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January 19, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
The Baltimore Sun’s New Owner Isn’t Exactly a Paragon of “Family Values”
David Smith, of the conservative Sinclair Broadcasting Group, has a very, very different past.
January 19, 2024
Michael Tomasky
The Right-Wing Media Takeover Is Destroying America
The purchase of The Baltimore Sun is further proof that conservative billionaires understand the power of media control. Why don’t their liberal counterparts get it?
January 17, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Baltimore Sun’s New Right-Wing Owner Kicks Things Off by Insulting Everyone on Staff
David Smith, of the Sinclair Broadcasting Group, is laying out a dangerous vision for Maryland’s largest daily newspaper.
August 28, 2019
Alex Shephard
Bernie Sanders Has a Plan to Save Journalism
The 2020 presidential candidate hopes less consolidation, stronger unions, and better regulation will mean more "real journalism" and less clickbait.
June 28, 2019
MagazineJake Bittle
Eric Bolling Is Failing Up
The former Fox News host has bounced back from a #MeToo scandal stronger than ever.
April 3, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Local News Crisis Is Bigger Than Sinclair
What a viral video reveals about the sad state of journalism today

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