4 Shout-Outs to Publishers Doing Their Part During the COVID-19 Outbreak | April 3

Last week we decided to pay a small tribute to members of our community who are giving back in some way during the unprecedented crisis caused by COVID-19. While the health of the industry is in peril, the publishing community is thinking beyond their top and bottom lines and are instead focusing on the human impact. So it’s with that in mind that we want to continue to cheer on folks who are making a difference—large and small. Here are four publishers who deserve a shout-out this week. Baseball Digest As Americans are staying home to stay safe, many are also missing out on their favorite pastime—baseball. Major and Minor League baseball is on hold until further notice, but even though fans probably won’t be able to root for their favorite team until the middle of the summer, Baseball Digest is opening up its entire 78-year archive so they can relive some of their favorite moments and revisit some of their favorite players from the past. “While we are committed to continuing to publish our print edition just as we have through wars, recessions and other events that have challenged our nation over the last eight decades, Baseball Digest wants to provide this free service to baseball fans as we all work together to overcome the COVID-19 virus,” said Norman Jacobs, Baseball Digest’s publisher since 1969, in a statement. “Just as Franklin Roosevelt felt it was important to ‘keep baseball going’ during World War II, we feel that continuing to print and making our entire... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

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