National Policy Atlas · aep-001246
The Boston Globe
What an automated search found
From NSMPA, which read this newsroom's website. Nobody has checked it by hand yet, and it isn't our classification; we haven't classified this newsroom yet.
No relevant public policy located
On NSMPA's hand-compiled list of known policies, noted as “Fresh Start initiative” (listed source).
| Remedy | Policy text (automated reading) | Practice (automated reading) |
|---|---|---|
| Removal / unpublishing | Not addressed | None found |
| Search-engine de-indexing | Not addressed | None found |
| Anonymization or redaction | Not addressed | None found |
| Update for later developments | Permitted in policy text | — |
Not finding a published policy doesn't mean there isn't one.
Policy pages
| Page | First seen | Checked by us |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership & Staff | The Boston Globe | Oct 9, 2026 | Not yet |
| The Globe’s Fresh Start initiative: Frequently Asked Questions - The Boston Globe | Oct 8, 2026 | Not yet |
"First seen" is when a page was first read, by us or by NSMPA. It isn't the date the policy was adopted, and pages not yet checked may describe something other than a policy on old stories.
5 quotes from this newsroom's own pages, found automatically
Not checked by hand yet, so check the source before quoting.
- Retrieved Oct 9, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 8615
Google News Initiative has invited her to be a panelist for an expert discussion on newsroom data strategy and an instructor for the Google News Initiative Data Workshop Series, where she taught audience analytics and content strategy to leaders from small and midsize news organizations.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 552
We will consider updating past coverage with new information and changing how accessible stories are in search engines.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 553
We have a number of options, including updating a story with new information and removing a story from search engine results.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 554
We’re considering these on a case-by-case basis but we think the value of giving someone a fresh start often outweighs the historic value of keeping a story widely accessible long after an incident occurred.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 556
As we are updating how we cover the news, we are also working to better understand how some stories can have a lasting negative impact on someone’s ability to move forward with their lives.
Cite this record
The Archive Ethics Project. The Boston Globe (aep-001246). National Policy Atlas. https://archiveethics.org/atlas/the-boston-globe. Accessed Oct 11, 2026.
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