Numbers, and what the news adds up to

• Less attention than usualEducation is 2% of this week's stories, down from 15% (12 stories against 15). See the numbers
• Where the news happensMalé had 257 of 397 place-tagged stories in 30 days (65%). 1 of 19 atolls had none: Dhaalu Atoll. See the numbers
• How the news travelsWhen more than one outlet reported a story, the second followed after a median 9 h 59 min (19% within an hour). 84% of 1509 stories were reported by one outlet only. Highest in Energy & utilities (85% of 53). See the numbers
• Official announcements38 of 133 stories published by official sources were also reported by a news outlet (29%); 95 were not. See the numbers
• Tone of coverage52 of 165 Construction & property stories (32%) were read as negative, against 20% of all 983 stories. The tone is how the articles are written. See the numbers
• Biggest MVR figureMVR 64.2 billion: approved 2026 state budget (from “Proposed budget for 2027 being submitted tomorrow”, The Edition). See the numbers
• Biggest USD figure$296 billion: required annual restoration finance (from “World is far behind on ecosystem restoration target, UN says”, The Edition). See the numbers

The share is this week's stories in the sector out of all stories this week, against the average share of up to four weeks before. A story with two sectors counts in both. A shift is called when the share moves 5 points or more.

• Malé257
• Kaafu33
• Addu City27
• Shaviyani22
• Haa Dhaalu19
• Haa Alif14
• Gnaviyani13
• Laamu13

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Stories by sector and place, darker for more. Only the busiest sectors and places are shown.

1 of 19 atolls were not named in any story in 30 days. That can mean the outlets do not cover them, or that stories name islands we cannot match.

84% of 1509 stories were reported by one outlet only (1269). For the 240 that more than one outlet reported, the second outlet followed after a median 9 h 59 min.

• within an hour46
• 1 to 3 hours42
• 3 to 12 hours50
• 12 to 24 hours78
• over a day24

Time from the first report to the second outlet's report, by story.

Sectors with at least 5 stories. "One outlet only" describes a story, not an outlet: it may be a local story, or one the others have not picked up.

Each story's tone is the one most of its articles share (mixed when two tie). It describes the writing, not how things are, and it says nothing about any person, party or outlet. Groups with fewer than 5 stories are left out. Counts only: there is no score.

1. Mon321
2. Tue234
3. Wed335
4. Thu263
5. Fri106
6. Sat194
7. Sun237

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Busiest hour: Wed 13:00, 13% of that weekday's reports. It counts the outlets we monitor, not the country.