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The Boston Globe is a major American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1872, it provides comprehensive coverage of local, regional, and national news, politics, sports, and business. It is widely recognized for its investigative journalism and its longstanding role as New England’s leading news source.

How Boston Globe is leading on 9 June 2026

The story focuses on the local impact of educational policy changes, centering on the personal experiences of students with disabilities and parental concerns regarding inclusivity.

Editorial stance: Focus on local civic accountability. What they emphasise: The human impact of municipal policy decisions and the importance of transparency in regional governance..

Distinctive on this page: The prioritization of a local education story and a regional obituary over national political headlines.

If you only read this paper today: A reader would conclude that local administrative decisions in Boston and regional primary results in Maine are the most pressing issues of the day.

Lead headline: “Reconfiguring special education

Front page of Boston Globe, 9 June 2026 — reproduced for the purpose of critical review
Front page of Boston Globe, 9 June 2026. Reproduced for the purpose of critical review and commentary — about our editorial use.
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Massachusetts' primary media market is defined by a traditional two-newspaper rivalry and a dense concentration of collegiate journalism produced by major local universities. The broadsheet Boston Globe stands as the dominant regional daily, competing directly with the smaller tabloid-format Boston Herald. Beyond these primary consumer dailies, the globally focused Christian Science Monitor operates its historic headquarters locally, while El Mundo Boston prints weekly editions for the region's Spanish-speaking readership. Paperboy lists 16 newspapers in Boston.

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