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 AmericanThe New York Times
Articles we hold191591
Articles with a byline0%99%
Different bylines0405
CategoriesScienceBusiness, Culture, Health, Science, Tech, World
Busiest hour10:00 UTC09:00 UTC
Stories covered (30 days)40145
Stories reported first2 (5%)7 (5%)
Typical lead when first1 hour 55 minutes2 hours 43 minutes

Head to head

Of the 25 stories both covered in the last 30 days, Scientific American was first on 17 and The New York Times on 8. The two were typically 8 hours 57 minutes apart.