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 EconomistBloomberg
Articles we hold2016,336
Articles with a byline0%72%
Different bylines01,622
CategoriesBusiness, WorldBusiness
Busiest hour13:00 UTC21:00 UTC
Stories covered (30 days)32447
Stories reported first0 (0%)84 (19%)
Typical lead when firstunder a minute1 hour 38 minutes

Head to head

Of the 34 stories both covered in the last 30 days, The Economist was first on 2 and Bloomberg on 32. The two were typically 142 hours 48 minutes apart.