The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal is an English-language international daily newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, in New York City, with Asian and European editions. As of 2007, it has a worldwide daily circulation of more than 2 million, with approximately 931,000 paying online subscribers. It was the largest-circulation newspaper in the United States until November 2003, when it was surpassed by USA Today. It would ... more

First issue date:

  • Jul 8, 1889

ISSN (print):

  • 0099-9660

Also known as:

  • WSJ

Publishing

Owner

Dow Jones & Company

Dow Jones & Company is an American publishing and financial information firm. The company was founded in 1882 by three reporters: Charles Dow, Edward Jones,...

News Corporation

News Corporation (often abbreviated to News Corp.) is the world's second largest media conglomerate (behind The Walt Disney Company) as of 2008 and the world's...

Address

The Wall Street Journal Headquarters

Manhattan New York

The Wall Street Journal Headquarters

200 Liberty Street
New York City New York 10281

Circulation:

  • 2,082,189

Frequency or Issues per Year:

Format:

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Award Winner

Awards Won:

Year Award Notes/Description
  • 2003
  • For its clear, concise and comprehensive stories that illuminated the roots, significance and impact of corporate scandals in America. This was originally nominated in the Public Service category, but was moved by the jury.
  • 1997
  • For its coverage of the struggle against AIDS in all of its aspects, the human, the scientific and the business, in light of promising treatments for the disease.
  • 2000
  • For its revealing stories that question U.S. defense spending and military deployment in the post-Cold War era and offer alternatives for the future.
  • 2002
  • For its coverage of the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center.
  • 1999
  • For its in-depth, analytical coverage of the 1998 Russian financial crisis.
  • 2007
  • For reports on the adverse impact of Chinese capitalism.
  • 2007
  • For its creative and comprehensive probe into backdated stock options for business executives that triggered investigations, the ouster of top officials and widespread change in corporate America.
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  • Dec 23, 2008
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