How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 406 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   5.9% of the news · usually 4.5% · 24 articles
   • Në Opterushë të Rahovecit përkujtohet 28 vjetori i dëshmorëve të rënë të UÇK-së (telegrafi.com)
   • Kurti: Dokumentimi i krimeve të luftës i domosdoshëm për zbardhjen e së vërtetës (zeri.info)

   Survey · Apr 2026 13% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “The conflict in the Middle East” 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
   1.7% of the news · usually 2.6% · 7 articles
   • DOKU.TECH vazhdon ditën e dytë, në fokus inteligjenca artificiale, demokracia dhe mbrojtja e fëmijëve në internet (telegrafi.com)
   • Haxhiu takon kryetarët e grupeve parlamentare, diskutojnë për prioritetet dhe seancat e ardhshme të Kuvendit (telegrafi.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 4% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

3. Immigration
   1.0% of the news · usually 0.4% · 2.5× usual · 4 articles
   • Agim Vuniqi: Emigracioni nuk është vetëm largim, por edhe mundësi zhvillimi për Kosovën (botasot.info)
   • Il Questore della Provincia di Padova Marco Odorisio, nel mese di ottobre, adotta 40 provvedimenti espulsivi finalizzati all'esecuzione dell'allontanamento dal territorio nazionale di cittadini clande (padovanews.it)

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

4. Jobs and work
   1.0% of the news · usually 0.3% · 2.9× usual · 4 articles
   • Punëtorët e KEK-ut caktojnë protestë, pakënaqësi me paga (zeri.info)

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

5. Health
   0.5% of the news · usually 1.0% · 2 articles
   • Haliti: Kuvendi ka pësuar rënie në nivelin akademik dhe politik (gazeta10.com)
   • Avrupa'da Batı Nil virüsü salgın alarmı: Ölü sayısı 130'u aştı (malatyaguncel.com)

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

6. Climate
   0.3% of the news · usually 0.0% · 1 articles

   Survey · 2023 67% 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)

7. AI
   0.0% of the news · usually 0.2% · 0 articles
8. Cost of living
   0.0% of the news · usually 0.2% · 0 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 54% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 29% 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)

How the news sounds

• Tone−0.9positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.7The GDELT Project
• Anxiety0.8× usual2.4 words per 1,000usually 3.1The GDELT Project
• Fear0.7× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
• Anger0.8× usual7.2 words per 1,000usually 8.9The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.0× usual10.9 words per 1,000usually 10.9The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.3The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty0.9× usual9.6 words per 1,000usually 10.8The GDELT Project

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