# The Baltimore Sun The historic Maryland daily (founded 1837), bought in January 2024 by [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] executive chairman [[David D. Smith]] and conservative commentator Armstrong Williams. Under their ownership the paper's union has alleged union-busting and a conservative editorial agenda — a print-side example of the local-news capture the KB tracks through Sinclair's broadcast stations. > [!note] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to support the [[Sinclair Broadcast Group Timeline]]. Expand with the Tribune-era ownership and the Smith/Williams takeover.