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The Wall Street Journal

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Media Publisher
WSJThe Journal

American business and finance daily newspaper published since 1889 by Dow Jones & Company (News Corp), based in New York City.

Founded1889United States
HQNew York CityUnited States
01 · About

The Wall Street Journal

Founded 1889 · New York City, United States

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is an American business- and finance-focused daily newspaper published since July 8, 1889. It is published by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., a subsidiary of News Corp, and is headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New York City. It is among the largest U.S. newspapers by circulation and digital subscribers, and its journalists have won 39 Pulitzer Prizes. The WSJ publishes a print edition and the wsj.com website (launched in 1996), distributing its content primarily through a subscription model.

  • Charles Dow

    Co-founder, first editor

    American journalist (1851–1902), co-founder of Dow Jones & Company and first editor of The Wall Street Journal; co-creator of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

  • Edward Jones

    Co-founder

    American journalist (1856–1920), co-founder of Dow Jones & Company, known for analyzing financial reports.

  • Charles Bergstresser

    Co-founder

    American journalist (1858–1923), co-founder of Dow Jones & Company; reportedly proposed the name The Wall Street Journal.

02 · What they do

Domain of activity

1 industries
Who for1Industries
  • Media & entertainment
03 · Geography

Global presence

HQ New York City · 1 regions
Global
04 · Metrics

Scale & funding

founded 1889
1889founded
maturedevelopment stage
Privatenot listed
activestatus
07 · Classification

Profile & metadata

4 classification · 7 external links

Classification

  • Statusactive
  • Development stagemature
  • Listed onNoprivate
  • Organization typeMedia Publisher