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
New ScientistThe New York Times
Articles we hold207635
Articles with a byline100%99%
Different bylines55430
CategoriesScienceBusiness, Culture, Health, Science, Tech, World
Busiest hour17:00 UTC09:00 UTC
Stories covered (30 days)34154
Stories reported first2 (6%)7 (5%)
Typical lead when first3 hours 25 minutes4 hours 52 minutes

Head to head

Of the 21 stories both covered in the last 30 days, New Scientist was first on 15 and The New York Times on 6. The two were typically 17 hours 56 minutes apart.