Editorial board at The Wall Street Journal
The editorial board at The Wall Street Journal is the editorial board of the New York City newspaper The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The editorial board is known for its strong conservative positions which at times brings it into conflict with the Journal's news side.[1]
Its generally conservative positions on economic, political, and scientific topics have been influential.
Positions and views[edit]
Economic views[edit]
During the Reagan administration, the editorial page was particularly influential as the leading voice for supply-side economics. Under the editorship of Robert L. Bartley, it expounded at length on economic concepts such as the Laffer curve, and how a decrease in certain marginal tax rates and the capital gains tax could allegedly increase overall tax revenue by generating more economic activity.[19]
In the economic argument of exchange rate regimes (one of the most divisive issues among economists), the Journal has a tendency to support fixed exchange rates over floating exchange rates.[20]
Awards[edit]
The Journal won its first two Pulitzer Prizes for editorial writing in 1947 and 1953.
In 1980 Robert L. Bartley was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing.[70]
In 1983 Manuela Hoelterhoff was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for criticism for her "wide-ranging criticism on the arts and other subjects."[68]
In 1984 Vermont Royster was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary.[71]
In 2000 Paul Gigot's column "Potomac Watch" won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary.[72]
In 2001 Dorothy Rabinowitz was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary for "articles on American society and culture."[56]
In 2005 Joe Morgenstern was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for criticism for "reviews that elucidated the strengths and weaknesses of film with rare insight, authority and wit."[67]
In 2006 Robert Pollock won the Gerald Loeb Award for commentary.[69]
In 2011 Joseph Rago was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing.[66]
In 2013 Bret Stephens was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary for "incisive columns on American foreign policy and domestic politics, often enlivened by a contrarian twist."[73]
In 2017 Peggy Noonan was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary "For rising to the moment with beautifully rendered columns that connected readers to the shared virtues of Americans during one of the nation’s most divisive political campaigns."[58]