They ran a front page article about how Apple was doomed because their sales in Q2 '96 were so much less than Q2 '95 - and the article had many other errors. When it was found out that they had gotten the years backwards and sales were up, they offered a page 5 retraction. There have been about 5 other examples of blazing stupidity from them regarding Apple. I've decided that no one at WSJ knows shit about Apple, no one wants to learn or listen, and they know very little about computers in general. Apple has tried to give them the correct information - but they don't care.
Journalism is also a big clique.
They feel a camaraderie based on their career path - and often stick together. It is not a conspiracy - just more of a trying to fit in. Hell, Doctors, Lawyers and Union Workers are often the same way. Just like a bunch of well-meaning Nazi's more interested in fitting in than in what they are doing. So when the consensus starts heading one way on a particular issue, more follow - never questioning or thinking.