How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 2,022 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. AI
   2.1% of the news · usually 1.5% · 43 articles
   • Tuya-Powered Conow Onthult Een van Zijn Grootste Black Friday-Deals: Tot €300 Voordeel op AI Slimme Energieopslag (analist.nl)
   • Marktcommentaar: AI-correctie: is de angst overdreven? (analist.nl)
2. Cost of living More than usual
   1.4% of the news · usually 0.7% · 2.1× usual · 28 articles
   • Inflatie stijgt in oktober naar 3,7% door duurdere energie (nieuws.nl)
   • AEX-index sluit hoger dankzij stijgende chipbedrijven (nieuws.nl)

   Survey · Apr 2026 38% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 30% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

3. Health
   1.2% of the news · usually 1.2% · 24 articles
   • GGD Fryslân naar Waddeneilanden voor boosterprik (waldnet.nl)
   • René Froger hoopt in 2027 weer op het podium van De Toppers (nieuws.nl)

   Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

4. War and security
   0.9% of the news · usually 1.2% · 19 articles
   • Energiecontracten goedkoper na daling gasprijs (nieuws.nl)
   • GeenStijl: Nieuw mediaplatform voor iedereen die NPO te rechts vindt: 'Tegenmacht' (geenstijl.nl)

   Survey · Apr 2026 22% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 15% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

5. Democracy and elections
   0.9% of the news · usually 1.2% · 18 articles
   • Gemeente Westerkwartier zoekt hulp bij bezetting stembureaus: `Kom jij meehelpen?` (drimble.nl)
   • Als een kabinet valt, zullen voortaan niet zomaar nieuwe verkiezingen worden uitgeschreven (nrc.nl)

   Survey · Apr 2026 15% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

6. Jobs and work
   0.8% of the news · usually 1.0% · 17 articles
   • Nieuwegein bijna van het gas af, Lopik blijft achter: de opvallende verschillen in onze regio (drimble.nl)
   • ASML: vakbonden boos uit overleg over sociaal plan (nieuws.nl)

   Survey · Apr 2026 1% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

7. Climate
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.3% · 9 articles
   • Wereldwetenschapsdag: waarom onderzoek belangrijk is voor natuur en landbouw in Nunspeet (drimble.nl)
   • 日本含む９カ国に「化石賞」 ＣＯＰ３１の首脳欠席批判 (373news.com)

   Survey · 2023 45% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

   Survey · Apr 2026 13% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

8. Immigration
   0.4% of the news · usually 1.1% · 8 articles
   • COA houdt businesscase azc Beverwijk achter voor de gemeente (drimble.nl)
   • Shahrzad vluchtte zelf, nu beslist ze over asielopvang: 'Dat is moeilijk' (omroepbrabant.nl)

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

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.4positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.5The GDELT Project
• Anxiety0.9× usual2.9 words per 1,000usually 3.2The GDELT Project
• Fear1.0× usual1.1 words per 1,000usually 1.2The GDELT Project
• Anger0.9× usual4.5 words per 1,000usually 5.2The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.0× usual6.5 words per 1,000usually 6.4The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual10.0 words per 1,000usually 9.8The GDELT Project

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