Outlet track record
The Baltimore Sun
U.S. right-center (shifted right under 2024 ownership change)
The Baltimore Sun is Maryland's largest daily newspaper, now owned by Sinclair Broadcasting executive David D. Smith and conservative commentator Armstrong Williams. Since their January 2024 purchase, the paper has shifted editorially rightward — adding conservative columnists, republishing Sinclair and Fox45 content, and drawing staff complaints over editorial direction. Its news coverage is assessed as right-center biased by media monitors, while its posture toward the Trump administration is mixed, reflecting conservative ownership but an ongoing professional newsroom.
Owned byJTF Publications LLC, owned by David D. Smith (executive chairman of Sinclair Inc.) and Armstrong Williams (conservative political commentator), since January 2024
LeaningU.S. right-center (shifted right under 2024 ownership change)
On the administrationmixed
2average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun