 The main motivation cited for this shift is that commuters prefer papers that they can hold easily on public transport, and other readers hopefully will also find the smaller formats more convenient.In the United States, "The Wall Street Journal" made headlines when it announced its overseas version would convert to a tabloid on 17 October 2005.Strong debate occurred in the U.S. on whether or not the rest of the national papers will, or even should, follow the trend of the British papers and "The Wall Street Journal".