Postimees

Postimees is one of Estonia's largest and oldest daily newspapers, with an extensive online presence. Publishing primarily in Estonian, with Russian and English editions, it provides general news coverage of domestic politics, the economy, and international affairs for a broad national audience.

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Postimees at a glance

Country: Estonia
Region: Northern Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Postimees

Crosswire groups Postimees as Centrist for comparisons within Estonia's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Postimees sits in Estonia's press

Postimees is one of 4 outlets tracked in Estonia and the only daily newspaper tracked there. By outlets tracked, Estonia ranks 39th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 109 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Postimees outside Estonia, starting with Northern Europe, are The Guardian (United Kingdom), The Irish Times (Ireland), Morgunblaðið (Iceland) and Aftenposten (Norway). Opening one of them beside Postimees is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.