Blizzard prompts Boston Globe to call off printing paper
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- The Boston Globe canceled printing its daily newspaper for the first time in its 153-year history due to a record-setting snowstorm that made it unsafe for staff to reach the printing plant.
- The snowstorm dumped up to 32 inches of snow in parts of Massachusetts, severely impacting the Globe’s printing press in Taunton and disrupting newspaper production.
- Despite the disruption, the Globe’s print subscribers will receive Tuesday’s edition on Wednesday, and the paper has historically continued printing during severe weather except for rare labor strikes.
- The shift away from print is evident, as a 2025 Pew Research Center survey found only 7% of U.S. adults regularly obtain news from printed newspapers, compared to 56% who use
