What is The Boston Globe?
{{italictitle}} '''''The Boston Globe''''' is an American daily [[newspaper]] based in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. Founded in 1872 by [[Charles H. Taylor (publisher)|Charles H. Taylor]], it was privately held until 1973. The ''Boston Globe'' has been awarded 23 [[Pulitzer Prize]]s since 1966, and its chief print rival is the ''[[Boston Herald]]''.<ref>{{cite news | last = Gavin | first = Robert | title = Herald's circulation declines | work = The Boston Globe | date = November 8, 2005 | url = http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2005/11/08/heralds_circulation_declines/ | access-date = September 6, 2006 }}</ref> In 2002, they exposed the [[Catholic Archdiocese of Boston sex abuse scandal|massive child abuse]] cover-up by the [[Roman Catholic Church]].<ref name=paquin>{{Cite web | url=http://archive.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/stories4/010103_paquin.htm |title = Boston Globe / Spotlight / Abuse in the Catholic Church / Scandal and coverup}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boston Globe, The}} [[Category:Newspapers in Massachusetts]] [[Category:1872 establishments in the United States]] {{US-stub}}