24 of its 75 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%.
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 26 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Jamaica on 2 of the 7 days held.
Most on Thursday 22 October 2026: 29 of its 94 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Anger in the words of Jamaica's stories about people being harmed
100 is the world's average over these days: 200 means twice the world's. Dashed line: the world. It moves with what its news was about as well as with its words: anger rises when more of it is about conflict and violence.
JamaicaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Jamaica most29 of its 94 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 3 million people live in Jamaica. Over these days its news carried 52 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 6 times the world's rate (8.5 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Disasters & accidents32%46 stories
Health20%29 stories
Conflict & violence20%28 stories
Rights & justice15%22 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given5%7 stories
Shelter & services5%7 stories
Food & livelihood1%2 stories
Displacement1%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed43 Stories reporting people affected21 Stories reporting arrests9 Stories reporting people injured3 Stories reporting refugees1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Jamaica. Ring: the world. Measured over 144 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Griefabout as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Warmtha little warmer than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Jamaica in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Jamaica's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Haiti54 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Cuba45 in 100 of its 657 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Jamaica26 in 100
of its 558 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Dominican Republic18 in 100
of its 111 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Cayman Islands11 in 100
of its 74 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disasters
Jamaica (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.