Newspaper union takes to the street as their rally to win local ownership of The Baltimore Sun hangs

Newspaper union takes to the street as their rally to win local ownership of The Baltimore Sun hangs in the balance


A year into its rallying cry to save The Baltimore Sun from being sold to a hedge fund, the newspaper’s union took to the streets Saturday facing the same uncertainties as when the long-shot quest began, but with more reason for optimism.

The Washington-Baltimore News Guild launched its lobbying efforts to return The Sun, the Capital Gazette and the Carroll County Times to local ownership last April, and emotions of the newspaper’s staff and supporters have been whipsawed by events ever since.

About 50 to 75 current and former Baltimore Sun and Baltimore Sun Media employees and community activists gathered at the War Memorial Plaza on Saturday afternoon. They spoke about how they envision a nonprofit would run The Baltimore Sun, making decisions in Baltimore that benefit readers.

Baltimore Sun education reporter Liz Bowie, who is one of the leaders of the Save Our Sun campaign, spoke to the crowd about the decrease in staff over her more than 30 years there and how it affects coverage.

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