24 of its 75 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%.
19 Oct to 25 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
Jamaica: stories carrying help or hope, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Peace efforts, people freed or reunited, aid and relief, volunteers, vaccination. A topic, not an outcome -- talks that fail still count. Dashed line: the world.
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 & accidents34%48 stories
Conflict & violence20%28 stories
Rights & justice17%24 stories
Health16%23 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given6%9 stories
Shelter & services6%8 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 killed38 Stories reporting people affected24 Stories reporting arrests10 Stories reporting people injured5 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 145 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: about as 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
Haiti58 in 100
of its 177 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Cuba45 in 100
of its 670 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Jamaica26 in 100
of its 563 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Dominican Republic21 in 100
of its 114 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Cayman Islands9 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; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.