The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe is the most widely-circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and in the greater New England region. With a daily circulation of 467,745 as of September 2002, it is the larger of the two major Boston dailies. The other is the Boston Herald. It was founded in 1872 by six Boston businessmen, led by Eben Jordan, who jointly invested $150,000. The first issue was published March 4, 1872 and cost four cents. It was originally a morning daily when it began Sunday publication in 1877. In 1878, The Globe started an afternoon edition called The Boston Evening Globe, which ceased publication in 1979.

Related Topics:
Newspaper - Boston, Massachusetts - New England - Boston Herald - Eben Jordan - March 4 - 1872

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The Globe was a private company until 1973 when it went public under the name Affiliated Publications. It continued to be managed by the descendants of Charles H. Taylor, who had been hired to run the paper in 1873. In 1993, Affiliated Publications merged with The New York Times Company, publisher of The New York Times. The Globe is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of this company. The Jordan and Taylor families received substantial Times Company stock, but the last Taylor family members left management in 2000-2001. Like the Times, the Globe is often accused of liberal bias. However, the paper has hosted a wide range of viewpoints, including several "conservative" commentators such as Jeff Jacoby and Cathy Young.

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The New York Times Company - The New York Times - Liberal bias - Jeff Jacoby - Cathy Young

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Globe reporters were an instrumental part of uncovering the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal in 2001-2003, especially in relation to Massachusetts churches. They were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for their work, one of several the paper has received for its outstanding investigative journalism.

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Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal - Pulitzer Prize

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Pulitzer Prizes

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2005 - Explanatory Reporting, Gareth Cook

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2003 - Public Service, Boston Globe Spotlight Team

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2001 - Distinguished Criticism, Gail Caldwell

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1997 - Distinguished Commentary, Eileen McNamara

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1996 - Distinguished Criticism, Robert Campbell

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1995 - Distinguished Beat Reporting, David M Shribman

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1985 - Feature Photography, Stan Grossfeld

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1984 - Spot News Photography, Stan Grossfeld

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1984 - Local Reporting, The Boston Globe

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1983 - National Reporting, the Boston Globe Magazine

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1980 - Distinguished Commentary, Ellen Goodman

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1980 - Distinguished Criticism, William Henry III

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1980 - Special Local Reporting, The Boston Globe Spotlight Team

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1977 - Editorial Cartooning, Paul Szep

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1975 - Meritorious Public Service, The Boston Globe

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1974 - Editorial Cartooning, Paul Szep

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1972 - Local Reporting, The Boston Globe Spotlight Team

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1966 - Meritorious Public Service

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