These kinds of reliability issues are why Rupert Murdoch should be divested of all interest in any media corporation. He is a propagandist and not interested in the truth.
This article at Snopes documents that the covers are both real. The Wall Street Journal claims that they represent two different editions from the same day. It is a convenient argument on their part which really doesn’t explain the completely different headline in the later edition.
I don’t need the substance of the image text to be true to prove that Murdoch is a propagandist. The headlines by themselves, both of which are real, is enough. Journalism should be a profession like doctors and lawyers. Journalism standards should be measured objectively. Those in the profession including the owners of these media platforms, should be held to those standards and barred from publishing if they violate those standards.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) was all set to roll out a pivot for Trump early in the day. The early Wall Street Journal headline reflects the conservative/Republican plan agreed to with the Trump campaign. When Trump failed to pivot and the RNC bailed on their pivot plans, the second Wall Street Journal headline emerges. This explanation, which covers all the facts in evidence, makes Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal propagandists for the RNC. Nothing more, nothing less. They are now at the same level of credibility as the National Enquirer. Congratulations Rupert Murdoch on destroying one of the longest running papers in the United States.
Facebook status and revised comments backdated to the blog. Sadly, the destruction of the independent media in the US has continued unabated.
