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
Scientific AmericanArs Technica
Articles we hold191333
Articles with a byline0%100%
Different bylines054
CategoriesScienceTech
Busiest hour10:00 UTC19:00 UTC
Stories covered (30 days)40107
Stories reported first2 (5%)3 (3%)
Typical lead when first1 hour 55 minutes3 hours 35 minutes

Head to head

Of the 24 stories both covered in the last 30 days, Scientific American was first on 12 and Ars Technica on 12. The two were typically 22 hours 42 minutes apart.