Numbers, and what the news adds up to

• Where the news happensMalé had 63 of 78 place-tagged stories in 14 days (81%). 9 of 19 atolls had none: Alif Alif Atoll, Alif Dhaalu Atoll, Dhaalu Atoll, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Gnaviyani Atoll, Laamu Atoll and 3 more. See the numbers
• How the news travelsWhen more than one outlet reported a story, the second followed after a median 5 h 42 min (12% within an hour). 76% of 139 stories were reported by one outlet only. Highest in Public finance & tax (84% of 25). See the numbers
• Official announcements1 of 1 stories published by official sources were also reported by a news outlet (100%); 0 were not. See the numbers
• Tone of coverage12 of 25 Public finance & tax stories (48%) were read as negative, against 35% of all 139 stories. The tone is how the articles are written. See the numbers
• Biggest MVR figureMVR 59.7 billion: Proposed State Budget 2027 (from “Budget 2027 aims to improve living standards and drive development”, One Online). See the numbers
• Biggest USD figuremore than USD 30 billion: Expected total foreign direct investment (from “Former PG cites USD 3.1 billion projection in Rasmalé defence”, MM TV (English)). 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.

• Malé63
• Shaviyani6
• Kaafu4
• Baa2
• Haa Alif2
• Addu City1
• Faafu1
• Gaafu Alif1

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

9 of 19 atolls were not named in any story in 14 days. That can mean the outlets do not cover them, or that stories name islands we cannot match.

76% of 139 stories were reported by one outlet only (106). For the 33 that more than one outlet reported, the second outlet followed after a median 5 h 42 min.

• within an hour4
• 1 to 3 hours9
• 3 to 12 hours8
• 12 to 24 hours9
• over a day3

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. Mon281
2. Tue198
3. Wed261
4. Thu232
5. Fri102
6. Sat178
7. Sun218

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Busiest hour: Sun 14:00, 17% of that weekday's reports. It counts the outlets we monitor, not the country.