How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,645 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. Climate More than usual
   2.9% of the news · usually 0.8% · 3.8× usual · 48 articles
   • AB'nin sera gazı emisyonları azaldı (sabah.com.tr)
   • AB'de sera gazı emisyonları ikinci çeyrekte 833 milyon tona indi (haberler.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 14% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

2. War and security
   2.1% of the news · usually 1.7% · 35 articles
   • Dorchester talk on siege of Malta to take place tonight (dorsetecho.co.uk)
   • જમ્મુ અને કાશ્મીરના કુલગામ જિલ્લામાં આતંકવાદીઓનો CRPF પેટ્રોલિંગ... (akilanews.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 6% 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. AI
   1.4% of the news · usually 1.5% · 23 articles
   • Ahmedabad Doctor Wife Extra Marital Affair Controversy; AI Photo Claim (divyabhaskar.co.in)
   • SkyDefender, „cupola protectoare" cu AI care ar putea apăra România de drone. Ce o face diferită de alte sisteme (stirileprotv.ro)
4. Jobs and work
   1.3% of the news · usually 1.5% · 22 articles

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

5. Immigration
   0.9% of the news · usually 0.9% · 15 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 29% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

6. Democracy and elections
   0.7% of the news · usually 1.0% · 12 articles
   • With El Niño bearing down, should taxpayers underwrite beach dwellers? (latimes.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

7. Cost of living
   0.7% of the news · usually 1.6% · 11 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 41% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 24% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

8. Health
   0.6% of the news · usually 0.6% · 9 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

How the news sounds

• Tone−0.4positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.6The GDELT Project
• Anxiety0.9× usual2.2 words per 1,000usually 2.4The GDELT Project
• Fear1.0× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
• Anger0.6× usual4.2 words per 1,000usually 6.4The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.1× usual6.5 words per 1,000usually 5.9The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.1× usual8.6 words per 1,000usually 7.6The GDELT Project

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