The Boston Globe is the oldest and largest daily newspaper in Boston. Founded in 1872, the paper was mainly controlled by Irish Catholic interests before being sold to Charles H.
The editor of The Boston Globe is Brian McGrory, who took the helm in December 2012. ==History== The Boston Globe was founded in 1872 by six Boston businessmen who jointly invested $150,000 ().
The first issue was published on March 4, 1872, and sold for four cents ().
In August 1873, Jordan hired Charles H.
A weekly edition called The Boston Weekly Globe, catering to mail subscribers outside the city, was published from 1873 until being absorbed by the Sunday edition in 1892.
He would serve as the first publisher of The Boston Globe until his death in 1921, and was succeeded by four of his descendants until 1999. Originally a morning daily, the Globe began a Sunday edition in 1877.
In 1878, The Boston Globe started an afternoon edition called The Boston Evening Globe, which ceased publication in 1979.
The role of editor was held by three people in the earliest years of the paper, then from 1880 to 1955 by the publishers.
Morgan had joined the Globe in January 1884, hired by Charles H.
A weekly edition called The Boston Weekly Globe, catering to mail subscribers outside the city, was published from 1873 until being absorbed by the Sunday edition in 1892.
He would serve as the first publisher of The Boston Globe until his death in 1921, and was succeeded by four of his descendants until 1999. Originally a morning daily, the Globe began a Sunday edition in 1877.
Dever. In 1955, Laurence L.
The role of editor was held by three people in the earliest years of the paper, then from 1880 to 1955 by the publishers.
The extended period of a publisher-editor ended in 1955, when Laurence L.
In the next decade, the Globe rose from third to first in the competitive field of what was then eight Boston newspapers. In 1958, the Globe moved from its original location on Washington Street in downtown Boston to Morrissey Boulevard in the Dorchester neighborhood. In 1965, Thomas Winship succeeded his father as editor.
In the next decade, the Globe rose from third to first in the competitive field of what was then eight Boston newspapers. In 1958, the Globe moved from its original location on Washington Street in downtown Boston to Morrissey Boulevard in the Dorchester neighborhood. In 1965, Thomas Winship succeeded his father as editor.
Henry for $70million from The New York Times Company, having lost over 90% of its value in 20 years. The newspaper has been noted as "one of the nation's most prestigious papers." In 1967, The Boston Globe became the first major paper in the U.S.
The publisher reserves the right to veto an editorial and usually determines political endorsements for high office. The Globe made its first political endorsement in 1967, supporting Kevin White in that year's Boston mayoral election.
After being privately held until 1973, it was sold to The New York Times in 1993 for $1.1billion, making it one of the most expensive print purchases in U.S.
He served as editor until 1984, during which time the paper won a dozen Pulitzer Prizes, the first in the paper's history. The Boston Globe was a private company until 1973 when it went public under the name Affiliated Publications.
Time magazine listed it as one of the ten best US daily newspapers in 1974 and 1984, and the Globe tied for sixth in a national survey of top editors who chose "America's Best Newspapers" in the Columbia Journalism Review in 1999. ===21st century=== Under the helm of editor Martin Baron and then Brian McGrory, the Globe shifted away from coverage of international news in favor of Boston-area news.
In 1878, The Boston Globe started an afternoon edition called The Boston Evening Globe, which ceased publication in 1979.
He served as editor until 1984, during which time the paper won a dozen Pulitzer Prizes, the first in the paper's history. The Boston Globe was a private company until 1973 when it went public under the name Affiliated Publications.
Time magazine listed it as one of the ten best US daily newspapers in 1974 and 1984, and the Globe tied for sixth in a national survey of top editors who chose "America's Best Newspapers" in the Columbia Journalism Review in 1999. ===21st century=== Under the helm of editor Martin Baron and then Brian McGrory, the Globe shifted away from coverage of international news in favor of Boston-area news.
After being privately held until 1973, it was sold to The New York Times in 1993 for $1.1billion, making it one of the most expensive print purchases in U.S.
In 1993, The New York Times Company purchased Affiliated Publications for US$1.1billion, making The Boston Globe a wholly owned subsidiary of The New York Times' parent.
The Jordan and Taylor families received substantial The New York Times Company stock, but by 1999 the last Taylor family members had left management. Boston.com, the online edition of The Boston Globe, was launched on the World Wide Web in 1995.
Storin (1993–2001) Martin Baron (2001–2012) Brian McGrory (2012–present) Source: ==Incidents of fabrication and plagiarism== In 1998, columnist Patricia Smith was forced to resign after it was discovered that she had fabricated people and quotations in several of her columns.
He would serve as the first publisher of The Boston Globe until his death in 1921, and was succeeded by four of his descendants until 1999. Originally a morning daily, the Globe began a Sunday edition in 1877.
The Jordan and Taylor families received substantial The New York Times Company stock, but by 1999 the last Taylor family members had left management. Boston.com, the online edition of The Boston Globe, was launched on the World Wide Web in 1995.
Time magazine listed it as one of the ten best US daily newspapers in 1974 and 1984, and the Globe tied for sixth in a national survey of top editors who chose "America's Best Newspapers" in the Columbia Journalism Review in 1999. ===21st century=== Under the helm of editor Martin Baron and then Brian McGrory, the Globe shifted away from coverage of international news in favor of Boston-area news.
Columnist Jeff Jacoby was suspended by the Globe in 2000 for failing to credit non-original content used in his column. In 2004, the Globe apologized for printing graphic photographs that the article represented as showing U.S.
were an instrumental part of uncovering the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal in 2001–2003, especially in relation to Massachusetts churches.
The Globe has consistently endorsed Democratic presidential candidates, most recently Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, and Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Describing the political position of The Boston Globe in 2001, former editorial page editor Renée Loth told the Boston University alumni magazine: The Globe has a long tradition of being a progressive institution, and especially on social issues.
The paper's 2002 coverage of the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal received international media attention and served as the basis for the 2015 American drama film Spotlight. The chief print rival of The Boston Globe is the Boston Herald, which has a smaller circulation that is declining more rapidly.
In 2004, Gammons was selected as the 56th recipient of the J.
, Veronica Chao is the editor, and contributors include Neil Swidey and Meredith Goldstein. Since 2004, the December issue features a Bostonian of the Year.
Columnist Jeff Jacoby was suspended by the Globe in 2000 for failing to credit non-original content used in his column. In 2004, the Globe apologized for printing graphic photographs that the article represented as showing U.S.
The photos had already been found by other news organizations to be from an internet pornography site. In the spring of 2005, the Globe retracted a story describing the events of a seal hunt near Halifax, Nova Scotia, that took place on April 12, 2005.
On October 23, 2006, The Boston Globe announced the publication of Design New England: The Magazine of Splendid Homes and Gardens.
Consistently ranked among the top ten newspaper websites in America, it has won numerous national awards and took two regional Emmy Awards in 2009 for its video work. The Boston Globe has consistently been ranked in the forefront of American journalism.
However, early on the morning of May 5, 2009, The New York Times Company announced it had reached a tentative deal with the Boston Newspaper Guild, which represents most of the Globe editorial staff, that allowed it to get the concessions it demanded.
The paper's other three major unions had agreed to concessions on May 3, 2009, after The New York Times Company threatened to give the government 60-days notice that it intended to close the paper.
Despite the cuts helping to "significantly [improve]" its financial performance by October of that year, the Globe parent company indicated that it was considering strategic alternatives for the paper, but did not plan to sell it. In September 2011, The Boston Globe launched a dedicated, subscription-based website at bostonglobe.com. Starting in 2012, the Globe provided a printing and circulating service for the Boston Herald, and by 2013 was handling its rival's entire press run.
Between September 2011 and March 2014, the Globe gradually withdrew stories written by Globe journalists from Boston.com, making the sites more and more separated.
The editor of The Boston Globe is Brian McGrory, who took the helm in December 2012. ==History== The Boston Globe was founded in 1872 by six Boston businessmen who jointly invested $150,000 ().
Despite the cuts helping to "significantly [improve]" its financial performance by October of that year, the Globe parent company indicated that it was considering strategic alternatives for the paper, but did not plan to sell it. In September 2011, The Boston Globe launched a dedicated, subscription-based website at bostonglobe.com. Starting in 2012, the Globe provided a printing and circulating service for the Boston Herald, and by 2013 was handling its rival's entire press run.
The two sites are aimed towards different readers; while Boston.com became targeted towards "casual" readers and local content, the new Boston Globe website is targeted towards the audience of the paper itself. In 2012, the Society for News Design selected BostonGlobe.com as the world's best-designed news website. === Digital subscriptions === In December 2016, the Globe reported a total of 72,889 "restricted digital access" subscriptions and this grew to 90,440 by the end of June in 2017.
The newspaper was purchased in 2013 by Boston Red Sox and Liverpool F.C.
Despite the cuts helping to "significantly [improve]" its financial performance by October of that year, the Globe parent company indicated that it was considering strategic alternatives for the paper, but did not plan to sell it. In September 2011, The Boston Globe launched a dedicated, subscription-based website at bostonglobe.com. Starting in 2012, the Globe provided a printing and circulating service for the Boston Herald, and by 2013 was handling its rival's entire press run.
This arrangement remained in place until 2018, ending after the acquisition of the Herald by Digital First Media. In February 2013, The New York Times Company announced that it would sell its New England Media Group, which encompasses the Globe; bids were received by six parties, of them included John Gormally (then-owner of WGGB-TV in Springfield, Massachusetts), another group included members of former Globe publishers, the Taylor family, and Boston Red Sox principal owner John W.
However, after the NESN group dropped out of the running to buy the paper, Henry made his own separate bid to purchase the Globe in July 2013.
On October 24, 2013, he took ownership of the Globe, at a $70million purchase price, and renamed the venture Boston Globe Media.
On January 30, 2014, Henry named himself publisher and named Mike Sheehan, a prominent former Boston ad executive, to be CEO.
Between September 2011 and March 2014, the Globe gradually withdrew stories written by Globe journalists from Boston.com, making the sites more and more separated.
Boston.com followed suit in 2014.
The paper's 2002 coverage of the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal received international media attention and served as the basis for the 2015 American drama film Spotlight. The chief print rival of The Boston Globe is the Boston Herald, which has a smaller circulation that is declining more rapidly.
They were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for their work, one of several the paper has received for its investigative journalism, and their work was dramatized in the 2015 Academy Award-winning film Spotlight, named after the paper's in-depth investigative division. The Boston Globe is credited with allowing Peter Gammons to start his Notes section on baseball, which has become a mainstay in many major newspapers nationwide.
We are a lot more nuanced and subtle than that liberal stereotype does justice to. Ellen Clegg, a long-time Globe journalist and former top spokeswoman for the newspaper, was named editor of the editorial page in 2015.
as the new editor, Crux received sponsorship from the Knights of Columbus and several Catholic dioceses. ===Stat=== Stat, launched in 2015, covers health, medicine and life sciences, with a particular focus on the biotechnology industry based in and around Boston.
, Doug Franklin replaced Mike Sheehan as CEO, then Franklin resigned after six months in the position, in July 2017, as a result of strategic conflicts with owner Henry. In July 2016, the 815,000-square-foot headquarters located in Dorchester was sold to an unknown buyer for an undisclosed price.
The Globe has consistently endorsed Democratic presidential candidates, most recently Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, and Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Describing the political position of The Boston Globe in 2001, former editorial page editor Renée Loth told the Boston University alumni magazine: The Globe has a long tradition of being a progressive institution, and especially on social issues.
The two sites are aimed towards different readers; while Boston.com became targeted towards "casual" readers and local content, the new Boston Globe website is targeted towards the audience of the paper itself. In 2012, the Society for News Design selected BostonGlobe.com as the world's best-designed news website. === Digital subscriptions === In December 2016, the Globe reported a total of 72,889 "restricted digital access" subscriptions and this grew to 90,440 by the end of June in 2017.
At the end of March 2016, The Globe ended its association with Crux, transferring ownership of the website to the Crux staff.
, Doug Franklin replaced Mike Sheehan as CEO, then Franklin resigned after six months in the position, in July 2017, as a result of strategic conflicts with owner Henry. In July 2016, the 815,000-square-foot headquarters located in Dorchester was sold to an unknown buyer for an undisclosed price.
The Globe moved its printing operations in June 2017 to Myles Standish Industrial Park in Taunton, Massachusetts.
The two sites are aimed towards different readers; while Boston.com became targeted towards "casual" readers and local content, the new Boston Globe website is targeted towards the audience of the paper itself. In 2012, the Society for News Design selected BostonGlobe.com as the world's best-designed news website. === Digital subscriptions === In December 2016, the Globe reported a total of 72,889 "restricted digital access" subscriptions and this grew to 90,440 by the end of June in 2017.
In a memo to the Globe staff on New Year's Eve of 2017, editor Brian McGrory said the newspaper was closing in on 95,000 digital subscribers and would pass the 100,000 mark in the first half of 2018.
This arrangement remained in place until 2018, ending after the acquisition of the Herald by Digital First Media. In February 2013, The New York Times Company announced that it would sell its New England Media Group, which encompasses the Globe; bids were received by six parties, of them included John Gormally (then-owner of WGGB-TV in Springfield, Massachusetts), another group included members of former Globe publishers, the Taylor family, and Boston Red Sox principal owner John W.
Clegg retired in 2019, and was succeeded by Bina Venkataraman. ===August 2018 campaign=== In August 2018, the editorial board launched a coordinated campaign for newspapers nationwide to respond to President Donald Trump's "enemy of the people" attacks and "fake news" rants against the media by publishing locally produced editorial responses on Thursday, August 16.
In a memo to the Globe staff on New Year's Eve of 2017, editor Brian McGrory said the newspaper was closing in on 95,000 digital subscribers and would pass the 100,000 mark in the first half of 2018.
The newspaper has won a total of 26 Pulitzer Prizes, and had a weekday circulation of 92,820 during the final three months of 2019.
Clegg retired in 2019, and was succeeded by Bina Venkataraman. ===August 2018 campaign=== In August 2018, the editorial board launched a coordinated campaign for newspapers nationwide to respond to President Donald Trump's "enemy of the people" attacks and "fake news" rants against the media by publishing locally produced editorial responses on Thursday, August 16.
In May 2019, Chain pleaded guilty in a US federal court to seven counts of making threatening communications in interstate commerce. ==Magazine== Appearing in the Sunday paper almost every week is The Boston Globe Magazine.
The Globe has consistently endorsed Democratic presidential candidates, most recently Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, and Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Describing the political position of The Boston Globe in 2001, former editorial page editor Renée Loth told the Boston University alumni magazine: The Globe has a long tradition of being a progressive institution, and especially on social issues.
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