The Wall Street Journal

History and Milestones - The Wall Street Journal was first published on July 8, 1889. - Dow Jones & Company News Service was launched in the same year. - The Dow Jones Industrial Average was introduced in 1896. - The Review & Outlook column started in 1899. - Barron's, a financial weekly, was founded in 1921. - Clarence Barron purchased control of the company in 1902. - Circulation increased from 7,000 to 50,000 by the late 1920s. - Bernard Kilgore became managing editor in 1941 and CEO in 1945. - The paper won its first Pulitzer Prize in 1947. - Dow Jones Newswires expanded internationally in 1967. - Integration of print and online subscribers began in 2003. - The Wall Street Journal became the largest paid-subscription news site in 2007. - Digital subscriptions reached 1.3 million in 2018. - The monthly cost for an online subscription was $22.99 in 2013. - Front-page advertising was reintroduced in 2006. - The paper reduced its width from 15 to 12 inches in 2007. - The A-hed feature story location was changed. - Ink dot drawings called hedcuts were introduced in 1979. - Mario Garcia collaborated on the design changes. - WSJ Noted., a monthly digital magazine, launches in June 2020. - The Wall Street Journal reaches 3 million subscribers in May 2020. - WSJ Live becomes available on mobile devices in September 2011. - WSJ Weekend expands in September 2010 with two new sections: Off Duty and Review. - Greater New York, a stand-alone section dedicated to the New York metro area, runs from April 2010 to July 2021. - The Wall Street Journal published in multiple sections since 1980. - Page count decline from 96 pages to 50-60 pages per issue. - Global news staff of around 2,000 journalists in 85 news bureaus across 51 countries. - 26 printing plants as of 2012. - Regularly scheduled sections include Section One, Marketplace, Money and Investing, Personal Journal, Off Duty, and Review. Ownership and Editorial Independence - The Wall Street Journal is published by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp. - News Corporation makes an unsolicited takeover bid for Dow Jones in 2007. - Bancroft family initially rejects the offer but later reconsidered. - News Corporation and Dow Jones enter into a merger agreement in 2007. - The US$5 billion sale adds The Wall Street Journal to Rupert Murdoch's news empire. - Shareholders representing over 60% of Dow Jones voting stock approve the acquisition in 2007. - News Corporation and Bancrofts agree on preserving editorial independence. - Special committee established to oversee editorial integrity. - Managing editor Marcus Brauchli resigns, violating the agreement. - Charges against Murdoch for making and breaking similar promises in the past. - Inflated European sales numbers and advertising rates at The Wall Street Journal. Subtopics and Features - WSJ Magazine, published Fridays, focuses on high-end real estate. - WSJ Magazine launched on October 5, 2012. - WSJ Magazine started as a quarterly magazine in 2008 and grew to 12 issues per year in 2014. - WSJ Magazine features various columnists on different days of the week. - Opinion Page, regular columnists contribute to the opinion page. - WSJ.com carries two daily web-only opinion columns. - WSJ.com launched in April 1996. - OpinionJournal.com, a website featuring content from the editorial pages of The Wall Street Journal. - WSJ Noted., a monthly digital news and culture magazine launched in June 2020. - WSJ Noted. is targeted towards subscribers aged 18-34. - WSJ Noted. includes a group of 7,000 young adults who provide feedback and participate in Q&As. - WSJ Noted. aims to attract a younger audience to The Wall Street Journal. - WSJ Noted. is intended to engage with young adults through preview content and interactive sessions. Partnerships and Rankings - The Wall Street Journal ranked the most trusted news organization by Americans in 2018. - Partnership with Facebook from 2019 to 2022 to provide content for News Tab. - Launch of Buy Side, a product review website, in June 2022. Other Notable Facts - The Wall Street Journal has won 39 Pulitzer Prizes, the most recent in 2023. - The Wall Street Journal has a print circulation of around 654,000 and 3 million digital subscribers as of 2022. - The editorial pages are typically center-right in their positions.