Founded in 1976, the World Journal is one of the largest Chinese newspapers in North America. It is one of the few United States daily newspapers that are distributed on a national basis. World Journal is published by independent operations in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago. Its team of professionally trained reporters and editors produce several local editions to address local issues and events. The newspaper publishes between 64 and 128 pages daily, depending on the edition, 365 days a year. World Journal covers United States, Canada and other important international news. Additionally, it covers economic and political news with special emphasis on news from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and local Chinese communities. World Journal also features sports, entertainment, finance, literature, forum, childrens world, home, technology, health and medicine, and consumer and business news.