- The Globe (tabloid)
"Globe" is a
supermarket tabloid published inNorth America . It was founded in1954 inMontreal ,Canada as "Midnight" by Joe Azaria and John Vader and became the chief competitor to theNational Enquirer during the1960 s. In1978 it changed its name to the "Midnight Globe" after its publisher, Globe Communications, and eventually changed its name to "Globe". The newspaper, as well as most of its rivals, is now owned by American Media Inc. and is published out of American Media's headquarters inBoca Raton, Florida . Globe Magazine covers a widespread range of topics, including politics, celebrity news, human interest and high-profile crime stories.In
1995 , Globe stirred up considerable controversy by publishing Tejano superstar Selena's autopsy photos. South Texas retailers quickly yanked copies of Globe from store shelves after discovering the tabloid had printed the photos. Six color pictures snapped by a police photographer from the autopsy of 23-year-oldSelena Quintanilla-Perez were in the Nov. 14 issue delivered to local stores. The article was headlined: "Shot in the Back!" and "Exclusive! Dramatic autopsy photos reveal innocent beauty was gunned down by lying coward." Selena was fatally shot March 31 at a Corpus Christi motel by former fan club presidentYolanda Saldivar .In
1997 , it stirred up similar controversy when it published the autopsy pictures ofJonBenét Ramsey . Because of this, it was taken off stands in a number of stores inBoulder, Colorado , where the child beauty queen was found strangled and beaten in her family's basement in December 1996. However, one Boulder merchant claimed people had the right to read what they pleased, and gave away the twenty copies he had in stock. The family of JonBenet was outraged and stated "we will never lay an eye on that copy of the paper."In
2003 , "Globe" stirred up more considerable controversy by publishing the name of Kobe Bryant's accuser and putting her picture on its cover. Traditionally, media in theUnited States have refrained from revealing the names of alleged victims ofsex crime s. Globe Executive Editor Jeffrey Rodack defended the magazine's decision to publish her name in an article for the Poynter Journalism Institute. [http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=53516]Earlier, "Globe" had named the accuser in the
William Kennedy Smith rape case, achieving notoriety for that move. The paper also printed the transcripted tapes ofFrank Gifford 's affair at aNew York City hotel, cheating on his wife,Kathie Lee Gifford ."Globe" has a tendency to focus on more news and political-oriented content than its sister papers, although a fair share of celebrity content is present.
Anthrax
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. (See
2001 anthrax attacks .)External links
* http://globemagazine.com - Globe tabloid web site.
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