{"data":[{"slug":"global-2026-09-28","scope":"global","date":"2026-09-28","headline":"Global Risk Briefing, September 28, 2026: coverage of DR Congo Conflict is surging","bodyMd":"## Analytical Briefing: Media Coverage Trends (September 28, 2026)\n\nThis briefing provides an analytical overview of global media coverage trends as of September 28, 2026, based on data tracking 42 topics and 197 countries. Data was available for 40 topics.\n\n## Surging Topics\n\nFive topics demonstrated a significant surge in media attention. The topic with the highest Z-score was [DR Congo Conflict](https://geotone.news/topics/drc-conflict) at 5.8, with a volume of 0.01. This was followed by [Myanmar Civil War](https://geotone.news/topics/myanmar-civil-war) at a Z-score of 3.2 and a volume of 0.003. [Syria Transition](https://geotone.news/topics/syria-transition) registered a Z-score of 2.9 and a volume of 0.002. [Refugees & Displacement](https://geotone.news/topics/refugees) had a Z-score of 2.5 and the highest volume among surging topics at 0.017. Finally, [South China Sea](https://geotone.news/topics/south-china-sea) showed a Z-score of 2.2 with a volume of 0.004.\n\n## Movers: Week-over-Week Changes\n\nSeveral topics experienced substantial week-over-week increases in coverage. [Ethiopia Conflict](https://geotone.news/topics/ethiopia-conflict) saw the largest rise, increasing by 2128.3%. [Iran War & Succession](https://geotone.news/topics/iran-war-succession) rose by 660.3%, and [Kashmir](https://geotone.news/topics/kashmir) increased by 649.6%. [DR Congo Conflict](https://geotone.news/topics/drc-conflict) also rose significantly by 345.3%, and [Terrorism](https://geotone.news/topics/terrorism) increased by 344.6%. All listed movers demonstrated an upward trend in coverage.\n\n## Most Covered Topics\n\nThe topic with the highest overall media volume was [Iran War & Succession](https://geotone.news/topics/iran-war-succession), accounting for 0.148 of total coverage. [Terrorism](https://geotone.news/topics/terrorism) was the second most covered topic with a volume of 0.075. [Israel–Gaza](https://geotone.news/topics/israel-gaza) and [Trade War & Tariffs](https://geotone.news/topics/trade-war) both registered a volume of 0.05. [NATO](https://geotone.news/topics/nato) was also among the most covered, with a volume of 0.033.\n\n## Countries with Darkest Tones\n\nAnalysis of media tone for countries identified five with the most negative average tone. [Malawi](https://geotone.news/countries/mw) had the darkest tone at -7.45. [Nauru](https://geotone.news/countries/nr) followed with a tone of -5.36. [Eritrea](https://geotone.news/countries/er) registered a tone of -4.38. [Guinea-Bissau](https://geotone.news/countries/gw) had a tone of -3.79, and [Yemen](https://geotone.news/countries/ye) showed a tone of -3.52.","generator":"llm","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T06:01:02.575Z"}],"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":"2026-10-04T10:21:07.392Z"}}