''Globe,'' a

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based in

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, covers politics, celebrity, human interest, and crime stories, largely

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History

''Globe'' was first published in North America on November 10, 1954, in

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, Canada, as ''Midnight'', as a "bi-weekly ... devoted to Montreal night life", by

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s Joe Azaria who later hired John Vader, and Colin Gravenor. During the 1960s, ''Midnight'' became the chief competitor to the ''

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''. In 1978, it changed its name to the ''Midnight Globe'' after its publisher, Globe Communications, and eventually to ''Globe''. In 1991,

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bought parent Globe Communications. Circa 1991, ''Globe'' caused controversy by publishing the name of the accuser in the

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rape case. ''Globe'' caused controversy by publishing the transcribed tapes of

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's affair at a New York City hotel, cheating on his wife,

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. In mid-November 1995, ''Globe'' caused controversy by publishing

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singer

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's autopsy photos, causing retailers in her home region of

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to pull and dispose of that edition of the tabloid. In 1997, ''Globe'' caused controversy by publishing autopsy photos of JonBenét Ramsey, causing retailers in her home region of

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to pull that edition, though one local retailer retained stock of that edition. 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. 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

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s. ''Globe'' Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Rodack defended the magazine's decision to publish her name in an article for the Poynter Journalism Institute. On June 9, 2010, ''Globe'' caused controversy by publishing deathbed photos of

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claiming the former child actor was murdered. In 2013, it led the fight to try to save TV's ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2017, ''Globe'' was published out of

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headquarters in

, and

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, oversaw publication. On April 18, 2019, it was announced that American Media Inc. had agreed to sell ''Globe'' to

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. On April 18, 2019, AMI agreed to sell ''Globe'' and also the ''National Enquirer'' and ''National Examiner'' to

. ''Globe'' has a tendency to focus on more news and political-oriented content than its sister papers.

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