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===''Style & Substance''=== '''''Style & Substance''''' is a monthly bulletin on [[English language]] usage. Each issue discusses specific language issues from the perspective of the WSJ's copyeditors according to the newspaper's internal [[Style guide|stylebook]]. The first issue of ''Style & Substance'' was published in 1987 under the direction of front page editor Paul R. Martin.<ref>{{cite news|title=Style & Substance|publisher=Dow Jones & Company|location=New York City|accessdate=March 3, 2025|issn=((1054-7041))|oclc=22939544|url=https://www.wsj.com/news/styleandsubstance}}</ref> Front page editor Bill Power and online editor Jennifer Hicks succeeded him in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Two WSJ editors named for Style & Substance blog|first=Chris|last=Roush|authorlink=Chris Roush|work=[[Talking Biz News]]|date=July 31, 2013|accessdate=March 3, 2025|url=https://talkingbiznews.com/they-talk-biz-news/two-wsj-editors-named-for-style-substance-blog/}}</ref> The ''Journal'' announces major stylistic changes through the bulletin, such as the newspaper's abandonment of [[courtesy title]]s in 2023.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bye, Mister: Why (most) journalists turned against courtesy titles|first=Anne|last=Branigin|work=[[The Washington Post]]|location=Washington, D.C.|date=May 18, 2023|accessdate=March 3, 2025|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/05/18/wall-street-journal-courtesy-titles/}}</ref>
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