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 New York TimesSouth China Morning Post
Articles we hold6053,123
Articles with a byline99%0%
Different bylines4160
CategoriesBusiness, Culture, Health, Science, Tech, WorldWorld
Busiest hour09:00 UTC10:00 UTC
Stories covered (30 days)148370
Stories reported first7 (5%)29 (8%)
Typical lead when first2 hours 43 minutes1 hour 35 minutes

Head to head

Of the 72 stories both covered in the last 30 days, The New York Times was first on 25 and South China Morning Post on 47. The two were typically 24 hours 47 minutes apart.