The Wall Street Journal in New York, United States

About

The Wall Street Journal is the leading business and financial newspaper in the United States and one of the most influential anywhere. It was first published on July 8, 1889, by Dow Jones & Company, the firm started by Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser, the same partnership behind the Dow Jones stock market indexes.

The Journal has been owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp since the company acquired Dow Jones in 2007. Editorially it concentrates on markets, corporate news, economics, finance, and technology, and its conservative-leaning opinion pages are read closely in business and political circles. Its reporting has earned numerous Pulitzer Prizes over the years.

Based in New York City, the paper operates a global network of bureaus and publishes regional editions in Europe and Asia. It has long ranked among the largest U.S. newspapers by paid circulation and runs a subscription-first digital model that many other outlets have since imitated. In NewsList Directory the Journal appears as a U.S. national newspaper headquartered in New York, and this profile outlines its origins, ownership, and specialty so researchers can compare it with other major financial and general-news publishers.