Numbers, and what the news adds up to

• Less attention than usualFinance & banking is 3% of this week's stories, down from 17% (23 stories against 28.8). See the numbers
• Where the news happensMalé had 123 of 190 place-tagged stories in 7 days (65%). 2 of 19 atolls had none: Dhaalu Atoll, Lhaviyani Atoll. See the numbers
• How the news travelsWhen more than one outlet reported a story, the second followed after a median 9 h 47 min (21% within an hour). 82% of 696 stories were reported by one outlet only. Highest in Trade & customs (86% of 7). See the numbers
• Official announcements14 of 34 stories published by official sources were also reported by a news outlet (41%); 20 were not. See the numbers
• Tone of coverage12 of 31 Construction & property stories (39%) were read as negative, against 24% of all 197 stories. The tone is how the articles are written. See the numbers
• Biggest MVR figureMVR 64.2 billion: Budget approved for 2026 (from “Parliament Committee sets 19 November deadline for State Budget...”, MM TV (English)). See the numbers
• Biggest USD figureUSD 20 billion: value of waterfront and marina project (from “Juman, accused of inciting arson and looting, to remain detained for another 15 days”, Sun 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.

• Malé123
• Addu City15
• Kaafu14
• Gnaviyani8
• Gaafu Alif7
• Haa Alif7
• Haa Dhaalu7
• Laamu7

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

2 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.

82% of 696 stories were reported by one outlet only (569). For the 127 that more than one outlet reported, the second outlet followed after a median 9 h 47 min.

• within an hour27
• 1 to 3 hours21
• 3 to 12 hours27
• 12 to 24 hours46
• over a day6

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. Wed110
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.