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).
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 15 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Germany on 3 of the 7 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
Anger in the words of Germany'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.
GermanyThe 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 Germany most60 of its 499 stories (12%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 7 of Berlin's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.
56 of its 330 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
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 4.6 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about half 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.
Health35%133 stories
Conflict & violence20%76 stories
Rights & justice17%63 stories
Disasters & accidents11%40 stories
Food & livelihood8%29 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given7%28 stories
Shelter & services1%5 stories
Displacement1%3 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed108 Stories reporting people affected54 Stories reporting arrests32 Stories reporting people injured6 Stories reporting refugees5 Stories reporting evacuations1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Germany. Ring: the world. Measured over 388 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefless grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Fearabout as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
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
France39 in 100 of its 6,735 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Austria23 in 100 of its 391 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Czechia23 in 100 of its 463 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Switzerland20 in 100 of its 809 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Denmark18 in 100 of its 469 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Netherlands17 in 100 of its 1,023 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Poland16 in 100 of its 393 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Germany15 in 100
of its 2,608 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Belgium14 in 100
of its 463 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Luxembourg14 in 100
of its 148 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
Germany (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.