Wall Street Journal

Political leaning and stance

The Wall Street Journal's headlines toward the United States are mostly neutral and mixed, mixing positive corporate and tech news with critical political coverage. Donald Trump is treated with skepticism in most months, as opinion pieces question his approach and headlines stress setbacks and feuds, though there have been favourable stretches in which his policy moves were framed as consequential wins. Iran is treated skeptically and adversarially, China critically on political topics and neutrally in business, and Germany critically because of corporate struggles. Jeffrey Epstein is covered in hostile terms. The stance is measured from headlines toward countries and persons; it is not a rating of accuracy.

Based on headlines from January 2026 to August 2026.

Who owns Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal was founded in New York in 1889 by Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser. It is published by Dow Jones & Company, a subsidiary of News Corp.

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What Wall Street Journal covers

The United States dominates by a wide margin, followed by Iran, China, the United Kingdom, Japan, Russia and Canada. More than half of the headlines are about economics, with technology, diplomacy and military affairs each taking a smaller share.