A River of News

Compare publications

Compare two publications side by side: how much they publish, what they cover, when they publish and who reports stories first.

Comparison
BBCThe Guardian
Articles we hold2,0872,980
Articles with a byline0%99%
Different bylines01,142
CategoriesBusiness, Culture, Health, Politics, Science, Sports, Tech, WorldBusiness, Culture, Politics, Sports, Weather, World
Busiest hour05:00 UTC11:00 UTC
Stories covered (30 days)340628
Stories reported first71 (21%)52 (8%)
Typical lead when first42 minutes33 minutes

Head to head

Of the 325 stories both covered in the last 30 days, BBC was first on 170 and The Guardian on 155. The two were typically 3 hours 58 minutes apart.