9 of its 20 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories).
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 10 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 Estonia on 1 of the 30 days held.
Most on Tuesday 29 September 2026: 9 of its 20 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%.
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 Estonia'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.
EstoniaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
29 Sep
Tallinnaccidents & disasters
7 stories, 9 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 Estonia mostIn detail
against the world's news, same daysParts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Disasters & accidents31%9 stories
Conflict & violence17%5 stories
Health17%5 stories
Food & livelihood14%4 stories
Shelter & services10%3 stories
Rights & justice7%2 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting arrests9 Stories reporting people killed2 Stories reporting people injured1 Stories reporting people affected1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Estonia. Ring: the world. Measured over 30 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
Russia33 in 100 of its 15,087 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Finland14 in 100 of its 1,251 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Lithuania12 in 100 of its 433 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Estonia10 in 100
of its 309 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Latvia10 in 100
of its 408 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
Accidents & disasters
Estonia (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.