How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 3,874 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   3.5% of the news · usually 3.3% · 136 articles
   • Велетржница Београд радиће 24 часа током Дана примирја (politika.rs)
   • Račun Torlaka u blokadi tri dana - Naslovi.net (naslovi.net)

   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 9% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

2. Democracy and elections
   2.5% of the news · usually 4.1% · 95 articles
   • Šta čeka Srbiju nakon izbora? Raguš poručila da nova vlast mora da odgovori na važna pitanja (naslovi.net)
   • Samo dva kandidata poznata u trci za predseničke izbore: Studentska lista i dalje ćuti (alo.rs)

   Survey · Apr 2026 20% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

3. Health
   1.0% of the news · usually 1.2% · 37 articles
   • Srbija ponovo bez Vlahovića, ali nije to jedina muka Paunovića: „Objasnio je da ima privatnih problema" (naslovi.net)
   • Mobilna ambulanta Doma zdravlja Niš sutra u Leskoviku (tanjug.rs)

   Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

4. Cost of living
   0.7% of the news · usually 0.6% · 27 articles
   • Fabris: Kurs dinara nije ugrožen, ali NBS mora da proveri menjačnice – kada se mogu očekivati niže kamate (naslovi.net)
   • Фабрис: Курс динара није угрожен, али НБС мора да провери мењачнице - када се могу очекивати ниже камате (rts.rs)

   Survey · Apr 2026 35% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 19% 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. Jobs and work
   0.6% of the news · usually 0.7% · 24 articles
   • Από τη Γαλλία ως τα Βαλκάνια: Οι οικονομικές αιτίες πίσω από τις κινητοποιήσεις των νέων στην Ευρώπη (in.gr)

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

6. AI
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.5% · 20 articles
   • Vladavina prava i AI: Rizici znatno veći nego eventualne dugoročne koristi (danas.rs)
   • 墨问未来：AI时代中国水墨艺术作品国际巡展 (163.com)
7. Climate
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.2% · 2.3× usual · 18 articles
   • Облачно с кишом, после подне престанак падавина (politika.rs)
   • Облачно време, с кишом, после подне престанак падавина - ЈМУ Радио-телевизија Војводине (rtv.rs)

   Survey · 2023 78% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

   Survey · Apr 2026 4% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

8. Immigration
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.2% · 8 articles
   • Граждане Украины просили признать их беженцами чаще других иностранцев в России (vedomosti.ru)
   • الأوكرانيون يتصدرون طلبات اللجوء في روسيا خلال 2026 – قناة المنار (almanar.com.lb)

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

How the news sounds

• Tone−2.1positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.6The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.1× usual3.7 words per 1,000usually 3.4The GDELT Project
• Fear0.9× usual1.0 words per 1,000usually 1.1The GDELT Project
• Anger1.0× usual8.5 words per 1,000usually 8.6The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.9× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 7.0The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual8.6 words per 1,000usually 8.3The GDELT Project

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