The Wall Street Journal is a daily newspaper in New York City, New York, USA covering local news, sports, business, politics and community events.
The newspaper is published six days a week - Monday through Saturday.
It is one of the best American media outlets, according to Mondo Times members.
One of the leading financial newspapers in the world, The Wall Street Journal covers U.S. and international business and financial news and issues. It is one of the most widely read newspapers in the United States along with The New York Times and The Washington Post. First published on July 8, 1889, the Journal was started by Charles Bergstresser, Charles Dow and Edward Jones, three reporters who also founded Dow Jones & Company.
Sister publications of the Journal include Barron's, a weekly overview of the world economy and financial markets, and the website MarketWatch. In December 2007, News Corporation acquired the Wall Street Journal as part of its $5 billion purchase of Dow Jones & Company from the Bancroft family.
Circulation estimate: 3,718,000
The Wall Street Journal is one of the highest circulation newspapers in the USA.
This newspaper is owned by Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
| Business editor: | Jamie Heller |
| Entertainment editor: | Yael Kohen |
For Wall Street Journal contact information, see the New York news media contacts at EasyMediaList.com.
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-- Press Gazette tallies the leaders in digital news subscriptions, finding that in the first quarter of 2022 The New York Times leads the way with 8.3 million subs, followed by The Wall Street Journal (3 million) and The Washington Post (2.7 million). In the UK, The Guardian is on top with 1 million digital subs.
William Turvill wrote at Press Gazette on May 12, 2022:
100k Club: Digital news subscriptions top 30m across largest publishers
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, May 27, 2022
-- While The New York Times currently has the largest number of subscribers (print and digital), the Journal is on top in print circulation at 786,599 for the first quarter of 2021. USA Today print circ dropped by 62% in the first year of Covid-19.
William Turvill wrote at Britain's Press Gazette on August 25, 2021:
Top 25 US newspapers by circulation: America's largest titles have lost 20% of print sales since Covid-19 hit
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, September 15, 2021
-- The Wall Street Journal was a pioneer in digital subscriptions, realizing early on that giving your product away is a great way to go broke. Today it has over 2.4 million subscribers, and many are older white men and retirees.
Edmund Lee wrote at The New York Times on April 13, 2021:
Inside the Fight for the Future of The Wall Street Journal
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, April 22, 2021
-- Major media outlets like The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times have regained control of the national news agenda, deciding what Americans should see and believe. That's according to Ben Smith, the pompous media columnist at the Times. His unimpressive premise is that elite media have emerged triumphant from an epic battle with social media, but the evidence is, to be polite,...
-- The newspaper said digital subscriptions grew by 13% in the most recent quarter. It also reported that digital makes up a larger share of consumer circulation revenues at Dow Jones (57%) than at The New York Times (44%).
New Corporation published the news release on February 7, 2020:
News Corp Announces Record-Setting Subscriber Performances at Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, February 16, 2020Also in New York...
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