The news that David D. Smith, the executive chairman of the conservative Sinclair Broadcast Group, had bought The Sun has generated alarm inside and outside the newsroom.
The media company’s executive chairman said he acquired Baltimore Sun Media from the investment firm Alden Global Capital in a private deal reached last Friday. He did not disclose how much he paid in the agreement. Smith bought the paper with his own assets independently of Sinclair. He said, however, that there could be partnerships between the two brands in the future. He will remain the executive chairman at Sinclair.