How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 501 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   4.8% of the news · usually 4.5% · 24 articles
   • ​Pjesëtarët e FSK-së trajnohen nga njësia kundër terrorizmit e Kroacisë (lajmi.net)
   • Anketa: Afro 90% e shqiptarëve të Kosovës kanë qëndrim negativ ndaj Speciales, 80.2% kërkojnë shfuqizimin e saj (telegrafi.com)

   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
   1.6% of the news · usually 2.5% · 8 articles
   • Studentët që i fituan zgjedhjet në Serbi vizitojnë Manastiret e Deçanit dhe Graçanicës, Kosovës i referohen edhe me termin "Metohi" – Lajmi.net (lajmi.net)
   • Vi må aldrig glemme november 1989 (jyllands-posten.dk)

   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. Health
   1.4% of the news · usually 1.0% · 7 articles

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

4. Jobs and work
   1.2% of the news · usually 0.3% · 3.5× usual · 6 articles
   • Humán versenyképességi körkép: itt tart Magyarország a régióban - Régiós munkaerőpiaci adatbázist hozott létre a Prohuman Csoport (profitline.hu)

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

5. Climate
   0.6% of the news · usually 0.0% · 3 articles
   • Ky është parashikimi i motit për nesër në Kosovë (zeri.info)

   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)

6. Cost of living
   0.6% of the news · usually 0.2% · 3.8× usual · 3 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)

7. Immigration
   0.6% of the news · usually 0.4% · 3 articles

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

8. AI
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.2% · 1 articles

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.0positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.7The GDELT Project
• Anxiety0.9× usual2.7 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
• Fear0.9× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
• Anger0.7× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 8.9The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.9× usual9.9 words per 1,000usually 10.9The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.1× usual11.9 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.