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| | '''''The Wall Street Journal''''' is an international daily newspaper published by Dow Jones & Co. in [[New York City]]; it concentrates on financial and business news. Named after [[Wall Street]], the financial center of New York City and of the [[United States]], ''The Wall Street Journal'' was first issued on July 8, 1889; its publishers were Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser. | | '''''The Wall Street Journal''''' is an international daily newspaper published by Dow Jones & Co. in [[New York City]]; it concentrates on financial and business news. Named after [[Wall Street]], the financial center of New York City and of the [[United States]], ''The Wall Street Journal'' was first issued on July 8, 1889; its publishers were Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser. |
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| − | On July 31, 2007, [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s News Corporation, the parent company of [[Fox News]] and HarperCollins, sealed a $5 billion agreement to purchase the publisher of The WSJ, Dow Jones & Co. Under the control of the [[liberal]] heirs of Rupert Murdoch, in 2022 the WSJ became [[Opposition to Donald Trump|anti-Trump]] and helpful more to [[Dem]]s in the [[2022 midterm elections]], such as printing an opinion column against [[conservative]] [[Herschel Walker]] a month before the pivotal election.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/-peggy-noonan-republicans-herschel-walker-georgia-warnock-election-11665682169 What Should Republicans Do About Herschel Walker?], WSJ, Oct. 14, 2022. | + | On July 31, 2007, [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s News Corporation, the parent company of [[Fox News]] and HarperCollins, sealed a $5 billion agreement to purchase the publisher of The WSJ, Dow Jones & Co. |
| − | '' ‘Compared to what?’ is often the key question.'' (letter criticizing the anti-Walker column).</ref> (Georgia is considered a key race and part of a 'game changer' in the US Congress).
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| | It is one of the few newspapers gaining circulation in the U.S. With 2 million readers its circulation is catching up with [[USA Today]]. | | It is one of the few newspapers gaining circulation in the U.S. With 2 million readers its circulation is catching up with [[USA Today]]. |
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| | Although ''The Wall Street Journal'' is considered a conservative-leaning publication, its brand of conservatism supported [[globalism]], [[free trade]], and [[open borders]]. After the election of [[Donald Trump]] as U.S. President, some infighting occurred among the ''Journal'''s editorial board, with the more pro-Trump camp appearing to hold the upper ground.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/04/21/politico-rise-trump-caused-identity-crisis-feuding-firings-wall-street-journal/ Politico: Rise of Trump Caused ‘Identity Crisis,’ Feuding, and Firings at the Wall Street Journal]. ''Breitbart News''. April 21, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.</ref> | | Although ''The Wall Street Journal'' is considered a conservative-leaning publication, its brand of conservatism supported [[globalism]], [[free trade]], and [[open borders]]. After the election of [[Donald Trump]] as U.S. President, some infighting occurred among the ''Journal'''s editorial board, with the more pro-Trump camp appearing to hold the upper ground.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/04/21/politico-rise-trump-caused-identity-crisis-feuding-firings-wall-street-journal/ Politico: Rise of Trump Caused ‘Identity Crisis,’ Feuding, and Firings at the Wall Street Journal]. ''Breitbart News''. April 21, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.</ref> |
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| | + | ==2022== |
| | + | Under the control of the [[liberal]] heirs of Rupert Murdoch, in 2022 the WSJ became [[Opposition to Donald Trump|anti-Trump]] and helpful more to [[Dem]]s in the [[2022 midterm elections]], such as printing an opinion column against [[conservative]] [[Herschel Walker]] a month before the pivotal election.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/-peggy-noonan-republicans-herschel-walker-georgia-warnock-election-11665682169 What Should Republicans Do About Herschel Walker?], WSJ, Oct. 14, 2022. |
| | + | '' ‘Compared to what?’ is often the key question.'' (letter criticizing the anti-Walker column).</ref> (Georgia is considered a key race and part of a 'game changer' in the US Congress). |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |
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