Baltimore Sun sold to Sinclair executive chairman

The Baltimore Sun, the largest newspaper in Maryland, has been acquired in a private deal by David D. Smith, executive chairman of Hunt Valley-based television station owner Sinclair Inc. Lorraine Mirabella of The Sun reports, “Smith said Monday that he acquired Baltimore Sun Media on Friday from hedge fund Alden Global Capital, marking the first time […]

Bloomberg Law hires Jean Louis to cover litigation

Billy Jean Louis has joined Bloomberg Law as an associate litigation reporter. Recently, he was a diversity, equity and inclusion reporter at The Baltimore Sun. Prior to joining the Baltimore Sun, Jean Louis was an education reporter at Charlottesville Tomorrow. Before that, he was a hospitality reporter at the South Florida Business Journal and worked […]

Meyer departs WaPo for Baltimore Sun, Orioles beat

Jacob Calvin Meyer, a sports reporter at The Washington Post, will make the drive up I-95 to join the Baltimore Sun as an Orioles baseball reporter. Previously, Meyer worked at Sun from May 2019 to October 2021 as a sports and news reporter. He was a sports reporter at the York Dispatch and a sports […]

Dance joins the Washington Post as a climate and weather reporter

The Washington Post has tapped Scott Dance to serve as a climate and weather reporter. Dance will “cover extreme weather news and the intersections between weather, climate, society and the environment.” Recently, Dance was an environment reporter at The Baltimore Sun. He was a senior reporter/projects editor at the Baltimore Business Journal and was a […]

Baltimore Sun reporter Stole departs for Fulbright opportunity

Bryn Stole, a reporter at The Baltimore Sun has left. A part of his Tweet reads, “Excited to say I’ve been offered a Fulbright grant to report from Germany starting in the fall. I’ll be reporting as a freelancer (so on the hunt for assignments, places to pitch, tips, etc.—get in touch!). I’ll be around […]

Baltimore Sun hires Gaskill as state politics reporter

The Baltimore Sun has hired Hannah Gaskill as state politics reporter. She joins from Maryland Matters, where she covered state politics and governmental affairs. She formerly reported on Maryland criminal justice for Capital News Services’ Annapolis bureau. There, she previously worked as a research and reporting assistant. Gaskill has a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and […]

Baltimore Sun hires Green as content editor

Micha Green has joined the Baltimore Sun as a content editor focused on features, the arts and commentaries. Recently, she was a reporter/anchor at Capital News Service, University of Maryland’s student-run news outlet. She formerly worked at The Afro-American newspaper, a weekly paper. Green has a B.A. from Fordham University and a M.A. from the […]

Baltimore Sun considers moving newspaper printing to Delaware

The Baltimore Sun Media is planning on moving the printing of its newspapers from Baltimore to a printing plant in Wilmington, Delaware, by the end of January. Under the proposal, The News Journal, a Wilmington paper owned by Gannett, would print and insert The Baltimore Sun, The Capital of Annapolis, the Carroll County Times, and […]

Courier Journal reporter Costello departs

Darcy Costello, Louisville metro government reporter at The Courier Journal, has left to join The Baltimore Sun in Maryland as a reporter covering cops and courts. Her new role begins Dec. 13. Costello had been with the Courier Journal for over 4 years, joining as a breaking news reporter. Costello has a bachelor’s degree in […]

WSJ hires Juarez as photo editor

Thalia Juarez has joined The Wall Street Journal as a photo editor. Juarez is a multiplatform journalist specializing in visual storytelling. Recently, Juarez was with The Baltimore Sun working as a digital journalist, audience and multimedia producing unique and engaging social media posts and videos on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram among other tasks. She has […]