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
PoliticoBloomberg
Articles we hold1996,336
Articles with a byline95%72%
Different bylines1411,622
CategoriesPoliticsBusiness
Busiest hour09:00 UTC21:00 UTC
Stories covered (30 days)48447
Stories reported first5 (10%)84 (19%)
Typical lead when first1 hour 7 minutes1 hour 38 minutes

Head to head

Of the 33 stories both covered in the last 30 days, Politico was first on 11 and Bloomberg on 22. The two were typically 48 hours 42 minutes apart.