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As a reader for more than 25 years, I cancelled my subscription to the WSJ when it recently changed hands and haven't so much a as peeked at it since. Consideri
by bitdiddle 18y ago
As a reader for more than 25 years, I cancelled my subscription to the WSJ when it recently changed hands and haven't so much a as peeked at it since. Considering it's current ownership I'm not surprised by this distortion
- fallentimes 18y agoJust curious, what do you read instead?
- maurycy 18y agoFinancial Times? The Economist? New Yorker? There's a lot of decent, event better, magazines and newspapers.
- bitdiddle 18y agoThe WSJ was once a great paper, when it stuck to business and financial reporting and before Bartley, Noonan, and the current scum took over the editorial page. One could read the WSJ, NY Times, New Yorker, The Nation, and The National review to get a good healthy mix and diversity of strong opinion. I shudder to think what will happen if Murdoch gets his hands on the Times. Just my two cents, YMMV :)
- Prrometheus 18y agoWSJ has some of the best journalism on the planet. The editorial page is crap, but no other paper has as many in-depth articles about global markets. Want to read about China's problem with renegade mayors? Want to read about how western fishing policies are decimating African octopus fisheries? You're not going to read about that anywhere else besides the Wall Street Journal. The closest approximation to the Journal is the Economist, and that's a weekly.
- bitdiddle 18y agoWell I certainly agree with your comment about the editorial page, though it was far better years ago, even including serious opposing views for balance. However I would even caution readers with respect to the articles in the rest of the paper. I could no longer read an article about chinese mayors and give it any credence given Murdoch's ownership. It was a sad day for me. The WSJ was the only online journal I ever paid money for.
- jimbokun 18y ago"I could no longer read an article about chinese mayors and give it any credence given Murdoch's ownership." Is there evidence of inaccurate reporting at the WSJ, or are you just basing this on the fact that Murdoch also owns Fox News?
- bitdiddle 18y agoI certainly have no evidence, as I mentioned I completely stopped reading it when Murdoch took over. Perhaps he will allow it to maintain it's quality. I've followed him for years, he used to own the South China Morning Post, at one point one of the few english papers available in Hong Kong. His flip flops with respect to the chinese government have certainly convinced me we don't share a lot of values. I don't really watch TV at all, but occasionally view Fox in airports and such to keep up with what is on TV. I'm amazed that a lot of people actually watch that sort of thing as serious news.
- fallentimes 18y agoI too am a big Economist fan. I just asked because I'm always looking for good reads - didn't mean to sound like there was nothing else to browse for business news.
- bitdiddle 18y agoThe Economist is great, the writing is concise and packed with content. It's tough to get through a lot it on a regular basis.
- fallentimes 18y agoYou should check out the Week magazine too for lighter, quick reading. http://www.theweek.com/home http://www.theweek.com/home
- bitdiddle 18y agobloomberg mostly. I get financial data from Fidelity.
- markessien 18y agoMinds, young one, minds...
- steveplace 18y agoI still get it, but they just pile up on my desk. Not as fun to read now that the editorial page is an AEI loudspeaker. Much better content from my reader/tweetdeck.