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The Wall Street Journal

United States · founded 1889

wsj.com
Editorial leanCentre-right
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Business reporting is widely respected and centrist; the editorial board is firmly conservative.

Who owns it

Owner

News Corp, controlled by the Murdoch Family Trust

Ownership type

Family

Funding

Subscriptions and advertising

Who runs it

Chief executive

Almar Latour (CEO, Dow Jones)

Editorial lead

Emma Tucker (Editor-in-Chief)

Track record

Factuality

High

Reach

Over 4m subscriptions

Worth knowing

Same ultimate owner as Fox News, but a separate company and newsroom.

Ownership, leadership and funding are drawn from public filings and the outlet's own disclosures. The editorial lean is an editorial judgement, not a measurement — read it as a starting point, not a verdict.