How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 957 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   6.5% of the news · usually 5.4% · 62 articles
   • Deň vojnových veteránov - 24hod.sk (24hod.sk)
   • Zomrel posledný v Česku žijúci účastník bojov o francúzsky Dunkerque (topky.sk)

   Survey · Apr 2026 9% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 9% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

2. Democracy and elections
   2.6% of the news · usually 3.7% · 25 articles
   • Fico riskuje európske peniaze, upozorňuje Ódor. Hádky s Nemeckom podľa neho škodia Slovensku (hnonline.sk)
   • Mesto Bojnice povedie druhé volebné obdobie L. Smatana (teraz.sk)

   Survey · Apr 2026 10% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

3. Jobs and work More than usual
   2.6% of the news · usually 1.2% · 2.2× usual · 25 articles
   • Szeptemberben a figyelt tíz ágazatból hétben csökkent a foglalkoztatottság (felvidek.ma)

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

4. Health
   2.2% of the news · usually 2.0% · 21 articles
   • NEBEZPEČNÝ VÍRUS: V Ružomberku zaznamenali úhyn mačiek (teraz.sk)
   • Žltačka sa šíri v obci pri Trnave. Hygienici evidujú deväť prípadov, nariadili karanténne opatrenia (noviny.sk)

   Survey · Apr 2026 9% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

5. AI
   1.2% of the news · usually 0.6% · 2.0× usual · 11 articles
   • Rezort investícií nepozval Slovensko.Digital do novej rady pre AI (teraz.sk)
   • Ue, doppio summit a Dublino: focus su Ucraina e intelligenza artificiale - il Fatto Nisseno - Caltanissetta notizie, cronaca, attualità (ilfattonisseno.it)
6. Cost of living
   1.2% of the news · usually 0.7% · 1.6× usual · 11 articles
   • Firmy na Slovensku rastú pomalšie, investujú menej, ale držia úroveň ziskovosti (hnonline.sk)
   • Analýza: Firmy v SR rastú pomalšie, investujú menej,no držia ziskovosť (teraz.sk)

   Survey · Apr 2026 46% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 25% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

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

7. Climate
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.6% · 5 articles

   Survey · 2023 75% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

   Survey · Apr 2026 2% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

8. Immigration
   0.0% of the news · usually 0.1% · 0 articles
   • Η γήρανση της Ευρώπης και η μετατόπιση παγκόσμιας ισχύος (euro2day.gr)

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

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.7positive minus negative words per 100usually −2.1The GDELT Project
• Anxiety0.9× usual2.4 words per 1,000usually 2.6The GDELT Project
• Fear0.9× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
• Anger0.9× usual8.5 words per 1,000usually 9.7The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.9× usual7.8 words per 1,000usually 8.2The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual11.2 words per 1,000usually 11.3The GDELT Project

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