The Baltimore Sun has cut its features coverage, which means the death of human interest stories and reporting on things like visual arts, music, theater, and dining. 

The slashing of this type of coverage in the city’s paper of record is a huge loss to Baltimore’s arts and culture community -- or is it? We ask Teri Henderson, Arts and Culture Editor at Baltimore Beat, and Cara Ober, Executive director of Bmore Art, to weigh in.

The Baltimore Sun has <a href="https://wbng.org/2024/10/29/baltimore-sun-eliminates-features-department-ending-135-year-tradition-of-cultural-coverage/">cut its features coverage</a>, which means the death of human interest stories and reporting on things like visual arts, music, theater, and dining. 
The slashing of this type of coverage in the city’s paper of record is a huge loss to Baltimore’s arts and culture community -- or is it? We ask <a href="https://www.blackfeministstaughtme.com/baltimore/teri-henderson">Teri Henderson</a>, Arts and Culture Editor at <a href="https://baltimorebeat.com/">Baltimore Beat</a>, and <a href="https://www.caraober.com/">Cara Ober</a>, Executive director of <a href="https://bmoreart.com/">Bmore Art</a>, to weigh in.

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