Wall Street Journal

Organization

A major financial newspaper whose editorial page Tucker Carlson criticizes as being consistently wrong on major policy issues like free trade and foreign policy.


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Summary

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is a prominent American newspaper based in New York City, renowned for its comprehensive coverage of business and finance. It is published six days a week by Dow Jones & Company, a subsidiary of News Corp, and operates on a subscription-based model. As of 2023, the WSJ holds the largest print circulation in the United States with over 609,000 subscribers and is second in digital subscribers with 3.17 million. Established on July 8, 1889, it is recognized as one of the United States' newspapers of record, has been awarded 39 Pulitzer Prizes, and its editorial stance is typically center-right. The newspaper has also been involved in legal disputes, notably a $10 billion lawsuit filed by Donald Trump in 2025 over an Epstein report.

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Extracted Attributes
  • Name

    The Wall Street Journal

  • Type

    Newspaper

  • Publisher

    Dow Jones & Company

  • Headquarters

    New York City, USA

  • Business Model

    Subscription

  • Parent Company

    News Corp

  • Pulitzer Prizes

    39

  • Editorial Stance

    Center-right

  • Newspaper of Record

    Yes

  • Publication Frequency

    Six days a week

  • Print Circulation (2023)

    609,650 subscribers

  • Digital Subscribers (2023)

    3.17 million

Timeline
  • The first issue of The Wall Street Journal was published. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Britannica)

    1889-07-08

  • News Corporation acquired Dow Jones & Company, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal. (Source: Britannica, Web Search Results)

    2007-XX-XX

  • The Wall Street Journal launched the Wall Street Journal Europe Future Leadership Institute. (Source: Britannica)

    2007-XX-XX

  • The Wall Street Journal launched WSJ., its luxury lifestyle magazine. (Source: Web Search Results, Britannica)

    2008-XX-XX

  • WSJ. magazine expanded its publication frequency to 12 issues a year. (Source: Web Search Results)

    2014-XX-XX

  • Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and its owners, including Rupert Murdoch, seeking at least $10 billion over a report concerning Jeffrey Epstein. (Source: Web Search Results)

    2025-07-19

The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscription model, requiring readers to pay for access to most of its articles and content. The Journal is published six days a week by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp. As of 2023, The Wall Street Journal is the largest newspaper in the United States by print circulation, with 609,650 print subscribers. It has 3.17 million digital subscribers, the second-most in the nation after The New York Times. The newspaper is one of the United States' newspapers of record. The first issue of the newspaper was published on July 8, 1889. The editorial page of the Journal is typically center-right in its positions. The newspaper has won 39 Pulitzer Prizes.

Web Search Results
  • The Wall Street Journal - Wikipedia

    _The Wall Street Journal_ (_WSJ_), also referred to simply as the_Journal,_ is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscription model, requiring readers to pay for access to its articles and content. The _Journal_ is published six days a week by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp. [...] As of 2023, _The_ _Wall Street Journal_ is the largest newspaper in the United States by print circulation,with 609,650 print subscribers. It has 3.17 million digital subscribers, the second-most in the nation after _The New York Times_.( The newspaper is one of the United States' newspapers of record.( The first issue of the newspaper was published on July 8, 1889.( The editorial page of the _Journal_ is typically center-right in its positions.( The newspaper has won 39 Pulitzer Prizes.( [...] ### _WSJ._ [edit] Main article: WSJ Magazine _WSJ._ is _The Wall Street Journal_'s luxury lifestyle magazine. Its coverage spans art, fashion, entertainment, design, food, architecture, travel and more. Sarah Ball is Editor in Chief and Omblyne Pelier is Publisher.( Launched as a quarterly in 2008, the magazine grew to 12 issues a year for 2014.( The magazine is inserted into the weekend U.S. edition of _The Wall Street Journal_ and is available on WSJ.com and in the newspaper's iPad app.

  • The Wall Street Journal | American Business & Financial News

    The Wall Street Journal was founded by Charles H. Dow, of Dow Jones & Company, primarily to cover business and financial news. The first issue was published on July 8, 1889. The newspaper’s accuracy and the breadth and detail of its coverage won it respect and success from the start. From its founding until early in the Great Depression, the Journal rarely ventured beyond business and economic news. Then, however, it began to carry occasional feature articles on other subjects. After World War [...] Encyclopedia Britannica Encyclopedia Britannica # The Wall Street Journal Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. ## News • The Wall Street Journal, daily business and financial newspaper and subscription-based web site edited in New York City and sold throughout the United States. Other daily editions include The Asian Wall Street Journal, edited in Hong Kong, and The Wall Street Journal Europe, edited in Brussels. [...] In 2007 media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation acquired Dow Jones & Company, publisher of the Journal. The Journal subsequently launched a series of initiatives including the Wall Street Journal Europe Future Leadership Institute (2007), a joint venture with business schools and universities across Europe, designed to enhance readership and cultivate future business leaders; WSJ. (2008), an international lifestyle magazine; and an expansion of both its national and international coverage

  • Subscribe to The Wall Street Journal.

    For Semi-Annual and Annual Subscriptions [...] The WSJ+ package includes unlimited digital access to The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Barron’s, and Investor's Business Daily Digital; the exclusive WSJ+ dashboard and the WSJ+ Daily Discover email newsletter. Monday — Friday & Weekend Print + WSJ Digital package includes 6-day home delivery and WSJ. Magazine, full WSJ.com access, and the WSJ Smartphone app. [...] For Monthly and Quarterly Subscriptions When cancelling a monthly or quarterly subscription, all future charges associated with your subscription will be cancelled. You may notify us of your intent to cancel at any time, however your cancellation will become effective at the end of your current billing period. You will not receive a refund; your subscription access and/or delivery and accompanying subscriber benefits will continue for the remainder of the current billing period.

  • Trump sues Wall Street Journal over Epstein report, seeks $10 billion

    - U.S. President Donald Trump sued the Wall Street Journal and its owners including Rupert Murdoch for at least $10 billion on Friday, over the newspaper's report that his name was on a 2003 birthday greeting for Jeffrey Epstein that included a sexually suggestive drawing and a reference to secrets they shared. [...] The president has vehemently denied the Journal report, which Reuters has not verified, and had warned Murdoch that he planned to sue. Dow Jones, the parent of the newspaper, is a division of News Corp. "We have just filed a POWERHOUSE Lawsuit against everyone involved in publishing the false, malicious, defamatory, FAKE NEWS 'article' in the useless 'rag' that is, The Wall Street Journal," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. Advertisement · Scroll to continue [...] The lawsuit filed in Miami federal court names Murdoch, Dow Jones, News Corp (NWSA.O), opens new tab and its Chief Executive Robert Thomson, and two Wall Street Journal reporters as defendants, saying they defamed Trump and caused him to suffer "overwhelming" financial and reputational harm. The Reuters Tariff Watch newsletter is your daily guide to the latest global trade and tariff news. Sign up here. Advertisement · Scroll to continue

  • Trump files $10 billion lawsuit over Wall Street Journal's Jeffrey ...

    The suit names the Journal's publisher, Dow Jones & Company, along with its parent company, News Corporation. Also named in the lawsuit as defendants are Wall Street Journal reporters Joseph Palazzolo and Khadeeja Safdar, the bylines on the Epstein story, as well as Murdoch and Dow Jones CEO Robert Thomson. In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump referred to it as a "POWERHOUSE Lawsuit" and a "historic legal action." [...] Watch CBS News # Trump files $10 billion lawsuit over Wall Street Journal's Jeffrey Epstein report Updated on: July 18, 2025 / 9:11 PM EDT / CBS News President Trump on Friday filed a libel lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal's publisher and its leader, Rupert Murdoch, after the paper published a story on what it called a "bawdy" birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein that the paper alleged was signed by Mr. Trump. [...] The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of Florida, seeks at least $10 billion in damages. It alleges the paper's claims were "false, defamatory, unsubstantiated, and disparaging," and accuses the Journal of "clear journalistic failures."

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  • Inception Date
    1/1/1986
Location Data

Wall Street Journal, Terminal D, Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas, 76261, United States

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Coordinates: 32.8958306, -97.0432798

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