Difference Between New York Times and Wall Street Journal

New York Times and Wall Street Journal are two of the leading daily newspapers in US. Interestingly, both newspapers are published from New York, and direct rivals for a long, long time. There are many who read both to get the viewpoints of both, although Wall Street is mostly read by those who are more interested in the news about the financial world. However, this is not the only difference, and many more differences between writing styles of these two newspapers will be highlighted in this article.

New York Times

The New York Times is an influential newspaper being published since 1851 from the city of New York. It is considered a national daily and its opinion carries a lot of weight in the minds of the population. The paper has won Pulitzer an incredible 106 times, and its online version is read by nearly 30 million people worldwide every month. Nytimes.com is the number one website in the country as far as newspapers are concerned though it lags behind The Wall Street Journal in terms of circulation.

All the news that is fit to print is the motto of the newspaper that is being published by The New York Times Company. This company publishes 18 newspapers in all, having the Boston Globe and International Herald Tribune among its publications. The owner of the newspaper is Arthur Sulzberger whose family has owned the paper since 1896.

The Wall Street Journal

This is a top newspaper of the world being published from New York by Dow Jones and Company. Though Wall Street Journal is considered a financial paper with all the news from the world of finance, it ranks number one in terms of circulation in the country. It is far ahead in circulation to USA Today that stands 2nd in the country. As far as the business world is considered, Wall Street is the undisputed number one with Economic Times being a distant second. As the name implies, the newspaper covers American and international business topics. The Wall Street Journal since its inception in 1889 has won Pulitzer award 33 times.

 

What is the difference between New York Times and Wall Street Journal?

• Wall Street Journal is considered to be a newspaper of the elite being read by rich Republicans.

• New York Times is a newspaper that is more fashionable and read more by those interested in the entertainment world.

• As the name implies, the Wall Street Journal is biased heavily towards news from the financial world.

• The Wall Street Journal is ahead of The New York Times in terms of circulation.

• The Wall Street Journal has an Asian and a European edition, in addition to the American edition.

• The articles in WSJ are considered to be more erudite than those in NYT.