19th century
The Boston Globe was founded in 1872 by six Boston businessmen who jointly invested $150,000 (equivalent to $3,815,000 in 2023). … See more

• 1966: Meritorious Public Service for its "campaign to prevent the confirmation of Francis X. Morrissey as a Federal District judge." See more

In 1998, columnist Patricia Smith was forced to resign after it was discovered that she had fabricated people and quotations in several … See more

The Boston Globe maintains two distinct major websites: BostonGlobe.com is a subscriber-supported site with a paywall and content from the printed paper; and Boston.com, one of the first regional news portals, is supported by advertising. Between … See more

Starting with the Sunday edition in 1891, and expanded to weekday editions in 1913, each lead editorial in the Globe was signed "Uncle … See more

Appearing in the Sunday paper almost every week is The Boston Globe Magazine. As of 2018 , Veronica Chao is the editor, and contributors include Neil Swidey and Meredith Goldstein.
Since 2004, the December issue features a Bostonian of the … See more

Publishers
Editors
The Globe uses "editor" as the highest title; other newspapers may call this role editor-in-chief. The role of editor was held by three people in the earliest years of the paper, then from … See more