Globe (tabloid)
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Globe is a supermarket tabloid based in Boca Raton, Florida. It covers politics, celebrity, human interest, and crime stories, largely employing sensationalist tabloid journalism. It was established in Montreal, Quebec in 1954.
History
Globe was first published in North America on November 10, 1954,<ref name="Gazette-1954">Template:Cite web</ref> in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, as Midnight, as a "bi-weekly ... devoted to Montreal night life",<ref name="Gazette-1954" /> by Sunday ExpressTemplate:'s Joe Azaria<ref name="hugh-doherty-National-Post">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="macleans.ca-1963/9/21-press">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="macleans.ca-1966/10/15-azaria">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="tGM-2001-tuthanhha">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Mont-Gaz-2001-azaria">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="978-0-313-34766-5">Template:Cite book</ref> who later hired John Vader,<ref name="coolopolis-2014-Azaria">Template:Cite web</ref> and Colin Gravenor.<ref name="SNm-2001-Father">Template:Cite news</ref>
During the 1960s, Midnight became the chief competitor to the National Enquirer.Template:Citation needed
In 1978, it changed its name to the Midnight Globe after its publisher, Globe Communications, and eventually to Globe.
In 1999, American Media bought parent Globe Communications.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Circa 1991, Globe caused controversy by publishing the name of the accuser in the William Kennedy Smith rape case.Template:Citation needed
Globe caused controversy by publishing the transcribed tapes of Frank Gifford's affair at a New York City hotel, cheating on his wife, Kathie Lee Gifford.<ref name="Inside-Globe">Template:Cite news</ref>
In mid-November 1995, Globe caused controversy by publishing Tejana singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez's autopsy photos, causing retailers in her home region of South Texas to pull and dispose of that edition of the tabloid.Template:Citation needed
In 1997, Globe caused controversy by publishing autopsy photos<ref>Index of legal cases filed against The Globe in connection with JonBenet Ramsey coverage</ref> of JonBenét Ramsey,<ref name="Inside-Globe"/> causing retailers in her home region of Boulder, Colorado to pull that edition, though one local retailer retained stock of that edition.Template:Citation needed
Template:Main In 2001, the offices of American Media in Boca Raton, Florida, were attacked with anthrax. A photo editor with The Sun, a sister publication to Globe, died from exposure to it, and the building was sealed for three years.Template:Citation needed
In 2003, Globe caused controversy by publishing the name of Kobe Bryant's accuser and putting her picture on its cover. Traditionally, media in the United States have refrained from revealing the names of alleged victims of sex crimes. Globe Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Rodack defended the magazine's decision to publish her name in an article for the Poynter Journalism Institute.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>
On June 9, 2010, Globe caused controversy by publishing deathbed photos of Gary Coleman claiming the former child actor was murdered.<ref name= "coleman">Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2013, it led the fight to try to save TV's All My Children and One Life to Live.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2017, Globe was published out of American Media, Inc. headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida, and Dylan Howard, oversaw publication.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
On April 18, 2019, it was announced that American Media Inc. had agreed to sell Globe to Hudson Group.<ref name=aprilNPR /><ref name=aprilabc /> On April 18, 2019, AMI agreed to sell Globe and also the National Enquirer and National Examiner to Hudson Group.<ref name=aprilNPR>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=aprilabc>Template:Cite web</ref>
Globe has a tendency to focus on more news and political-oriented content than its sister papers.Template:Citation needed