Honored for fostering innovation and creativity across newsrooms and business teams.
BOSTON, September 11, 2025 — This week, Fast Company announced that Boston Globe Media was one of the top 150 businesses recognized in its seventh annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list. Boston Globe Media was also honored in 2023 and was the only media company featured in 2025.
Boston Globe Media was recognized for investment support from senior leaders in driving company-wide innovation culture and the growth of cross-functional programs such as Innovation Week, Hack Day, newsroom-driven initiatives to feature journalism in new ways, growth of the innovation team including Games, and strong employee engagement.
“Being named one of Fast Company’s 150 Best Workplaces for Innovators for a second year and the only media company included in 2025 reflects our ongoing commitment to experimentation and creative thinking,” said Michelle Micone, Chief Marketing & Strategic Initiatives Officer, Boston Globe Media. “Our innovation initiatives continue to grow and generate hundreds of ideas each year, fueling meaningful progress across our newsrooms and business teams. We will continue investing in initiatives and partnerships that empower our workforce to turn creativity into impact.”
The 2025 Best Workplaces for Innovators list ranks winners across industries such as entertainment, biotech, consumer packaged goods, marketing, education, and healthcare. To be considered, applicants detailed their investment in innovation, internal programs, and company culture. Final selections and top-rated companies were made by Fast Company’s editors and a panel of judges.
The 2025 Best Workplaces for Innovators list ranks winners across industries such as entertainment, biotech, consumer packaged goods, marketing, education, and healthcare. To be considered, applicants detailed their investment in innovation, internal programs, and company culture. Final selections and top-rated companies were made by Fast Company’s editors and a panel of judges.
“Each year, we’re inspired by the companies and leaders who prove that innovation doesn’t happen by accident—it’s the result of intentional choices to empower people at every level,” says Brendan Vaughan, editor-in-chief of Fast Company. “The organizations on this year’s Best Workplaces for Innovators list show that when you build a culture where creativity and risk-taking are valued, breakthrough ideas inevitably follow.”
The Fast Company Best Workplaces for Innovators Fall 2025 issue is available online now and on newsstands on September 23. The full list of honorees is available at https://www.fastcompany.com/best-workplaces-for-innovators/list.
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About Boston Globe Media:
Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC is a locally owned, award-winning media company serving Boston and New England for over 153 years. Its cornerstone is The Boston Globe, a 27-time Pulitzer Prize-winning news source and one of the most successful metro news organizations in the United States. The Globe is headquartered in Boston with regional bureaus in Washington, D.C., Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. The Globe has been successfully growing its direct subscriber base, today boasting the highest total number of subscribers the organization has had since 2008. The Globe hosts events that connect community members to its journalism and provides a range of digital and home-delivered advertising solutions that reach more consumers than any other New England media brand. Boston Globe Media’s portfolio includes The Boston Globe, Globe Opinion, Boston.com, STAT, The B-Side, Globe Publishing Services, Globe Events, Studio/B, and Boston magazine.
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