Full History Of The Wall Street Journal In Timeline From 1902

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1902: Stock Market Classics

In 1902, Edward Scharff regarded Charles Dow's essays from 1899 to 1902 as "stock market classics".

1902: Woodlock Becomes Editor

In 1902, Thomas F. Woodlock became editor of The Wall Street Journal and served until 1905.

1902: Dow Sells to Barron

In 1902, before his death, Charles Dow arranged the sale of Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal to Clarence W. Barron for $130,000.

1905: Circulation Increase

By the end of Woodlock's tenure in 1905, The Wall Street Journal's daily circulation rose from 7,000 to 11,000.

1908: Hamilton Becomes Lead Editorial Writer

In 1908, William Peter Hamilton became lead editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal.

1920: Circulation Numbers

Circulation for the Wall Street Journal reached 18,750 in 1920.

1921: Barron's Founded

In 1921, Barron's, the United States's premier financial weekly, was founded.

1922: News articles describe organized labor movement

In 1922, a series of The Wall Street Journal news articles described the organized labor movement as having "one of the most sordid records of humanity".

1926: Publication of Notes on Democracy

In 1926, the book "Notes on Democracy" was published.

March 1928: Criticism of Congressional Regulation Efforts

In March 1928, The Wall Street Journal criticized Congressional efforts to regulate the securities industry.

1928: Circulation Numbers

In 1928, circulation for the Wall Street Journal reached 52,000 briefly.

1928: Last Endorsement of Candidate

The Wall Street Journal refrains from endorsing candidates and has not endorsed a candidate since 1928.

October 21, 1929: Debut of West Coast Edition

On October 21, 1929, The Wall Street Journal debuted a West Coast edition, titled The Wall Street Journal Pacific Coast Edition, focusing on California businesses.

December 9, 1929: Death of William Peter Hamilton

William Peter Hamilton, lead editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal, died of pneumonia on December 9, 1929, at the age of 63.

1929: Kilgore Joins Copy Desk

In 1929, Bernard Kilgore joined The Wall Street Journal copy desk.

1930: Publication of I'll Take My Stand

In 1930, the book "I'll Take My Stand" was published.

1931: Kilgore Becomes News Editor

In 1931, Bernard Kilgore became news editor for The Wall Street Journal.

April 14, 1932: Criticism of Glass–Steagall Bill

On April 14, 1932, The Wall Street Journal published a commentary by Thomas F. Woodlock criticizing the Glass–Steagall banking regulation bill.

1932: "Dear George" From New York

Beginning in 1932, Kilgore wrote "Dear George" three times a week from New York for The Wall Street Journal.

1932: Hugh Bancroft Retires

Dow Jones president Hugh Bancroft retired in 1932.

1933: Hogate Appointed President

Following the death of Hugh Bancroft in 1933, Jane Waldron Bancroft appointed Kenneth Craven "Casey" Hogate as the new president of Dow Jones.

1933: Roosevelt Praises Kilgore

In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt publicly recommended Kilgore's work about pension payments for World War I veterans and a Supreme Court decision on the National Industrial Recovery Act.

1934: "What's News" Daily Digest

In 1934, Kilgore began writing a daily news digest called "What's News" for The Wall Street Journal front page.

1939: Articles on World War I battleships

In 1939, Vermont C. Royster wrote a series of articles showing the length of time required for World War I battleships to be ready for duty.

1940: Circulation Stagnant

By 1940, The Wall Street Journal's circulation was stagnant at 32,000.

1941: Kilgore Named Managing Editor

In 1941, Bernard Kilgore was named managing editor of The Wall Street Journal.

1941: Publication of The Managerial Revolution

In 1941, the book "The Managerial Revolution" was published.

1945: Kilgore Named CEO

In 1945, Bernard Kilgore was named CEO of Dow Jones.

May 1947: Launch of Southwest Edition

In May 1947, The Wall Street Journal launched a Southwest edition based in Dallas.

1948: Publication of Ideas Have Consequences

In 1948, the book "Ideas Have Consequences" was published.

1949: New Slogan

In 1949, The Wall Street Journal adopted the new slogan: "Everywhere, Men Who Get Ahead in Business Read The Wall Street Journal."

1951: Circulation Numbers

In 1951, The Wall Street Journal's circulation reached 205,000.

1951: Publication of God and Man at Yale

In 1951, the book "God and Man at Yale" was published.

October 1952: Stories exposing links between Empire Mail Order and organized crime

In October 1952, the Chicago bureau of The Wall Street Journal received a press release announcing that Howard Hughes sold his controlling interest in RKO Pictures to the Empire Mail Order Company, leading to stories exposing links between Empire Mail Order and organized crime.

1952: Sigma Delta Chi Award

In 1952, The Wall Street Journal won a Sigma Delta Chi public service award for stories exposing links between Empire Mail Order and organized crime.

1953: Publication of The Conservative Mind

In 1953, the book "The Conservative Mind" was published.

May 28, 1954: Story revealing designs of 1955 automobiles

On May 28, 1954, The Wall Street Journal published a front-page story by John Williams revealing designs of 1955 automobiles by Ford, Pontiac, and other auto makers.

1955: Circulation Numbers

In 1955, The Wall Street Journal's circulation reached 400,000.

1955: Design of 1955 automobiles

On May 28, 1954, The Wall Street Journal published a front-page story by John Williams revealing designs of 1955 automobiles by Ford, Pontiac, and other auto makers.

1957: Circulation Numbers

By 1957, The Wall Street Journal's circulation was over 500,000.

1957: Phillips Becomes Managing Editor

In 1957, Warren H. Phillips became managing editor of The Wall Street Journal.

1958: Royster becomes editor

In 1958, Vermont C. Royster becomes editor of the editorial page.

1960: Publication of The Conscience of a Conservative

In 1960, the book "The Conscience of a Conservative" was published.

1962: New York City Newspaper Strike

During the 1962–1963 New York City newspaper strike, The Wall Street Journal was the only daily newspaper to continue printing in New York City.

July 1, 1963: Printing Presses Moved

Effective July 1, 1963, Kilgore ordered the printing presses moved from New York to Chicopee, Massachusetts.

1964: Publication of A Choice Not an Echo

In 1964, the book "A Choice Not an Echo" was published.

1967: Expansion of Dow Jones Newswires

In 1967, Dow Jones Newswires began a major expansion outside of the United States.

1970: Acquisition of Ottaway Newspaper Chain

In 1970, Dow Jones bought the Ottaway newspaper chain, which at the time comprised nine dailies and three Sunday newspapers.

1971: Royster ends term as editor

In 1971, Vermont C. Royster ends his term as editor of the editorial page.

1971: Series of Launches, Acquisitions, and Joint Ventures

The period from 1971 to 1997 brought about a series of launches, acquisitions, and joint ventures, including "Factiva", The Wall Street Journal Asia, The Wall Street Journal Europe, the WSJ.com website, Dow Jones Indexes, MarketWatch, and "WSJ Weekend Edition".

1972: Bartley becomes editor

In 1972, Robert Bartley becomes editor of the editorial page.

August 7, 1973: First to report Agnew under investigation

On August 7, 1973, The Wall Street Journal was the first publication to report that U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew was under federal investigation on bribery, extortion, and tax fraud charges.

October 10, 1973: Agnew resigns as vice president

On October 10, 1973, Spiro Agnew resigned as vice president after pleading no contest to one charge of income tax evasion.

1979: Introduction of hedcuts

In 1979, The Wall Street Journal introduced ink dot drawings called hedcuts, which were originally created by Kevin Sprouls. These hedcuts, in addition to photographs, became a consistent visual signature of the paper.

1980: Journal published in multiple sections

Since 1980, The Wall Street Journal has been published in multiple sections.

March 1982: Murdoch considers firing Times editor

In March 1982, Rupert Murdoch considered firing Times editor Harold Evans, raising concerns about his promise to protect editorial independence.

1982: David Sanford infected with HIV

In 1982, David Sanford, a Page One features editor, was infected with HIV.

1982: Contrast Between News and Editorial

In 1982, contrasts were noted between The Wall Street Journal's news reporting and its editorial pages, with editorial views often contradicting the paper's reporting.

April 6, 1984: First reveal that the CIA had placed acoustic mines

On April 6, 1984, The Wall Street Journal first revealed that the Central Intelligence Agency had placed acoustic mines on harbors in Nicaragua.

1986: Early Journal Account

In 1986, Edward E. Scharff described the early Wall Street Journal as having "a tedious, blow-by-blow account of the day's business without benefit of editing".

1986: Rationale Behind Move

In 1986, Scharff wrote that the 1963 move of the printing presses from New York to Chicopee, Massachusetts, resulted from feuds between Dow Jones and the printer's union.

1987: Bidding war for RJR Nabisco

In 1987, a bidding war ensued between several financial firms for tobacco and food giant RJR Nabisco. Bryan Burrough and John Helyar documented the events in more than two dozen Journal articles.

1987: Publication of A Conflict of Visions and The Closing of the American Mind

In 1987, the books "A Conflict of Visions" and "The Closing of the American Mind" were published.

1987: First issue of Style & Substance

In 1987, the first issue of Style & Substance was published, a monthly bulletin on English language usage from the perspective of the WSJ's copyeditors.

1988: James B. Stewart awarded the Pulitzer Prize

In 1988, James B. Stewart was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in explanatory journalism for bringing national attention to the illegal practice of insider trading.

1991: Recounting the acoustic mines on harbors in Nicaragua

As Lou Cannon recounted in his 1991 book President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime, the story led to an international outcry.

1991: Publication of Den of Thieves

In 1991, James B. Stewart expanded on the insider trading theme in his book, Den of Thieves.

1994: World's Best Designed Newspaper award

In 1994, The Wall Street Journal was awarded the Society for News Design World's Best Designed Newspaper award.

1995: Criticism of Editorial Page

In 1995, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, criticized The Wall Street Journal's editorial page for inaccuracy during the 1980s and 1990s.

1996: Launch of Online Edition

In 1996, The Wall Street Journal Online was launched as a complement to the print newspaper, accessible only by subscription from the beginning.

1996: Criticism of Editorial Page

In 1996, the Columbia Journalism Review criticized The Wall Street Journal's editorial page for inaccuracy during the 1980s and 1990s.

1997: Won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting about AIDS

In 1997, David Sanford and six other reporters won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting about AIDS.

1997: World's Best Designed Newspaper award

In 1997, The Wall Street Journal was awarded the Society for News Design World's Best Designed Newspaper award.

1997: Editorials concerning climate change do not concede burning of fossil fuels

The Partnership for Responsible Growth determined that none of the 201 editorials concerning climate change that were published in The Wall Street Journal since 1997 conceded that the burning of fossil fuels is the main cause of climate change.

1997: Series of Launches, Acquisitions, and Joint Ventures

The period from 1971 to 1997 brought about a series of launches, acquisitions, and joint ventures, including "Factiva", The Wall Street Journal Asia, The Wall Street Journal Europe, the WSJ.com website, Dow Jones Indexes, MarketWatch, and "WSJ Weekend Edition".

1998: Introduction of Crossword

In 1998, The Wall Street Journal introduced a weekly crossword edited by Mike Shenk.

September 2000: Story of financial abuses at Enron

In September 2000, Jonathan Weil broke the story of financial abuses at Enron in The Wall Street Journal.

2000: Bartley ends term as editor

In 2000, Robert Bartley ends his term as editor of the editorial page.

September 11, 2001: World Trade Center Attack

On September 11, 2001, The Wall Street Journal reported on the plane crashing into the World Trade Center. The Journal's headquarters, located at One World Financial Center, was severely damaged. The paper managed to publish the next day in a scaled-down form, featuring a first-hand account of the Twin Towers' collapse.

2001: Publication of The Death of the West

In 2001, the book "The Death of the West" was published.

2002: Maximum issue length increased

In 2002, The Wall Street Journal increased its maximum issue length to 96 pages, including up to 24 color pages.

2002: Pulitzer Prize

In 2002, The Wall Street Journal won a Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Reporting for its coverage of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

2003: Trump sent Jeffrey Epstein a 50th birthday card

In 2003, Donald Trump sent Jeffrey Epstein a 50th birthday card.

2003: Integration of Reporting

In 2003, Dow Jones began to integrate reporting of The Wall Street Journal's print and online subscribers together in Audit Bureau of Circulations statements.

November 30, 2004: Release of Mobile App

On November 30, 2004, Oasys Mobile and The Wall Street Journal released a mobile app that would allow users to access content from The Wall Street Journal Online via their mobile phones.

2004: News pages have a pro-liberal bias

In a 2004 study, Tim Groseclose and Jeffrey Milyo argue The Wall Street Journal's news pages have a pro-liberal bias because they more often quote liberal think tanks.

September 2005: Launch of Weekend Edition

In September 2005, The Wall Street Journal launched a weekend edition, delivered to all subscribers, marking a return to Saturday publication after a lapse of some 50 years.

2005: Readership Profile

In 2005, The Wall Street Journal reported a readership profile of about 60 percent top management, an average income of $191,000, an average household net worth of $2.1 million, and an average age of 55.

2005: Front-Page Advertising

In late 2005, front-page advertising was introduced in the European and Asian editions of The Wall Street Journal.

September 5, 2006: Front-Page Advertising Re-introduced

On September 5, 2006, front-page advertising was re-introduced in The Wall Street Journal.

May 2, 2007: News Corporation takeover bid

On May 2, 2007, News Corporation made an unsolicited takeover bid for Dow Jones, offering $60 per share when the stock was selling for $36.33. The Bancroft family, initially rejected the offer but later reconsidered.

August 1, 2007: News Corporation and Dow Jones merger agreement

On August 1, 2007, News Corporation and Dow Jones entered into a definitive merger agreement for $5 billion. This sale added The Wall Street Journal to Rupert Murdoch's news empire.

December 13, 2007: Shareholders approve News Corporation acquisition

On December 13, 2007, shareholders representing more than 60 percent of Dow Jones's voting stock approved the company's acquisition by News Corporation.

2007: Newsroom staff has a reputation for non-partisan reporting

According to CNN in 2007, The Wall Street Journal's "newsroom staff has a reputation for non-partisan reporting."

2007: News Corp. Acquired Dow Jones

In 2007, News Corp. acquired Dow Jones.

2007: Largest Paid-Subscription News Site

In 2007, The Wall Street Journal Online was commonly believed to be the largest paid-subscription news site on the Web, with 980,000 paid subscribers.

2007: Newspaper Redesign

In 2007, The Wall Street Journal decreased its broadsheet width from 15 to 12 inches, while keeping the length at 22 3/4 inches, to save newsprint costs.

2007: Worldwide Expansion of Website

In 2007, The Wall Street Journal launched a worldwide expansion of its website to include major foreign-language editions.

2007: Pulitzer Prize for Public Service

In 2007, The Wall Street Journal won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for exposing companies that illegally backdated stock options awarded to executives.

2007: Article Quoting Charges Against Murdoch

In 2007, a Journal article quoted charges that Rupert Murdoch had broken similar promises in the past, expressing personal and political biases through his newspapers and television stations.

2007: Bancroft Family Control Ends

In 2007, the Bancroft family's control of Dow Jones came to an end after owning the company since 1928.

January 2008: OpinionJournal.com Merged into Main Website

In January 2008, OpinionJournal.com, featuring content from The Wall Street Journal's editorial pages, was merged into the main wsj.com website.

April 22, 2008: Marcus Brauchli Resigns

On April 22, 2008, managing editor Marcus Brauchli resigned from The Wall Street Journal. A special committee stated that News Corporation violated its agreement by not notifying the committee about it earlier.

May 2008: Cost of Digital Subscription

In May 2008, an annual subscription to the digital edition of The Wall Street Journal cost $119 for those who do not have subscriptions to the print edition.

2008: Launch of WSJ.

In 2008, WSJ., a luxury lifestyle magazine, was launched.

2008: Magazine Launched

In 2008, the magazine WSJ. was launched as a quarterly publication.

2009: Daniel Hertzberg resigns

Daniel Hertzberg, who shared the Pulitzer Prize in explanatory journalism in 1988, resigned as the paper's senior deputy managing editor in 2009.

2010: Criticism of Affordable Care Act

In 2010, The Wall Street Journal's editorial page was a prominent critic of the Affordable Care Act and the Obama administration's energy and foreign policies.

September 2011: Online articles get disclaimer

Since September 2011, all the online articles that resulted from the ethical wrongdoing at The Wall Street Journal carry a disclaimer informing the readers about the circumstances in which they were created.

2011: Editorial pages described as a forum for climate change denial

In 2011, The Wall Street Journal editorial pages were described as a "forum for climate change denial" due to columns that attacked climate scientists.

2011: Editorial Pages Described as Neoconservative

In 2011, The Wall Street Journal's editorial pages were described as "rigidly neoconservative," while its news coverage was noted for its sterling reputation.

2012: Global News Staff Size

As of 2012, The Wall Street Journal had a global news staff of around 2,000 journalists in 85 news bureaus across 51 countries and had 26 printing plants.

2012: Launch of Innovator Awards Program

In 2012, WSJ. magazine launched its Innovator Awards program, honoring visionaries across various fields at a ceremony in New York City.

June 2013: Monthly Cost

By June 2013, the monthly cost for a subscription to the online edition of The Wall Street Journal was $22.99.

2013: "Hottest Lifestyle Magazine of the Year"

In 2013, Adweek named WSJ. the "Hottest Lifestyle Magazine of the Year" in its annual Hot List.

2013: Change in Style & Substance editors

In 2013, Bill Power and Jennifer Hicks succeeded Paul R. Martin as editors of Style & Substance.

2013: Criticism of President Obama's plan to address climate change

In 2013, The Wall Street Journal's editorial board criticized President Obama's plan to address climate change, mostly without mentioning climate science.

2013: News Corp Spin-off

In 2013, The Wall Street Journal, along with its parent Dow Jones & Company, was among the businesses News Corporation spun off as the new News Corp.

2014: Magazine Frequency Increased

In 2014, WSJ. magazine grew to 12 issues a year.

2015: Least likely to present negative effects of global warming

A 2015 study found The Wall Street Journal was the newspaper that was least likely to present negative effects of global warming.

2015: Report on Theranos' Faulty Technology

In 2015, The Wall Street Journal published a report by John Carreyrou alleging that the blood testing company Theranos' technology was faulty and founder Elizabeth Holmes was misleading investors.

2015: Commentary on the 1954 automobile story

Richard Tofel of ProPublica commented on the 1954 story in 2015: "The little-remembered incident helped establish the notion that news organizations could and should preserve their independence from advertisers."

November 2016: Staff Layoffs and Section Consolidation

In November 2016, The Wall Street Journal announced staff layoffs and consolidation of its print sections. The "Business & Finance" section combined "Business & Tech" and "Money & Investing", and the "Life & Arts" section replaced "Personal Journal" and "Arena".

November 2016: Front-page headline repeats Trump's false claim

In November 2016, The Wall Street Journal's front-page headline repeated Trump's false claim that "millions of people" had voted illegally in the election.

2016: Payment during the 2016 presidential campaign

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Michael Cohen coordinated a payment to Stormy Daniels.

2016: Clinton campaign accused of colluding with Russia

In 2016, The Wall Street Journal's editorial board accused Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign of colluding with Russia.

2016: Editorial present "mainstream climate science"

In 2016, the Partnership for Responsible Growth stated that 14% of the guest editorials on climate change presented the results of "mainstream climate science".

2016: Publication of Hillbilly Elegy

In 2016, the book "Hillbilly Elegy" was published.

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January 2017: Baker directs editors to avoid using the phrase "seven majority-Muslim countries"

In January 2017, Baker directed The Wall Street Journal editors to avoid using the phrase "seven majority-Muslim countries" when writing about Trump's executive order on travel and immigration.

February 2017: Baker defends the paper's coverage

In February 2017, Baker defended The Wall Street Journal's coverage, saying that it was objective and protected the paper from being "dragged into the political process" through a dispute with the Trump administration.

October 25, 2017: Editorial board calls for Mueller's resignation

On October 25, 2017, The Wall Street Journal's editorial board called for Special Counsel Robert Mueller to resign from the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.

December 2017: Editorial board repeats call for Mueller's resignation

In December 2017, The Wall Street Journal's editorial board repeated its calls for Robert Mueller's resignation from the investigation into Russian interference.

2017: Paper's coverage of President Donald Trump

In 2016 and 2017, The Wall Street Journal leadership under Baker came under fire from critics, who viewed the paper's coverage of President Donald Trump as too timid.

2017: Publication of The Benedict Option

In 2017, the book "The Benedict Option" was published.

January 12, 2018: WSJ Reports on Payment to Stormy Daniels

On January 12, 2018, The Wall Street Journal reported that Michael Cohen, then-candidate Donald Trump's personal lawyer, coordinated a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign for her silence regarding an alleged affair.

May 2018: Carreyrou releases 'Bad Blood'

In May 2018, John Carreyrou, who wrote the article for WSJ, released a book titled 'Bad Blood' about Theranos.

August 21, 2018: Cohen Pleads Guilty

On August 21, 2018, Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight counts including campaign finance violations in connection with the Daniels payment.

September 2018: Digital Subscriptions

As of September 2018, The Wall Street Journal had 1.3 million digital subscriptions, falling to number two behind The New York Times.

October 2018: Ranked Most Trusted News Organization

In an October 2018 Simmons Research survey, The Wall Street Journal was ranked the most trusted news organization by Americans.

2018: Publication of Why Liberalism Failed

In 2018, the book "Why Liberalism Failed" was published.

2019: Partnership with Facebook

From 2019, The Wall Street Journal partnered with Facebook to provide content for the social-media site's "News Tab".

2019: Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting

In 2019, The Wall Street Journal earned the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for its coverage of the Stormy Daniels payment.

February 19, 2020: China revokes press credentials of Wall Street Journal reporters

On February 19, 2020, China announced the revoking of the press credentials of three Wall Street Journal reporters based in Beijing.

June 2020: Journalists demand changes to coverage of race, policing and finance

In June 2020, journalists at The Wall Street Journal sent a letter to editor in chief Matt Murray demanding changes to the way the paper covers race, policing and finance.

June 30, 2020: Launch of WSJ Noted.

On June 30, 2020, The Wall Street Journal launched WSJ Noted., a monthly digital "news and culture" magazine for subscribers aged 18–34, in an effort to attract a younger audience.

July 2020: Journalists Criticize Opinion Pages

In July 2020, more than 280 journalists and Dow Jones staff criticized The Wall Street Journal's opinion pages for a lack of fact-checking and transparency.

2020: Trump's debunked claims about 2020 presidential election

In October 2021, The Wall Street Journal published a letter from Donald Trump, which contained debunked claims about the 2020 presidential election.

July 9, 2021: Greater New York Section Shuttered

On July 9, 2021, The Wall Street Journal shuttered the "Greater New York" coverage, which had been reduced and moved to the main section of the paper.

October 2021: Journal publishes letter from Donald Trump

In October 2021, The Wall Street Journal published a letter from former President Donald Trump containing debunked claims about the 2020 presidential election.

October 2021: Released Bad Bets, a podcast that recounted the papers reporting on Enron

In October 2021, The Wall Street Journal released Bad Bets, a podcast that recounted the papers reporting on Enron.

October 2021: Whistleblower complaints filed with SEC

In October 2021, Whistleblower Aid filed anonymous whistleblower complaints with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging securities fraud by Facebook, now Meta Platforms, after Frances Haugen leaked company documents.

2021: The Facebook Files Series

In 2021, leaked internal documents from Facebook (now Meta Platforms) revealed the company's awareness of harmful societal effects from its platforms, leading to The Wall Street Journal's "The Facebook Files" series in September.

February 2022: Additional Complaints Filed Against Meta

In February 2022, Whistleblower Aid filed two additional securities fraud complaints with the SEC against Meta Platforms on behalf of Frances Haugen.

June 13, 2022: Launch of Buy Side Website

On June 13, 2022, The Wall Street Journal launched a product review website called Buy Side, which remains free and has a distinct team from the Journal newsroom.

2022: Partnership with Facebook ends

In 2022, The Wall Street Journal ended its partnership with Facebook as part of a broader shift away from news content.

2023: Abandonment of courtesy titles

In 2023, The Wall Street Journal announced through Style & Substance the abandonment of courtesy titles.

February 2024: Layoffs in Washington, D.C.

In February 2024, The Wall Street Journal laid off about 20 employees, primarily economics reporters based in Washington, D.C. Moving forward, those beats will be covered by the newspaper's New York-based business team.

June 2024: Selina Cheng's election and reprimand

In June 2024, Wall Street Journal editors learned that WSJ journalist Selina Cheng was a candidate for the leadership of the Hong Kong Journalists Association and demanded she withdraw from the election and participation in the union.

July 2024: Firing of Selina Cheng

In July 2024, the Wall Street Journal's chief editor Gordon Fairclough traveled to Hong Kong and fired Selina Cheng from her role at the WSJ, following her election to a leadership role in the Hong Kong Journalists Association.

July 2024: Criticism of Cheng's Firing

In July 2024, the action against Cheng attracted criticism from media organizations, press unions, and human rights proponents across the globe. Support for Cheng was expressed by the NewsGuild-CWA and the Independent Association of Publishers' Employees.

November 2024: Lawsuit Filed Against WSJ

In November 2024, Selina Cheng filed a civil lawsuit in Hong Kong against the newspaper over her firing.

2024: Asia headquarters move to Singapore

In 2024 The Wall Street Journal Asia headquarters will move to Singapore.

February 2025: Criminal proceedings began against the WSJ

In February 2025, criminal proceedings against The Wall Street Journal began in Hong Kong.

July 17, 2025: WSJ Reports on Trump and Epstein

On July 17, 2025, The Wall Street Journal reported that Donald Trump had sent Jeffrey Epstein a 50th birthday card in 2003.

August 27, 2025: Shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church

On August 27, 2025, a transgender individual shot and killed 2 children and wounded 21 others at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, after which more transgender conspiracy theories were spread.

October 2025: Paper has adopted a more conservative tone

In October 2025, some of The Wall Street Journal's former editors and reporters, say that the paper has adopted a more conservative tone since Rupert Murdoch's purchase.

2025: Largest Newspaper by Print Circulation

As of 2025, The Wall Street Journal is the largest newspaper in the United States by print circulation, with 412,000 print subscribers and 4.13 million digital subscribers.