by Fern ShenSep 30, 2025
Baltimore Sun Guild journalists face a gag order imposed by owner David Smith
“They’re trying to scare the union into silence,” says a Guild leader, addressing the negotiating tactics used by the newspaper’s management.
Media & Technology
Jul 1, 2025
Baltimore Sun fires its longtime cartoonist, Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher
After a 31-year career at The Sun, he’s pretty sure his progressive views ran afoul of conservative broadcast mogul David Smith, who’s owned the paper for less than two years.
Jun 12, 2025
Use of Slack by two city agencies may have impeded public access to records, Inspector General Cumming finds
A new report questions the use of communications outside of the city’s Microsoft Teams system by employees at the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE) and the Health Department.
May 12, 2025
Baltimore Brew wins 31 awards for journalistic excellence from MDDC Press Association
Three Best of Show awards were among the website’s more than two dozen stories honored last Friday by the regional press association.
Feb 8, 2025
New owner plastered Baltimore Sun newsroom with motivation . . . and misquotes
Copy editors? Apparently not deployed on the boss’s vanity photo display, the newsroom union says.
Jan 25, 2025
A new Baltimore Brew contributor: Former Baltimore Sun columnist Dan Rodricks
After leaving a newspaper that’s made him increasingly uncomfortable, he’ll be writing columns for some. But for us, he’ll be doing reporting – and we’re thrilled to have him.
Older Stories
Feb 8, 2024
Brew on a Lunar New Year break
Dec 24, 2023
Brew chilling for the holidays
Jul 23, 2023