Numbers, and what the news adds up to

• Where the news happensMalé had 5 of 8 place-tagged stories in 7 days (62%). 17 of 19 atolls had none: Alif Alif Atoll, Alif Dhaalu Atoll, Baa Atoll, Dhaalu Atoll, Faafu Atoll, Gaafu Alif Atoll and 11 more. See the numbers
• How the news travelsWhen more than one outlet reported a story, the second followed after a median 14 h 14 min (10% within an hour). 60% of 25 stories were reported by one outlet only. Highest in Public finance & tax (67% of 6). See the numbers
• Official announcements2 of 2 stories published by official sources were also reported by a news outlet (100%); 0 were not. See the numbers
• Tone of coverage2 of 6 Public finance & tax stories (33%) were read as negative, against 20% of all 25 stories. The tone is how the articles are written. See the numbers
• Biggest MVR figureMVR 47 billion: private sector loans in September (from “Private sector lending reaches MVR 47 billion in September”, MM TV (English)). See the numbers
• Biggest USD figureUSD 3.05 billion: Total lending to private sector (from “Private sector lending surges in the Maldives, central bank data shows”, PSM News). 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.

• Malé5
• Kaafu2
• Thaa2

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

17 of 19 atolls were not named in any story in 7 days. That can mean the outlets do not cover them, or that stories name islands we cannot match.

60% of 25 stories were reported by one outlet only (15). For the 10 that more than one outlet reported, the second outlet followed after a median 14 h 14 min.

• within an hour1
• 1 to 3 hours0
• 3 to 12 hours1
• 12 to 24 hours8
• over a day0

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. Mon168
2. Tue111
3. Wed117
4. Thu121
5. Fri59
6. Sat92
7. Sun127

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Busiest hour: Sun 14:00, 24% of that weekday's reports. It counts the outlets we monitor, not the country.