Last January the hedge fund Alden Global Capital sold The Baltimore Sun to David Smith, an executive at Sinclair Broadcast Group. Smith once told Trump that Sinclair was "here to deliver your message.” He is also known to support conservative causes like Moms for Liberty. It's been a year and with the release of new circulation numbers, its clear that whatever Smith is doing at the Sun, isn't working: Circulation is down, web traffic is down, journalists are leaving in the their droves. After the sale went through last year, we spoke to <a href="https://www.morgan.edu/multimedia-journalism/faculty-and-staff/milton-kent">Milton Kent</a>, professor of practice in the School of Global Journalism and Communication at Morgan State University and <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/the-baltimore-sun-media-group-sold-to-local-media-local-businessman-david-smith-GSYOCRC3PRE5FHNHDGHDBYFGOY/">Liz Bowie</a>, who worked at The Sun for over 30 years before making the jump to the nonprofit, the Baltimore Banner. 
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