5 out of 5: Best Newspaper in the US
skyrydr, June 16, 2004

Every newspaper has a political orientation of some sort, and the Wall Street Journal is no exception; what differentiates the WSJ from every other major newspaper in America is that it has a wall between News and Editorial sections. There's probably no other paper in the world whose news reporting is as free of politics, and that's part of what makes it such a great source of unbiased news and information.
The Op-Ed pages are also a treasure, particularly if you do subscribe to the Journal's libertarian-Republican point of view. And even if you don't it's always worth learning what the other side says. Leftists are well represented in the person of Al Hunt, whose weekly commentary keeps the reader abreast of what's current in Democratic circles. Writers from all sides are regularly represented in guest columns, too; last week's paper had an essay by Lech Walesa on the role Ronald Reagan played in supporting Solidarity and the Pope in the early days of their struggle against the Polish government.
I've begun almost every weekday of the past twenty years with a cup of coffee and my copy of the Wall Street Journal. I can't imagine changing.
 

5 out of  5: for Readers with Attention Spans
Cathy Stucker, December 28, 2003

The Wall Street Journal offers a similar variety of subjects with more depth. The writing is excellent and I find myself reading about subjects I didn't know I was interested in--until the Journal got me interested. I've been a subscriber for a few years now, and the WSJ is the first thing I read every morning.
There is something for everyone in the Wall Street Journal. The regular columns on investing, money, work, science and other topics provide information and analysis on those topics. The daily "middle column" article features quirky stories you generally won't find elsewhere. Personal Journal includes arts and entertainment features as well as technology reviews and the Cranky Consumer--a column that tests various merchants and service providers and reports on the best sources for everything from kitchen appliances to buying fine jewelry online to setting up your blog. Special sections cover business and investing, technology and e-commerce, health, retirement and more.
Each newspaper has a political slant to its Op-Ed pages, and the Wall Street Journal is more conservative than, say, The New York Times. However, unlike the Times, the editorial slant does not affect the news reporting. The Journal is the newspaper for people who want to be well-informed on many topics. Subscribe to Wall Street Journal- I highly recommend it

One of my favorite parts about the paper are the weekly commentators/staff writers the Journal has in its papers. Each staff writer usually will write both regular pieces and their own personal columns. Some of the columns in the Journal are so good that I look forward to reading them weekly. My favorite column is "Love & Money" by Jeff Opdyke. Not only does he write some good suggestions for investing, he also focuses on his own problems and how he deals with money and family. By writing about his money and family, it allows the readers to identify with Jeff and provides insight into the issues that arise from dealing with money.