NEWSPAPERS
Maryland's first constitution, adopted by the 9th Provincial Convention on November 8, 1776, provided in its Declaration of Rights "That the liberty of the press ought to be inviolably preserved (Const. 1776, Article 38). That provision continues with elaboration down to the present Maryland Constitution of 1867 noting further "...that every citizen of the State ought to be allowed to speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that privelege." (Const. 1867, Article 40). Moreover, the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution, constituting the first part of the Bill of Rights, stipulates that "Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press . . . ."
In Maryland, the first newspaper to be published was the Maryland Gazette printed in Annapolis by William Parks in September 1727. Though it has not maintained continuous printing since then, the Maryland Gazette still appears in a twice-weekly edition covering northern Anne Arundel County. Formerly based in Glen Burnie, it moved to Annapolis in May 2009.
First printed in 1773, the Baltimore American became a fixture in Baltimore as the first newspaper to publish the “Star-Spangled Banner”. Subsequnetly, as the paper changed owners and merged with other papers, it was renamed the Baltimore Advertiser, The Baltimore Intellegencer, and later the Baltimore News-Post. Despite these changes in name over the years, the American was the city’s longest running paper until it ceased publication in 1986.
Today, the largest newspaper in Baltimore, the Baltimore Sun, first went to print on May 17, 1837. Founded by Arunah S. Abell, the newspaper remained family-run until 1910. It is believed that Abell did the typesetting himself for what was then a small newspaper and maintained only a handful of employees for the first printing. Now, the Baltimore Sun is read by more than 1 million people each week.
Other outlets for newspapers are on the Internet. While nearly all newspapers today maintain a website, some are web only. One example the Baltimore Brew, a web-only news source began in 2009, and focuses on City-related issues.
MARYLAND NEWSPAPERS
, Baltimore
Baltimore Messenger (Baltimore Sun), Baltimore
Baltimore Sun, Baltimore
Baltimore Times, Baltimore
BayNet, Hollywood
Bay Times (My Eastern Shore MD), Stevensville
Bay Weekly, Annapolis
Bayside Gazette, Berlin
Bowie-Blade News (Capital Gazette), Bowie
Calvert Recorder (Southern MD News Online), Prince Frederick
Capital Gazette, Annapolis
Caroline Times-Record (My Eastern Shore MD), Denton
Carroll County Times, Westminster
Carroll Eagle (Baltimore Sun), Westminster
Catholic Review, Baltimore
Catoctin Banner, Thurmont (monthly)
Catonsville Times (Baltimore Sun), Catonsville
Cecil Whig, Elkton
Columbia Flier (Baltimore Sun), Columbia
Community Times (Carroll County Times), Westminster
Cumberland Times-News, Cumberland
Daily Record, Baltimore
Daily Times (Delmarva Now), Salisbury
Dorchester Star (My Eastern Shore MD), Cambridge
Dundalk Eagle, Dundalk
Enterprise (Southern MD News Online), Lexington Park
Frederick News-Post, Frederick
Greenbelt News Review, Greenbelt
Herald-Mail, Hagerstown
Howard County Times (Baltimore Sun), Columbia
Kent County News (My Eastern Shore MD), Chestertown
Korea Daily, Ellicott City
Korea Times, Ellicott City
Laurel Leader (Baltimore Sun), Laurel
Maryland Coast Dispatch, Berlin
Maryland Gazette (Capital Gazette), Annapolis
Maryland Independent (Southern MD News Online), Waldorf
Montgomery County Sentinel (Sentinel Newspapers), Rockville
North County News (Baltimore Sun), Baltimore
Northeast Booster Reporter (Baltimore Sun), Baltimore
Ocean City Today, Ocean City
Owings Mills Times (Baltimore Sun), Owings Mills
Prince George's County Sentinel (Sentinel Newspapers), Seabrook
Record Observer (My Eastern Shore MD), Centreville
Somerset Herald (Delmarva Now), Princess Anne
Star Democrat, Easton
Takoma Voice, Takoma Park
Towson Times (Baltimore Sun), Towson
Worcester County Times (Delmarva Now), Ocean City
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