Patrick Kulp writes, “As other publications saw digital advertising spend plummet this year amid the pandemic, the Journal managed to log an ad revenue uptick of 4% over last year and traffic and audience growth of 86%. Meanwhile, the leading business newspaper has been steadily lessening its reliance on such revenue flows, growing its subscriber base to 3 million this year (2.2 million digital-only). The quality of its business journalism remains top-notch, with the publication leading coverage on stories like investigations into Amazon’s dealings with sellers and how Google manages its search algorithm.”
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