Talk:The Baltimore Sun

Newspaper of Record
Maybe it's just me, but I don't see how anyone can objectively claim that a particular newspaper is the "newspaper of record" in a given city or state. Many may consider it the "newspaper of record," but all that really means is that those people choose to get their information from that particular paper, as opposed to other papers (which is, of course, the case for ALL newspapers). I can see calling a newspaper the "newspaper of record" if it is the only newspaper in a city or state, but The Sun no longer is, as of 2005 when the Baltimore Examiner not only launched but did so with a larger circulation. Unless anyone disagrees, I suggest removing that phrase. -- —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.220.212.188 (talk) 21:26, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Maybe you didn't notice, but the Baltimore Examiner is no more, news flash: it shut down last month. Its demise, however, was covered by Baltimore's newspaper of record.--« Maryland stater » « reply » 05:03, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The original comment was posted in June 2007 when the Examiner still existed. DMacks (talk) 05:32, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Naming
I'm moving this page to The Baltimore Sun based on what seems to be the convention for other newspapers, such as The New York Times and The Washington Post. I think it seems that the policy in general is to name the newspaper by whatever is on the masthead. Is that right? --jacobolus (t) 04:03, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

This should be The (Baltimore) Sun, as the official name of the paper is The Sun; the reference manual for newspaper names is the newspaper yearbook. The masthead simply reads "THE SUN" -- which is its official name. The actual name of the New York paper is The New York Times, and the Washington paper The Washington Post. But The Sun is merely The Sun (how it refers to itself in copy) and other papers refer to it in copy as The (Baltimore) Sun. The company that publishes The Sun is named The Baltimore Sun Company, which used to be called Sunpapers (because it published both The Sun and The Evening Sun). 68.55.44.146 03:17, 25 July 2006 (UTC)myroundcar


 * I believe it should be moved to The Sun (Baltimore), much like Daily News (New York). "The Baltimore Sun" and the "New York Daily News" are just how most people refer to these papers, and the correct title should be indicated in the article's name. --Zimbabweed (talk) 22:03, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Hemingway
Does anyone have any source for the statement that Hemingway wrote for the Sun? As far as I know, the only papers he worked for were the Kansis City Star and the Toronto Star. --Tms 20:06, 12 September 2005 (UTC)


 * Since no one responded, I removed the mention of Hemingway. --Tms 19:39, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

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Depiction of The Sun in The Wire?
The TV programme The Wire's 5th season depicts a paper called The Baltimore Sun, and I'm not familiar with the history or current situation of the paper but it seems like some parallels exist (declining readership, shrink in newsroom etc). Wondering if anyone with more familiarity in the area thinks it relevant to add this info, in a "trivia" section or something similar? Headbeater (talk) 19:42, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

The Evening Sun
From the article: "Although there is now only a morning edition, for many years there were two distinct newspapers — The Sun in the morning and The Evening Sun in the afternoon — each with its own reporting and editorial staff." These were two separate papers sharing only ownership and advertising, so The Evening Sun should have its own article, right? Rivertorch (talk) 07:13, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Mideast conflict
Like many other newspapers, it would be interesting to have sources on the Baltimore Sun's positions and policies on the Mideast conflict, and whether people believe it is pro-Israel/pro-Palestinian. ADM (talk)

History (?)
Some history would be interesting here. I cannot provide this information myself, but I was curious by a comment elsewhere that "the Evening Sun had a national reputation as a newspaper of record, much like the status often bestowed upon the New York Times and the Washington Post in more recent years." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tvon (talk • contribs) 16:17, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

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Why can't it be read in France?
I get a message "cannot currently be accessed from your country" and the French version of this article speaks of a case at court on which the newspaper is awaiting a verdict without providing details or mentioning a ban in other countries.? SovielHungerhabichgarnicht (talk) 01:11, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Remove this section from 'controversies'
The graf on Elijah Cummings vs Trump is giving me a headache because it is terribly written, and I'm not convinced this was a controversy at all. The source is a single opinion column. The back and forth was mostly between Cummings and Trump, the paper just reported on it. I think it should be removed all together. Dreameditsbrooklyn (talk) 23:14, 14 January 2024 (UTC)


 * I agree. It's not a controversy that involved the paper per se. Aresef (talk) 19:16, 17 January 2024 (UTC)