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 Japan TimesThe Guardian
Articles we hold1,3763,151
Articles with a byline0%99%
Different bylines01,196
CategoriesWorldBusiness, Culture, Politics, Sports, Weather, World
Busiest hour02:00 UTC11:00 UTC
Stories covered (30 days)247621
Stories reported first15 (6%)56 (9%)
Typical lead when first1 hour 49 minutes39 minutes

Head to head

Of the 143 stories both covered in the last 30 days, The Japan Times was first on 57 and The Guardian on 86. The two were typically 23 hours 59 minutes apart.