Globe was first published in North America on November 10, 1954, in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, as
Midnight, as a "bi-weekly ... devoted to Montreal night life", who later hired John Vader, and Colin Gravenor. During the 1960s,
Midnight became the chief competitor to the
National Enquirer. 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. Circa 1991,
Globe caused controversy by publishing the name of the accuser in the
William Kennedy Smith rape case.
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. 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. In 1997,
Globe caused controversy by publishing autopsy photos of
JonBenét Ramsey, On June 9, 2010,
Globe caused controversy by publishing deathbed photos of
Gary Coleman claiming the former child actor was murdered. In 2013, it led the fight to try to save TV's
All My Children and
One Life to Live. In 2017,
Globe was published out of
American Media, Inc. headquarters in
Boca Raton, Florida, and
Dylan Howard, oversaw publication. On April 18, 2019, it was announced that American Media Inc. had agreed to sell
Globe to
Hudson Group.
Globe has a tendency to focus on more news and political-oriented content than its sister papers. ==References==