- The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) was founded in 1889 by Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser.
- Its name derives from Wall Street in New York City, the heart of the financial district, where the newspaper was originally headquartered.
- The Wall Street Journal is renowned for its comprehensive coverage of national and international finance and business news.
- The Wall Street Journal introduced the first-ever stock market index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, in 1896.
- It is one of the largest newspapers in the United States by circulation. As of 2021, its print and digital editions reach millions of readers daily.
- The newspaper has won 37 Pulitzer Prizes, one of the most prestigious awards in journalism.
- The Wall Street Journal has a distinctive feature known as dot-drawings or “hedcuts,” a type of stipple portraiture that originated at the newspaper in 1979.
- The paper’s “What’s News” column, which summarizes the most important news and has appeared on the front page since 1941, is one of the longest-running features in modern journalism.
- The Wall Street Journal was initially a two-page news bulletin when it was first published by Dow Jones & Company.
- Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp acquired Dow Jones & Company, including the Wall Street Journal, for $5 billion in 2007.
- The newspaper began publishing color photographs and graphics in 2002, more than a century after its first publication.
- The Wall Street Journal Asia and The Wall Street Journal Europe are English-language versions tailored for Asian and European markets.
- WSJ Magazine, a luxury lifestyle publication, is one of the Wall Street Journal’s popular supplements, featuring lifestyle, design, fashion, art, travel, and more.
- The “Mansion” section of the Wall Street Journal, which features high-end real estate, has its own dedicated section every Friday.
- The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board has a conservative bent, which is often reflected in its opinion pieces.
- The newspaper’s online edition was launched in 1996.
- The Wall Street Journal’s online content is typically behind a paywall, with subscribers from around the globe.
- The Wall Street Journal was one of the last major newspapers to adopt the use of the word “Black” in uppercase to refer to people of African descent.
- The Wall Street Journal’s offices were located near the World Trade Center and were disrupted by the 9/11 attacks, but the paper came out without interruption.
- The newspaper hosts several annual events, including the WSJ Tech Live, an event that brings together tech’s most ambitious minds, and the WSJ Future of Everything Festival, a multi-day event of interviews and interactive demos with pioneers in various industries.
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