WSJ Shrinks to Standard Size Come 2007

The Wall Street Journal has announced plans to make a number of design and content changes to the U.S. print edition of the newspaper, including changing its width from its current 60-inch web width to the industry standard 48-inch web width. Retrofitting 19 presses in the Journal's 17 print sites to accomodate the new size will take about 15 months, and the newly formtted paper will launch by January 2007. The Journal's international editions will run in a compact size beginning October 17.