Talk:The Baltimore Sun
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"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.
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
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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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:20, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] 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)
