After reading the Journal, I quickly realized that this is not the case. There is a great deal of national news contained in every issue. Obviously, they try to gear their content towards the financial savvy but there is always much more. There can be stories regarding law, politics, travel, and even entertainment. Their broad scope of topics is pleasantly surprising. Instead of being bombarded with financial jargon and the like, there are always a number of articles pertaining to current events or other interesting topics. .
Although the local newspaper, The Pantagraph, is a quality publication in its own right, The Pantagraph does not even come close to Wall Street Journal when it comes to national business news. The Journal is the best source of information for those that are interested in finance or business and also would like to receive the national news as well. Where The Pantagraph might have two pages devoted to the business world, the Journal would have 60. The Journal covers all aspects of business and also other events that have an effect on the business world. .
The main stories or events that occurred during the semester were the Enron, WorldCom, and the Martha Stewart scandals. Granted, the Enron scandal broke last year but the Wall Street Journal continued to put articles in almost every other day. A lot of the articles dealt with the aftermath of the whole deal. In an article published on August 29, 2002, a judge awarded a larger severance payout to former rank-and-file employees of the former company (Pacelle, A1). The judge also gave them permission to go after the bonuses that were given to the high-ranking executives by Enron. This was seen as a victory for the little guys of America.
Another story concerning Enron was published on October 18, 2002. Rebecca Smith and John R. Wilke reported that a former head of Enron had attempted to California's electricity market to gain profits for the company.