{"data":[{"slug":"global-2026-09-27","scope":"global","date":"2026-09-27","headline":"Global Risk Briefing, September 27, 2026: coverage of Myanmar Civil War is surging","bodyMd":"## Analytical Briefing: Global Media Coverage - September 27, 2026\n\nThis briefing provides an analytical overview of global media coverage trends as of September 27, 2026. Data is drawn from 42 tracked topics and 197 tracked countries, with 39 topics providing data.\n\n## Surging Topics\n\nFive topics are identified as surging in media attention. The topic with the highest Z-score is [Myanmar Civil War](https://geotone.news/topics/myanmar-civil-war) at 20.0, with a volume of 0.012. [South China Sea](https://geotone.news/topics/south-china-sea) also has a volume of 0.012 and a Z-score of 7.1. [Iran War & Succession](https://geotone.news/topics/iran-war-succession) shows a Z-score of 5.7 and a volume of 0.565. [Kashmir](https://geotone.news/topics/kashmir) has a Z-score of 5.1 and a volume of 0.023. The fifth surging topic is [DR Congo Ebola Outbreak](https://geotone.news/topics/drc-ebola-outbreak), with a Z-score of 4.7 and a volume of 0.058.\n\n## Movers in Coverage\n\nFive topics have shown significant week-over-week increases in coverage. [Ethiopia Conflict](https://geotone.news/topics/ethiopia-conflict) rose by 1852.9%. [Iran War & Succession](https://geotone.news/topics/iran-war-succession) rose by 569.0%. [Kashmir](https://geotone.news/topics/kashmir) rose by 519.2%. [South China Sea](https://geotone.news/topics/south-china-sea) rose by 232.0%. [DR Congo Conflict](https://geotone.news/topics/drc-conflict) rose by 157.0%.\n\n## Most Covered Topics\n\nThe five most covered topics by volume are: [Iran War & Succession](https://geotone.news/topics/iran-war-succession) at 0.565, [Terrorism](https://geotone.news/topics/terrorism) at 0.077, [DR Congo Ebola Outbreak](https://geotone.news/topics/drc-ebola-outbreak) at 0.058, [Ukraine War](https://geotone.news/topics/ukraine-war) at 0.035, and [Israel–Gaza](https://geotone.news/topics/israel-gaza) at 0.027.\n\n## Countries with Darkest Tones\n\nThe countries with the lowest media tone scores are: [Comoros](https://geotone.news/countries/km) at -8.48, [Solomon Islands](https://geotone.news/countries/sb) at -4.18, [Seychelles](https://geotone.news/countries/sc) at -3.62, [Liberia](https://geotone.news/countries/lr) at -3.45, and [Djibouti](https://geotone.news/countries/dj) at -3.22.","generator":"llm","publishedAt":"2026-09-27T06:01:06.200Z"}],"meta":{"license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Geotone / GDELT","source":"https://geotone.news","docs":"https://geotone.news/api-docs","generated":"2026-10-04T10:21:08.392Z"}}