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 ScientistHacker News
Articles we hold2012,455
Articles with a byline100%0%
Different bylines540
CategoriesScienceTech
Busiest hour17:00 UTC15:00 UTC
Stories covered (30 days)36134
Stories reported first2 (6%)19 (14%)
Typical lead when first3 hours 25 minutes1 hour 16 minutes

Head to head

Of the 16 stories both covered in the last 30 days, New Scientist was first on 6 and Hacker News on 10. The two were typically 15 hours 55 minutes apart.