When did The Baltimore Sun begin its life and who established it?
The Baltimore Sun began its life on the 17th of May 1837. Arunah Shepherdson Abell established the paper alongside William Moseley Swain and Azariah H. Simmons.
Questions about The Baltimore Sun
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Where was The Baltimore Sun located when it first started publishing in 1837?
The first issue appeared as a four-page tabloid printed at 21 Light Street in downtown Baltimore during the mid-1830s. By 1851, operations moved to a five-story structure at the corner of Baltimore and South streets known as the Iron Building until it was destroyed in the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904.
How many foreign bureaus did The Baltimore Sun operate at its peak and when were they closed?
At its peak, the paper operated eight foreign bureaus including locations in London, Bonn, Moscow, Rome, New Delhi, Tokyo, Mexico City, Berlin, Beijing, Jerusalem, Moscow, and Johannesburg. Cost-cutting measures dismantled this network starting in the 1990s with the final three bureaus closing by 2008 as Tribune Co. streamlined operations.
Who owns The Baltimore Sun as of January 2024 and what changes occurred under new leadership?
David D. Smith closed a deal to buy The Baltimore Sun on the 15th of January 2024. As executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group he partnered with conservative commentator Armstrong Williams who holds an undisclosed stake while readership fell by nearly half within the first year of ownership.
How many Pulitzer Prizes has The Baltimore Sun won throughout its history?
The Baltimore Sun has won sixteen Pulitzer Prizes throughout its history. H.L. Mencken maintained a forty-plus-year association with the publication starting in 1910 when The Evening Sun was established under his leadership.