How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 740 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   3.1% of the news · usually 2.5% · 23 articles
   • Dan spomina v Škrbini: spomin na pretekle dogodke je predvsem povezan z ljudmi (druzina.si)
   • Lenkija planuoja steigti Pirmojo pasaulinio karo muziejų (15min.lt)

   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 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. Democracy and elections
   2.3% of the news · usually 2.5% · 17 articles
   • Soočenje: dolenjska metropola je talec državne politike (delo.si)
   • Spopad za štajersko prestolnico: Arsenović odhaja, bi ga lahko nasledila Katja Koren? (demokracija.si)

   Survey · Apr 2026 12% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

3. Cost of living
   1.1% of the news · usually 0.4% · 2.8× usual · 8 articles
   • Sanjate o življenju v Italiji? Tukaj ponujajo brezplačno bivanje v prenovljenih hišah (vecer.com)
   • Üzemanyagárak: kiderült, hol áll Magyarország az uniós rangsorban – a dízeleseknek különösen fájhat a tankolás (vg.hu)

   Survey · Apr 2026 39% 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 18% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

4. Climate
   1.0% of the news · usually 0.5% · 1.9× usual · 7 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

5. Health
   0.8% of the news · usually 0.6% · 6 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 22% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

6. Jobs and work
   0.7% of the news · usually 1.2% · 5 articles
   • In Svizzera la disoccupazione ILO sale al 5,6% nel terzo trimestre (laregione.ch)
   • Disoccupazione in netto aumento in Svizzera: sale al 5,6%, giovani al 12,6% (tio.ch)

   Survey · Apr 2026 3% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

7. Immigration
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.2% · 2.7× usual · 4 articles
   • V Gorici odprli zimsko prenočišče za ljudi v stiski (primorski.eu)
   • Η γήρανση της Ευρώπης και η μετατόπιση παγκόσμιας ισχύος (euro2day.gr)

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

8. AI
   0.1% of the news · usually 0.3% · 1 articles
   • ChatGPT Ads: Η Κύπρος στις 44 αγορές της συμφωνίας OpenAI και Aleph (cyprusnews.eu)
   • OpenAI, Aleph ile gerçekleştirdiği münhasır reklam satış ortaklığıyla ChatGPT reklam faaliyetlerini 44 ülkede büyütüyor – Haber Şefi – Haberler – Güncel Haberler – Haber Sitesi (habersefi.com)

How the news sounds

• Tone−0.4positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.8The GDELT Project
• Anxiety0.8× usual2.2 words per 1,000usually 2.6The GDELT Project
• Fear0.8× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.8The GDELT Project
• Anger0.8× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 6.9The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.9× usual6.3 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty0.9× usual7.2 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.