A Record snow storm The managers of the Boston Globe pushed to cancel printing of their daily newspaper for the first time in its 153-year history.
Snow and wind Preventing employees from safely accessing the Globe Press to print Tuesday’s newspaper, The newspaper said In an article on her website. Parts of Bristol County, Massachusetts, where the Globe Press in Taunton is located, recorded 32 inches (81 cm) of snow by Monday night, the National Weather Service said.
Readers are less reliant on newsprint to get their news in today’s Internet age. A 2025 Poll conducted by the Pew Research Center It found that only 7% of US adults get their news from print newspapers or magazines. This compares to 56% who said they mostly get their news from a smartphone, computer or tablet.
Tuesday marks the first time Globe management has canceled the newspaper’s daily production since its founding in 1872. Labor strikes halted printing several times in the 1950s and 1960s.
The Globe said it went to the press during another record-setting blizzard nearly five decades ago, when it printed a few thousand copies of the Feb. 7, 1978, edition. However, few of the newspapers reached readers, because piles of snow prevented delivery trucks from getting more than a mile or two from the building.
Monday’s blizzard set snowfall records in nearby Rhode Island, where T. F. Greene International Airport in Warwick received nearly 38 inches (96.5 cm), breaking the record set in 1978.
Print subscribers will get Tuesday’s newspaper delivered on Wednesday, the Globe said.