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 EconomistFortune
Articles we hold201991
Articles with a byline0%100%
Different bylines0346
CategoriesBusiness, WorldBusiness
Busiest hour13:00 UTC07:00 UTC
Stories covered (30 days)32184
Stories reported first0 (0%)4 (2%)
Typical lead when firstunder a minute3 hours 33 minutes

Head to head

Of the 23 stories both covered in the last 30 days, The Economist was first on 4 and Fortune on 19. The two were typically 261 hours 57 minutes apart.