Because there are now in extremely few news and information sources that will give you the full complete story and will also focus on what is important and not frivolously sensational. WSJ is one of the few sources that can be trusted. It is very difficult now to find any news source that consistently provides both sides and all the important facts. Most major news sources have an agenda and a narrative and they will shade, spin, enhance or omit parts of the story that does not fit what they want readers to know or ‘feel’. The Opinion /Commentary section is thee most valuable & reliable source for analysis and perspective in the world. As Ben Franklin said: “ .. half of a truth a full lie..”. Without the Wall Street Journal America and possibly the world would be significantly diminished because there would be an increase of ill-informed emotionally misled people making decisions who only got half of the truth. (The above is offered respectfully from a 70-year-old, who’s been married for 35 years raised two children, and started from nothing but graduated from a highly respected university, and has become a successful businessman. I currently operate three successful businesses one of which sells products all over the world. I have been invited many times to speak at major colleges. I have had multiple students come back to me years later and tell me that my suggestions of them reading the Wall Street Journal has been one of their most valuable learning tools. l have never had an affiliation with any related WSJ business.)

While the subscription is expensive, I am at a point in my career where I can finally afford it. The content is above and beyond WaPo, NYT, LAT in actual information content, usable references, and writing, for a similar price. Additionally I receive an ebook and audiobook through Glose each month as part of my subscription. The books are from a curated selection of 4, and rarely include items I would usually read or listen to but that pushes me to explore new topics, and conveniently those are topics of personal development pushed by my employer. The Glose material is received through email as part of the subscription, is not directly related to the WSJ apps, and requires use of either the Glose website or the Glose app, which is free to download.I use the WSJ and WSJ Print apps on both my iPhone and iPad. Reading is easier because layout is more like a magazine in the iPad version, but I find both useable. If there are issues with their use it is not greater than any other app as I don’t feel frustration in using them. Newsletters on various topics are available from WSJ via email. The hyperlinks in the emails connect easily with the apps on either device, regardless of whether I use chrome or the Apple email app to access my email.I also receive breaking news notifications on my Apple Watch which with a tap provide enough information to decide if I want to pull out my phone to read the full article. My devices are not new enough to use the handoff feature to transition from one device to the other in an app so I cannot comment on that function.

I think the navigation on the digital edition is great. Content for each section runs along the side margin allowing you to jump to the next article of interest. It is so easy to share an article via email and to save one or a whole section. I love that the current edition or any of the past week's editions are always available on my phone or tablet, even if I am far from home. It also updates with news throughout the day. I have been getting both print and digital editions for a couple of years. I originally dropped the print edition but quickly found that I missed it. It is easier to read on porch outside or at my desk (coworkers know I am reading the paper and not browsing Facebook). I always seem to miss something in the digital version that would catch my eye as I reviewed each actual page. I especially enjoy the weekend edition in real paper format.However, I am more efficient at reading the digital edition as it is easier to skip articles I don't think I have an interest in reading. if you are an old school newsprint reader this may not serve all your needs but it is a handy way to always have the paper at hand on whatever device you are going to carry anyway.

Ever since my professor assigned reading the Wall Street Journal in my class a couple years ago, I’ve been a subscriber and read almost daily. Their news and analysis is so in-depth. It helps me learn a ton and always has relevant stories. I also like how their coverage brings a spotlight to new stories. It is really impactful and a necessity for public discourse and accountability. This is what a respected news organization does. It is much better than other “news” plastered over social media sites. I’ve grown up in an age where any website/blog can post anything and people take it as fact. Other sites have intentionally misleading articles with half baked stories and clickbait titles. The WSJ never does that and does a deep analysis of the story with both sides of a story and their viewpoints included. That’s really rare to see these days and something I respect.The content quality aside, the app is functional and has a nice, modern UI. It’s easy to navigate and it’s pretty close to ideal (I wish I could give it 4.5 stars). An improvement would be adding the comment functionality on the WSJ website to the app. It’s interesting to see the discussion and I always have to copy the link and go to Safari when I’d rather be able to view everything in app. The WSJ has one the of the best developed comment sections on a news website since it makes people use their real names, makes accountability possible with a comment history, and allows users to easily see the top comments.