The Joplin Globe
Encyclopedia
The Joplin Globe is a seven-day daily newspaper published in Joplin, Missouri
, USA, covering parts of 14 counties in southwestern Missouri
. Since 2002, it has been owned by Community Newspaper Holdings
Inc.
The newspaper employs some 45 journalists in its newsroom. Its marketing slogan is "It's your world. We deliver it."
after a deadly confrontation with local police, developing and publishing the rolls of film in it, including the now-legendary photos of Bonnie holding Clyde at mock gunpoint and of Bonnie with her foot on a fender, pistol in her hand and cigar in her mouth.
Joplin, Missouri
Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the US state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 50,150...
, USA, covering parts of 14 counties in southwestern Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. Since 2002, it has been owned by Community Newspaper Holdings
Community Newspaper Holdings
Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. is a publisher of newspapers and advertising-related publications throughout the eastern part of the United States. The company was formed in 1997 by Ralph Martin, and is based in Birmingham, Alabama. The company is financed by the Retirement Systems of...
Inc.
The newspaper employs some 45 journalists in its newsroom. Its marketing slogan is "It's your world. We deliver it."
Bonnie and Clyde Scoop
In 1933 The Joplin Globe had a country-wide scoop, obtaining the camera left behind by Bonnie and ClydeBonnie and Clyde
Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut Barrow were well-known outlaws, robbers, and criminals who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression. Their exploits captured the attention of the American public during the "public enemy era" between 1931 and 1934...
after a deadly confrontation with local police, developing and publishing the rolls of film in it, including the now-legendary photos of Bonnie holding Clyde at mock gunpoint and of Bonnie with her foot on a fender, pistol in her hand and cigar in her mouth.