| Publisher | Baltimore Banner Co. (1965) |
|---|---|
| Editor-in-chief | Kimi Yoshino |
| CEO | Bob Cohn |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 621 East Pratt Street |
| City | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Country | United States |
| Website | thebaltimorebanner |
The Baltimore Banner is a news website in Baltimore founded by the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, which is a nonprofit set up by Stewart W. Bainum Jr.[1] It launched June 14, 2022.[2] The website has 44,000 paying subscribers and a staff of 125, with about 80 working the newsroom, as of March 2024.[3]
The Baltimore Banner was also a 1965 newspaper, set up as a "strike paper" during a strike against Baltimore newspapers. During a 1984 strike, strikers considered resurrecting it.[4][5][6][7][8]
- ^ "A Letter from the Founder of the Venetoulis Institute". 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Baltimore Banner officially launches". 14 June 2022.
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- ^ Coppins, McKay (14 October 2021). "The Men Who Are Killing America's Newspapers". The Atlantic Monthly. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Bainum, Jr., Stewart (26 October 2021). "A Letter from the Founder of The Venetoulis Institute". The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ Ellison, Sarah (26 October 2021). "Bainum unveils plans for new Baltimore Banner news site — and hires Kimi Yoshino, a top L.A. Times editor, to run it". Washington Post. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Entrepreneur Stewart Bainum explains his Baltimore Banner startup and why local news is critical to 'strengthening democracy'". iHeart. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.