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
Phys.orgThe New York Times
Articles we hold2,122558
Articles with a byline0%99%
Different bylines0384
CategoriesScienceBusiness, Culture, Health, Science, Tech, World
Busiest hour18:00 UTC09:00 UTC
Stories covered (30 days)82140
Stories reported first4 (5%)7 (5%)
Typical lead when first3 hours 26 minutes2 hours 43 minutes

Head to head

Of the 35 stories both covered in the last 30 days, Phys.org was first on 20 and The New York Times on 15. The two were typically 18 hours 28 minutes apart.