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
The EconomistAl Jazeera
Articles we hold2012,480
Articles with a byline0%0%
Different bylines00
CategoriesBusiness, WorldWorld
Busiest hour13:00 UTC20:00 UTC
Stories covered (30 days)32468
Stories reported first0 (0%)26 (6%)
Typical lead when firstunder a minute1 hour 11 minutes

Head to head

Of the 32 stories both covered in the last 30 days, The Economist was first on 5 and Al Jazeera on 27. The two were typically 119 hours 24 minutes apart.