Boston Globe

Boston Globe

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The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and New England. Owned by The New York Times Company, the broadsheet Globe's local print rival is the tabloid Boston Herald. The Globe 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 ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)

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Media: Newspaper, Online
Audience: Large audience (500K-1M) (English)
Scope: International
Political Viewpoint: Neutral viewpoint
Owners: The New York Times Company | Managers: The New York Times Company
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Related Publications: New York Times
Location: Boston, MA, US
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Edited By: Fabrice Florin
Last Edit: Jan 18, 2010 - 9:37 AM PST
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Top Topics: U.S. (227), Politics (211), World (119), Business (110), Presidential Election 2008 (69), Sci/Tech (55), Obama Administration (39), Health (38), Extra (37), U.S. Economy (34), Bush Administration (29), U.S. Congress (28), Living (25), Health Care (24), New England (24)...
Top Authors: Bryan Bender (15), Globe Staff (13), Derrick Z Jackson (11), James Carroll (10), Charlie Savage (10), Michael Kranish (10), Scott Helman (7), Hds Greenway (7), Jeff Jacoby (7), Foon Rhee (7), Susan Milligan (7), Robert Gavin (7), Michael Levenson (7), Drake Bennett (6), Joan Vennochi (6)...
Top Formats: News Report (147), Opinion (106), Special Report (43), Editorial (36), News (25), News Analysis (18), Investigative Report (4), Other (3), Advertisement (2), Review (2), Interview (2), Not Sure (1), Comment (1), Cartoon (1), Speech (1)
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Fairness
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Information
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Insight
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Sourcing
3.4
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Accuracy
3.9
Balance
2.9
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3.4
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Enterprise
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Relevance
4.0
Transparency
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Responsibility
3.5
Popularity
3.5
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Credibility
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