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The Boston Globe

U.S. center-left

The Boston Globe is a Massachusetts newspaper owned by billionaire John W. Henry through Boston Globe Media Partners. Its editorial pages lean center-left, and its newsroom is a traditional, professionally run news operation. Its opinion pieces in 2026 have been sharply critical of the second Trump administration's policies, including on refugees, the federal workforce and school vouchers.

Owned byBoston Globe Media Partners, LLC, which is owned by John W. Henry, principal owner of the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool FC's parent company. Linda Pizzuti Henry is CEO. The Globe also owns Boston.com, Boston magazine (bought in 2025) and the health-news outlet STAT.

LeaningU.S. center-left

On the administrationbroadly critical

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3.3average bias score across 7 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun

Stories

3 Federal Judge Issues Nationwide Injunction Against DHS Rule Capping Student and Journalist Visa Stays
3 Helena Foulkes Defeats Gov. Dan McKee in Rhode Island Democratic Primary, 62% to 38% in Unofficial Results
3 Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans Lapses Sept. 9; DHS Published No Termination Notice in the Federal Register
4 More Than 1,300 Encore Boston Harbor Casino Workers Go on Strike After Contracts Expired Aug. 31
3 Massachusetts Holds Sept. 1 State Primary, With Markey and Moulton on the Democratic Senate Ballot
4 Rhode Island Judge Declines to Pause His Order Requiring USCIS to Resume Immigration Processing for 39 Countries
3 Mass General Brigham Locks Out Brigham and Women's Nurses for Four Days After One-Day Strike