The Boston Globe will not print for Feb. 24 delivery
The Boston Globe • • general
Key Points:
- The Boston Globe made the unprecedented decision to cancel print production of its Tuesday edition due to a severe blizzard, marking the first time since its founding in 1872 that a daily paper was not published outside of labor strikes.
- Delivery of Monday’s papers was severely impacted, with only 25 percent reaching subscribers, and Tuesday’s print edition will be delivered to subscribers on Wednesday, though single copies will not be available in retail stores.
- The decision was driven by safety concerns, as the Globe was not confident that staff and delivery trucks could safely complete the "last mile" of distribution amid the hazardous conditions.
- Despite the disruption in print, the Globe continued publishing news online, a capability unavailable during the historic Blizzard of 1978 when the
