Boston Globe Prints One Million Copies of Boston Red Sox 'Victory Edition'; Newsstand And Hawker Supplies To Be Replenished Throughout The Day.BOSTON -- Just over 1 million copies - almost double the normal number - of today's Boston Globe have been printed as a result of continued reader demand for today's coverage of the historic World Series win by The Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are a member and currently champions of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball’s American League. From to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park. . Today's "Victory Edition" carries the one word headline "YES!!!" and features a half-page photo of the 2004 championship team celebrating their four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals For the National Football League team that played in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987, see . The St. Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards" or "the Redbirds") are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. in Busch Stadium. "In this marketplace, the Globe is considered to contain the first draft of history," said Globe President Richard Daniels. "Readers from throughout New England, and in some cases the nation, are eager to have and hold their own copy of today's historic sports coverage of the Red Sox win." Today's press run of 1 million copies is the highest daily printing in the modern history of the Globe. A normal Thursday press run is around 525,000 copies. The October 28 "Victory Edition" of The Globe includes a special 15-page Sports Section commemorating the Boston Red Sox' first World Series championship in 86 years. The Globe's circulation department (617-929-2226) has extended business hours through midnight today and will be taking phone orders for those readers who are unable to reach a retail location or street vendor. Orders can also be placed by email to: specialedition@globe.com. About The Boston Globe: The Boston Globe is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of The New York Times Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NYT), a leading media company with 2003 revenues of $3.2 billion, which includes The New York Times, the New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. International Herald Tribune International Herald Tribune Daily newspaper published in Paris. It has long been the staple source of English-language news for American expatriates, tourists, and businesspeople in Europe. , The Boston Globe, 16 other newspapers, eight network-affiliated television stations, two New York City radio stations and more than 40 Web sites, including NYTimes.com and Boston.com. For the fourth consecutive year, the Company was ranked No. 1 in the publishing industry in Fortune's 2004 list of America's Most Admired Companies A yearly publication by Fortune Magazine, America's Most Admired Companies consists of corporations that are highly esteemed by the likes of Business Executives, Directors, and Analysts. A survey is taken of close to 3300 professionals who give their opinions on the companies. . The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. |
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