порасна за 45 отсто (sitel.com.mk)
   • INFLACIONI NË TETOR 3.3% - MINISTRI DURMISHI THOTË SE E NDJEKIN SITUATËN! (tvkoha.tv)

   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)

5. Democracy and elections
   0.9% of the news · usually 1.6% · 10 articles
   • Ademi: Zgjedhjet e parakohshme janë më se të domosdoshme (tv21.tv)
   • A esquerda marcha em novos exércitos no mundo digital: será que viramos o jogo da comunicação? (observatoriodaimprensa.com.br)

   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. Immigration
   0.6% of the news · usually 0.3% · 1.9× usual · 6 articles

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

7. AI
   0.4% of the news · usually 0.2% · 2.2× usual · 4 articles
   • Otter AI amplía sus transcripciones a 31 idiomas y prepara reuniones que saltan de lengua sin tocar nada (wwwhatsnew.com)
   • Dziadek i wnuczka w świątecznej kampanii T-Mobile. Stworzono ją z pomocą AI (wirtualnemedia.pl)
8. Climate
   0.4% of the news · usually 0.3% · 4 articles
   • Божиновска дел од државната делегација на COP31 во Турција (makfax.com.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)

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.8positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.3The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.0× usual2.8 words per 1,000usually 2.7The GDELT Project
• Fear1.5× usual1.0 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
• Anger0.9× usual5.9 words per 1,000usually 6.4The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.0× usual5.8 words per 1,000usually 6.1The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual7.4 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.