Mediagazer: A look at the changes made by hard-right TV mogul David Smith at The Baltimore Sun and the anxiety over his plans for the paper inside the shrunken newsroom (Marc Fisher/Nieman Reports)

6:40 PM ET, November 26, 2024

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Marc Fisher / Nieman Reports:

A look at the changes made by hard-right TV mogul David Smith at The Baltimore Sun and the anxiety over his plans for the paper inside the shrunken newsroom — David Smith built a television empire on sensational, crime-saturated newscasts. Then he bought Maryland's premier newspaper.

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