57 of its 293 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 16 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Germany on 10 of the 30 days held.
Most on Saturday 24 October 2026: Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Germany: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
GermanyThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
25 Sep
Berlinattacks & violence
20 stories, 23 outlets
26 Sep
Berlinattacks & violence
12 stories, 28 outlets
27 Sep
Leipzigattacks & violence
5 stories, 5 outlets
28 Sep
Berlinattacks & violence
20 stories, 20 outlets
29 Sep
Berlinattacks & violence
20 stories, 19 outlets
October 2026
1 Oct
Berlinattacks & violence
22 stories, 25 outlets
7 Oct
Berlinattacks & violence
25 stories, 27 outlets
8 Oct
Berlinattacks & violence
15 stories, 15 outlets
14 Oct
Bochumaccidents & disasters
8 stories, 8 outlets
14 Oct
Hamburgattacks & violence
17 stories, 33 outlets
15 Oct
Bochumaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 8 outlets
24 Oct
Munichattacks & violence
10 stories, 12 outlets
24 Oct
Berlinattacks & violence
7 stories, 10 outlets
24 Oct
Obersalzbergaccidents & disasters
24 stories, 49 outlets
Scroll 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 Germany most56 of its 330 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
83 of its 440 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
66 of its 401 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
83 of its 453 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).
102 of its 492 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).
4 more days the news pointed at Germany
60 of its 499 stories (12%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 7 of Berlin's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.
22 of its 209 stories (11%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
58 of its 410 stories (14%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
27 of its 193 stories (14%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 4 of Berlin's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 84 million people live in Germany. Over these days its news carried 19 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about half the world's rate (36 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.
Health31%491 stories
Rights & justice21%326 stories
Conflict & violence19%301 stories
Disasters & accidents11%179 stories
Food & livelihood9%137 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given6%95 stories
Shelter & services1%21 stories
Displacement1%17 stories
Where it happened
Germany (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed388 Stories reporting people affected194 Stories reporting arrests136 Stories reporting people injured51 Stories reporting abductions34 Stories reporting refugees22 Stories reporting evacuations4 Stories reporting people displaced3 Stories reporting people falling ill1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Germany. Ring: the world. Measured over 1,614 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Griefless grief-stricken than the world's
Fearabout as fearful as the world's
Warmtha little warmer than the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Germany in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Germany's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
France27 in 100 of its 21,074 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Austria26 in 100 of its 1,720 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Denmark22 in 100 of its 1,863 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Switzerland21 in 100 of its 3,679 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Poland20 in 100 of its 1,703 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Netherlands17 in 100 of its 4,188 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Belgium16 in 100 of its 1,727 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Germany16 in 100
of its 10,245 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Czechia13 in 100
of its 1,526 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Luxembourg12 in 100
of its 615 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.