This is a list of newspapers in Maryland.
Title | Locale | Year est. | Frequency | Publisher/parent company | Notes |
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The Aegis | Bel Air | 1856 | twice-weekly | Tribune Publishing | Harford County local newspaper. Also published as The Aegis & Intelligencer, 1864-1923, The Aegis and Harford Gazette, 1951-1964, The Aegis, the Harford Gazette and the Democratic Ledger, 1964-1969. |
Las Américas Newspaper | Baltimore | Spanish language newspaper | |||
The Annapolis Times | Annapolis | 1991[1] | Weekly | Joy Bramble | Focuses on the African-American community. |
Baltimore Afro-American | Baltimore | 1892 | Weekly | National Edition. Also published as the Afro-American Ledger, 1900-1915. | |
Baltimore Banner | Baltimore | 1965, restarting 2022 | daily | Baltimore Banner Co. (1965) | Local edition. |
The Baltimore Business Journal | Baltimore | ||||
Baltimore Chronicle | Baltimore | 1973 | Monthly | Baltimore News Network, Inc. | Also published as The City Dweller, 1973-1976. Currently only online, print issues ended in 2003. |
Baltimore Jewish Times | Baltimore | 1919 | Weekly | Route 95 Publications LLC | In 2011 it was redesigned to become more magazine-like. |
Baltimore OUTloud | Baltimore | 2003[2] | Bi-weekly | Pride Media Limited | LGBTQ newspaper |
The Baltimore Sun | Baltimore[3] | 1837[4] | daily | Tribune Publishing[5] | |
Baltimore Times | Baltimore | 1986 | Weekly | Joy Bramble | Covers the African-American community in Baltimore, focusing on positive stories and news. |
Baltimorské Listy | Baltimore | A Czech-language newspaper. Title translates to Baltimore Letters. | |||
Bay Times and Record-Observer | Chester | Weekly | Adams Publishing Group, Chesapeake Publishing | Formed from a merging of The Kent Island Bay Times and the Record-Observer.[6] | |
Bethesda Journal | Bethesda | ||||
Bowie Blade | Bowie | ||||
The Calvert Recorder | Calvert County | 1971[7] | Adams Publishing Group,[8] Chesapeake Publishing | ||
The Capital | Annapolis | 1884 | Daily | Tribune Publishing[5] | Also published as Evening Capital, 1884-1981 and Evening Capital and Maryland Gazette, 1910-1922. |
Carroll County Times | Westminster | 1911 | Daily | Tribune Publishing[5] | Also published as The Times, 1911-1956. |
Cecil Whig | Elkton | 1841 | Daily | Adams Publishing Group, Chesapeake Publishing | |
The Charles County Times-Crescent | La Plata | 1893 | Weekly | Free State Communications, Inc. | Also published as The Crescent, 1893-1898, The Times Crescent, 1898-1966, The Times-Crescent The Charles County Leaf, 1966-1971, Times-Crescent, 1971-1989. |
Columbia Flier | Columbia | 1969 | Weekly | Tribune Publishing | |
Cumberland Times-News | Cumberland | Daily | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.[9] | ||
The Daily Record | Baltimore | 1888 | Daily | GateHouse Media[10] | |
Daily Times | Salisbury | 1886 | Daily | Gannett Company[11] | Also published as The Wicomico News, 1886-1923, The Salisbury Times, 1923-1967, and The Shoreman's Daily.[12] |
Dorchester Star | Easton | 1973[13] | Adams Publishing Group, Chesapeake Publishing | ||
The Dundalk Eagle | Dundalk | 1969[14] | Adams Publishing Group, Chesapeake Publishing | ||
Enquirer-Gazette | Upper Marlboro | 1851[15] | Weekly | Adams Publishing Group, Chesapeake Publishing | |
The Enterprise | St. Mary's County | 1883[16] | Adams Publishing Group, Chesapeake Publishing | ||
The Epoch Times | Rockville | Epoch Media Group | English & Chinese edition | ||
The Frederick News-Post | Frederick | 1883 | Daily | Ogden Newspapers | |
Gaffat Ethiopia : Amharic and English monthly newspaper | Adelphi | 1992 | Monthly | Focused on the Ethiopian-American community, and partially in Amharic.[17] | |
Greenbelt News Review | Greenbelt | 1937 | Every Thursday | Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Association | Worker Cooperative. Also published as Greenbelt Cooperator, 1937-1954. |
Herald Mail | Hagerstown | 1873 | Daily | Gannett Company | Formed by the merging of The Morning Herald 1873-1920 and The Daily Mail 1828-1920. |
The Howard County Times | Ellicott City | 1869 | Daily | Tribune Publishing | Also published as The Ellicott City Times, 1869-1958. A unit of the Baltimore Sun Media Group as of 2016. |
The Johns Hopkins News-Letter | Baltimore | 1896 | Weekly | Student newspaper for Johns Hopkins University. | |
Kaskad | Baltimore | Russian language newspaper aimed towards immigrants from Russia, Belarus, and other Russian speakers. | |||
Kent County News | Chestertown | 1793[18] | Adams Publishing Group, Chesapeake Publishing | Also published as The Chestertown Spy. | |
The Kent Island Bay Times | Stevensville | 1963 | Weekly | Adams Publishing Group | Also known as Bay Times. |
Latin Opinion | Baltimore | 2004 | Monthly | Bilingual in both Spanish and English. | |
The Maryland Coastal Dispatch | Ocean City | 1984[19] | Weekly[19] | J. Steven Green[19] | |
Maryland Gazette | Annapolis | 1727 | Twice Weekly | Tribune Publishing | |
Maryland Independent | Charles County | 1872[20] | Twice weekly | Adams Publishing Group, Chesapeake Publishing | |
The News Exchange | Baltimore | 1978 | Bilingual Russian and English newspaper | ||
Pirmyn | Baltimore | Lithuanian-language newspaper | |||
Polish Times | Baltimore | Polish-American newspaper | |||
The Prince George’s Sentinel | Lanham | 1932 | Weekly | Berlyn Inc. | |
The Record-Observer | Centreville | Weekly | Adams Publishing Group | ||
The Star Democrat | Easton | 1799 | Daily | Adams Publishing Group | Also published as The Republican, The Star, The Republican Star and Eastern Shore Political Luminary, The Republican Star and Eastern Shore General Advertiser, and The Republican Star. Purchased and merged with Eastern Shore General Advertiser, 1802-1814, Whig & Advocate, 1828-1841, Eastern-Shore Star, The Easton Star, The Easton Democrat, and The Democrat. |
The Times-Record | Denton | Weekly | Adams Publishing Group | ||
The Valley Citizen | Middletown | ||||
Washington Hispanic | Silver Spring | 1994 | Spanish-language newspaper. |
Title | Locale | Year est. | Ceased | Notes |
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Aberdeen Enterprise | Aberdeen | 1889 | 1988[21] | Originally published 1889-1920. Merged with the Harford Democrat to form the Harford Democrat and Aberdeen Enterprise. in 1921. Republished under Aberdeen Enterprise name from 1986-1988.[22] |
Abington Patriot and Harford County Gazette | Abingdon | 1805 | 1807[23] | |
African American News and World / African American News and World Report | Baltimore | 1979 | 1984[24] | |
Allegheny Citizen | Frostburg | 1950 | 1961 | [25] |
The American Citizen | Baltimore | 1879 | 1800s[26] | African American newspaper. |
American and Daily Advertiser | Baltimore | 1799[4] | ||
American Eagle | Cambridge | 1855[27] | circa 1864 | Succeeded by Cambridge Intelligencer, 1865 |
Anne Arundel Advertiser | Annapolis | 1870 | 1908 | Also published as The Advertiser, 1898-1908. Merged with the Maryland Republican to form the Advertiser-Republican.[28] |
The American Republican and Baltimore Daily Clipper | Baltimore | 1839 | 1875 | Also published as Baltimore Clipper, 1839-1844, The Ocean, 1840-1844, American Republican, 1844-1847, Baltimore Daily Commercial, 1865-1867, The Daily Commercial, 1867-1869, The Evening Commercial, 1868-1869, and Evening Journal, 1871-1875. |
Annapolis Gazette | Annapolis | 1855 | 1874 | [29] |
Annapolis News | Annapolis | 1940 | 1952 | [30] |
Baltimore American | Baltimore | 1773 | 1964 | Also published as Maryland Journal and the Baltimore Advertiser, 1773-1796, Eagle of Freedom; or, the Baltimore Town and Fell's Point Gazette, 1796-1798, Baltimore Intelligencer, 1798-1799, American and Baltimore Daily Advertiser, 1799-1802, American and Commercial Daily Advertiser, 1802-1853, American and Commercial Advertiser, 1854-1856, 1861-1869, Baltimore American and Commercial Advertiser, 1857-1861, 1870-1883. Merged with Baltimore News-Post to form Baltimore News-American.[31] |
Baltimore City Paper | Baltimore | 1977 | 2017 | Last published by Tronc, Inc.[5] Also published as City Squeeze, 1977-1978. |
Baltimore Commercial Journal and Lyford's Price-Current | Baltimore | 1840 | 1849 | A revival of the defunct Baltimore Price Current. It was succeeded by the Baltimore Price-Current and Weekly Journal of Commerce. |
Baltimore Chronicle | Baltimore | 1976 | 2003 | |
Baltimore County Advocate | Baltimore | 1850 | 1864 | Merged with the Baltimore County American to form The Baltimore County Union. |
Baltimore County American | Towson | 1858 | 1862[32] | Merged with the Baltimore County Advocate to form The Baltimore County Union. |
The Baltimore County Times | Baltimore | Published by Joy Bramble to focus on the African-American community. | ||
The Baltimore County Union | Towson | 1865 | 1912 | Formed from the merging of Baltimore County Advocate and Baltimore County American. |
Baltimore Daily Repository | Baltimore | 1791[33] | ||
Baltimore Evening Post | Baltimore | 1792[33] | ||
Baltimore Evening Herald | Baltimore | |||
Baltimore Evening Sun | Baltimore | |||
The Baltimore Examiner | Baltimore | 2006 | 2009 | |
The Baltimore Exchange | Baltimore | |||
Baltimore Gazette | Baltimore | 1862 | 1875 | The name was revived in 2016 as a fake news website. |
Baltimore Guide | Baltimore | 1927 | 2016 | |
Baltimore Morning Herald | Baltimore | 1900 | ||
Baltimore News[4] | Baltimore | 1873 | 1934 | Also published as Evening News, 1873-1875, Baltimore Daily News, 1876-1892. Merged with Baltimore Post to form Baltimore News-Post in 1934.[34] |
Baltimore News-American | Baltimore | 1964 | 1986 | Formed as a merger of the Baltimore News-Post and The Baltimore American.[35] |
Baltimore News-Post | Baltimore | 1936 | 1964 | [36] |
Baltimore Patriot | Baltimore | |||
Baltimore Post | Baltimore | 1922 | 1934 | Also published as Baltimore Daily Post, 1922-1929. Merged with Baltimore News to form Baltimore News-Post in 1934.[37] |
Baltimore Telegraphe | Baltimore | 1795[33] | ||
Baltimore Wecker | Baltimore | 1851 | 1907 | German language newspaper. Also published as Täglicher Baltimore Wecker (“Daily Baltimore Wecker”), Wochenblatt des Baltimore Wecker (“Weekly Baltimore Wecker”), and Baltimore Wecker: Sonntags-Blatt (“Sunday Baltimore Wecker”). A weekly edition called The Mirror was published from 1895-1907. |
Bartgis's Marylandische Zeitung | Frederick | 1785[33] | 1789 | |
Berlin Advance | Berlin | |||
Berlin News | Berlin | |||
Bethesda Tribune | Bethesda | |||
Brooklyn-Curtis Bay Town Crier | Baltimore | |||
Brooklyn News | Baltimore | |||
The Brunswick Citizen | Brunswick | 1971 | 2021[38] | |
Cambridge Chronicle | Cambridge | 1828[39] | circa 1855 | Merged into the American Eagle (Cambridge, MD, 1855) |
Cambridge Democrat | Cambridge | 1840s | 1860s | |
Catoctin Clarion | Thurmont | 1871 | 1942 | Replaced by the Catoctin Enterprise. |
Catoctin Enterprise | Thurmont | 1940[40] | ||
Cecil County Star | Elkton | 1930s | 1930s | |
Cecil Guardian | Cecil County | 2009 | 2018[41] | |
Cecil Star | North East | 1880s | 1920s[33] | |
Church Advocate | Baltimore | 1890s[42] | African American newspaper. | |
The Citizen | Cumberland | 1961 | 1983 | Also published as The Allegany Garrett Citizen, 1961.[43] |
Civilian | Cumberland | 1828 | 1858 | Also published as Phoenix Civilian, 1833-1840 and Cumberland Miners' Journal. Merged with the Cumberland Telegraph and Maryland Mining Register to form Civilian & Telegraph. |
Civilian & Telegraph | Cumberland | 1859 | 1905 | Formed from the merging of the Cumberland Miners' Journal and Cumberland Telegraph and Maryland Mining Register. |
The Colored Harvester | Baltimore | 1890s[42] | African American newspaper. | |
The Commonwealth | Baltimore | 1915 | 1915[44] | African American newspaper. |
The Crusader | Hyattsville | 1979[45] | African American newspaper. | |
The Crusader | Upper Marlboro | 1890s[42] | African American newspaper. | |
Cumberland Freie Presse | Cumberland | 1891 | 1896 | [46] |
Cumberland News | Cumberland | 1865 | 1869 | [47] |
Cumberland Telegraph | Cumberland | 1851 | 1858 | Also published as Telegraph and Cumberland Telegraph and Maryland Mining Register. Merged with the Cumberland Miners' Journal to form Civilian & Telegraph. |
Cumberland Times-News | Cumberland | 1987 | 2009 | [48] |
Czas Baltimorski | Baltimore | 1940 | unknown | Polish-language newspaper. Translates to Baltimore Times. |
Daily Evening Chronotype | Baltimore | 1867 | African American newspaper. | |
The Daily Exchange | Baltimore | 1858 | 1861 | |
Daily News | Cumberland | 1890 | 1896 | [49] |
Dawn | Baltimore | 1887 | African American newspaper. | |
The Dawn | Elkton | 1890s[42] | African American newspaper. | |
The Democratic Advocate | Westminster | 1865 | 1968 | |
Democratic Messenger | Snow Hill | 1869 | 1973 | Merged with the Worcester Democrat to form the Worcester County Messenger.[50] |
Der Baltimore Israelit | Baltimore | 1891 | 1893 | Yiddish-language newspaper. |
Der Deutsche Correspondent | Baltimore | 1841 | 1918 | German-language newspaper.[51] |
Der Fortschritt | Baltimore | 1890 | 1890 | Yiddish-language newspaper. |
Der Wegweiser | Baltimore | 1896 | 1896 | Yiddish-language newspaper. |
Dunlap's Maryland Gazette, or, The Baltimore General Advertiser | Baltimore | 1775[33] | ||
Easton Gazette | Easton | 1822[52] | circa 1929 | Also published as the Gazette-Democrat, 1901-1902 |
Elkton Press | Elkton | 1823 | 183? | [53] |
Ellicott City Times | Ellicott City | circa 1870[54] | 1958 | Now published as The Howard County Times. |
The Enterprise | Federal Hill | |||
The Frederick Post | Frederick | |||
Friends of the Hearth | Baltimore | Polish-language newspaper. | ||
The Frostburg Forum | Frostburg | 1897 | 1901 | Now published as The Howard County Times. |
The Frostburg Gleaner | Frostburg | 1899 | 1901 | Main focus was on the prohibition of alcohol. |
The Frostburg Herald | Frostburg | 1903 | 1906 | Rival to Frostburg Mining Journal. |
Frostburg Mining Journal | Frostburg | 1871 | 1917 | Rival to The Frostburg Herald. Also published as The Frostburg Spirit, 1913-1915.[55] |
The Frostburg News | Frostburg | 1897 | 1897 | |
Gay Life | Baltimore | 1979 | 2016 | Also published as Baltimore Gay Paper, and Gay Paper. Merged into Baltimore OUTloud. |
The Gazette (Maryland) | Germantown, Silver Spring/Takoma Park, Gaithersburg, Bethesda, Potomac, Burtonsville, Wheaton, Rockville, Olney, Damascus, Largo, Hyattsville, College Park, Upper Marlboro, Bowie, Landover, Laurel, Clinton, Mount Airy and Sykesville/Eldersburg | 1959 | 2015 | Last published by Nash Holdings |
Genius of Universal Emancipation | Baltimore | 1821 | 1839 | Was established in Ohio, and then moved to Tennessee before moving to Baltimore in 1824. |
Good News and Informer | Baltimore | 1981 | African American newspaper. | |
Ha-Pisgah | Baltimore | 1891 | 1893 | Yiddish-language newspaper. |
Hammond Gazette | Point Lookout | 1862 | 1864 | |
Harry | Baltimore | 1969 | 1972 | |
Il Risorgimento Italiano Nel Maryland | Baltimore | 1922 | 1930 | Italian-language newspaper. |
The Jewish Chronicle | Baltimore | 1875 | 1877 | Jewish newspaper. |
Jewish Comment | Baltimore | 1895 | 1895 | Jewish newspaper. |
Joy | Baltimore | 1887 | African American newspaper. | |
The Lancet | Baltimore | 1900s | 1900s | African American newspaper. |
The Ledger | Baltimore | 1898 | 1899 | African American newspaper. Merged with the Afro-American to form the Afro-American Ledger. |
Ledger-Enterprise | Pocomoke City | 1896 | 1921 | Also published as Ledger Enterprise. It was formed by the merging of the Worcester Enterprise and the Peninsula Ledger. It merged with the Worcester Democrat to form the Worcester Democrat and the Ledger-Enterprise.[56] |
The Lonaconing Star | Lonaconing | |||
The Lyceum Observer | Baltimore | 1863 | 1860s | African American newspaper. Merged with the Afro-American to form the Afro-American Ledger. |
Maryland Advocate & Farmer's & Mechanics Register | Cumberland | 1831 | 1835 | [57] |
Maryland Free Press | Hagerstown | 1862 | 1876 | On hiatus from 1863-1866. Also published as Reporter and Advertiser, 1875-1876. |
Maryland Gazette | Annapolis | 1727 | 1734[33] | |
Maryland Herald & Elizabeth-Town Advertiser | Hagerstown | 1797 | 1801 | [58] |
Maryland Gazette, and Frederick Weekly Advertiser | Frederick | 1790[33] | Became Political Intelligencer, or, Republican Gazette in 1824[33] | |
Maryland Hawk | Temple Hills | 1984[59] | African American newspaper. | |
Maryland Herald, and Eastern Shore Intelligencer | Easton | 1790[33] | 1799 | |
Maryland Journal | Baltimore | 1773[33] | 1797 | Maryland Journal and (the) Baltimore Advertiser; Maryland Journal, and Baltimore Universal Daily Advertiser; Maryland Journal, & Baltimore Daily Advertiser |
Maryland Republican | Annapolis | 1809[60] | 1908 | Merged with Anne Arundel Advertiser to form the Advertiser-Republican in 1908 |
Maryland Suffrage News | Baltimore | 1912 | 1920 | Ended publication with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. |
The Maryland Times-Press | ||||
The Midland Journal | Rising Sun | 1885 | 1947 | |
Montgomery County Sentinel | Rockville | 1855 | 2020 | |
The Monthly Chronicle Of Religion And Learning | Baltimore | 1875[61] | 1870s | African American newspaper. Merged with the Afro-American to form the Afro-American Ledger. |
The Morning Herald | Hagerstown | 1873 | ||
Montgomery Journal | ||||
Mountain City Times | Cumberland | 1865 | 1869 | [62] |
Muhammad Speaks | Baltimore | 1981[63] | unknown | African American newspaper. |
The Negro Appeal | Baltimore | 1899[64] | 1900 | African American newspaper. |
Neighborhood Talk | Landover | 1899[65] | 1900 | African American newspaper. |
The News | Frederick | |||
North-East Star | North East | 1880s[33] | 1880s | |
Northwest Star | Pikesville | 1966 | 1988 | [66] |
Owings Mill Times | Owings Mills | 1986 | 2006 | [67] |
Palladium of Freedom | Baltimore | 1787[33] | 1787 | |
Peninsula Ledger | Pocomoke City | 1885 | 1896 | Merged with the Worcester Enterprise to form the Ledger-Enterprise.[68] |
Pioneer | Dundalk | 1938 | [69] | |
Port Tobacco Times | Port Tobacco | 1844 | 1898 | Also published as Port Tobacco Times and Charles County Advertiser, 1845-1898. Merged with the Crescent to form the Times Crescent. |
The Prince George's County Times | Prince George's County | Focuses on the African-American community. Published by Joy Bramble. | ||
Prohibition Advocate | Baltimore | 1890s[42] | African American newspaper. | |
Queenstown News | Queenstown | circa 1882[70] | 1956 | Merged with the Queen Anne's Record-Observer to form the Queen Anne's Record-Observer and Queenstown News (Centreville, MD) in 1956 |
The Race Standard | Baltimore | 1894[71] | 1898 | African American newspaper. |
Republican Star, or, Eastern Shore Political Luminary | Easton | 1799 | Became Easton Star in 1843[33] | |
Rockville Times | Rockville | |||
The Shore Times | Focuses on the African-American community. Published by Joy Bramble. | |||
Silver Spring Suburban Record | Silver Spring | |||
The South | Baltimore | |||
Star | Baltimore | 1887[72] | African American newspaper. | |
Straight From the Street | Hyattsville | 1900s[73] | African American newspaper. | |
Telegraf | Baltimore | 1909 | 1951 | Published in Czech. |
Trench and Camp | Admiral | 1917 | 1919 | World War I newspaper for military personnel at Camp Meade.[74] |
The True Communicator | Baltimore | 1865 | 1866 | African American newspaper. |
The Voice of Labor | Cumberland | 1938 | 1942 | Was merged into The CIO News. |
The Washington Spy | Hagerstown | 1790 | 1797 | [75] |
Weekly Civilian | Cumberland | 1892 | 1897 | [76] |
Western Maryland Democrat | Westminster | 1863 | 1865 | Succeeded by The Democratic Advocate. |
Western Maryland Voice of Industrial Labor | Cumberland | 1938 | 1942 | [77] |
Worcester Democrat | Pocomoke City | 1880 | 1973 | First published as the Worcester Democrat from 1880-1921. Merged with the Ledger-Enterprise to form the Worcester Democrat and the Ledger-Enterprise in 1921, and published under that name until 1953.[78] Name changed back to the Worcester Democrat in 1953.[79] Merged with Democratic Messenger to form the Worcester County Messenger in 1973. |
Worcester Enterprise | Pocomoke City | 1894 | 1896 | Also known as the Pocomoke Enterprise. Merged with the Peninsula Ledger to form the Ledger Enterprise. |
The Worcester County Messenger | Pocomoke City | 1973[80] | 2005[12] | Formed by the merging of the Worcester Democrat and the Democratic Messenger. It was merged with Maryland Times Press to form the Worcester County Times. |
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