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 GuardianSouth China Morning Post
Articles we hold2,9823,023
Articles with a byline99%0%
Different bylines1,1420
CategoriesBusiness, Culture, Politics, Sports, Weather, WorldWorld
Busiest hour11:00 UTC10:00 UTC
Stories covered (30 days)626385
Stories reported first52 (8%)30 (8%)
Typical lead when first33 minutes1 hour 30 minutes

Head to head

Of the 171 stories both covered in the last 30 days, The Guardian was first on 94 and South China Morning Post on 77. The two were typically 21 hours 21 minutes apart.