The Globe (Toronto newspaper)

The Globe was a newspaper in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, founded in 1844 by George Brown as a Reform voice. It merged with The Mail and Empire in 1936 to form The Globe and Mail.

History

The Globe began as a weekly newspaper on March 5, 1844. In August 1844 it began to be printed on the first cylinder press in Canada West. The press was able to print 1,250 papers in one hour, many more than the old Washington hand press which could only produce 200 an hour. In September 1846, the Globe became a semi-weekly, in 1849 it became weekly again, and soon tri-weekly editions were established. The Globe was very popular for providing information on the anti-slavery movements in the United States, Great Britain, and the British North American colonies during the 1840s and 1850s^[1] and was one of the leading advocates of the Canadian anti-slavery movement.

Radical alignment and expansion

By the 1850s, The Globe was an independent newspaper and moved toward a radical, Clear Grit position. The first overseas correspondent from a Toronto newspaper was sent to Great Britain in 1851 by The Globe. On October 1, 1853, The Daily Globe appeared, and from 1861 to 1911 both morning and evening editions were published. In 1855, the Globe acquired both The Examiner and The North American.

Emergence of the Globe and Mail

In 1936 it absorbed The Mail and Empire to form The Globe and Mail.^[2]

See also

• List of newspapers in Canada

References

1. ↑ Library and Archives Canada acknowledgement of The Globe
2. ↑ A list of early Toronto newspapers created by edunetconnect.com