The New York Times Announces ''Baseball Preview 2005'' Special News Section; Section Is Any Fan's Must-Have Guide to the 2005 Baseball Season.NEW YORK -- With the baseball season's opening day just around the corner, The New York Times announced today that it is publishing a stand-alone special news section, entitled "The Baseball Preview," that will be distributed nationally on Sunday, April 3. The section is a complete guide to the 2005 baseball season - beginning with Opening Day as well as the much-anticipated opener this Sunday between the New York Yankees "Baseball Preview" contains exciting photography, insightful profiles of top players, in-depth news reporting on teams, team schedules, and much more. "The Times's 'Baseball Preview' offers the unrivaled breadth and depth of baseball coverage that only the award-winning sports news department of The Times can deliver," said Jyll Holzman, senior vice president of advertising, The New York Times. "Chock full of exciting photos, player profiles, team statistics and news reporting from award-winning Times sports journalists, 'Baseball Preview' provides major league baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. fans with a must-have guide that contains the most insightful, topical baseball news available. And, 'Preview' has also been a hit with our advertisers who see it as a great way to market their brands and products to baseball fans across America." Under the direction of New York Times Sports Editor Tom Jolly, The Associated Press Sports Writers Association in 2005 has cited The Times's sports department as one of the top 10 sports sections in the nation, recognized Times sports writers Jere Longman, Richard Sandomir and Charles Bagli as three of the top 10 reporters for breaking sports news and recognized Times journalist Selena Roberts as one of the top 10 sports columnists. The Times is promoting "Baseball Preview" through branded signage at newsstands in major U.S. cities including New York, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. About The New York Times Company The New York Times Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NYT), a leading media company with 2004 revenues of $3.3 billion, 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 New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. radio stations and more than 40 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. For the fifth consecutive year, the Company was ranked No. 1 in the publishing industry in Fortune's 2005 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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