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
Washington PostThe Hill
Articles we hold5562,396
Articles with a byline100%99%
Different bylines193361
CategoriesBusiness, PoliticsPolitics
Busiest hour09:00 UTC14:00 UTC
Stories covered (30 days)159360
Stories reported first16 (10%)39 (11%)
Typical lead when first1 hour 9 minutes1 hour 7 minutes

Head to head

Of the 167 stories both covered in the last 30 days, Washington Post was first on 52 and The Hill on 115. The two were typically 11 hours 4 minutes apart.