How we label partner wires

Baltimore harbor response boats near Francis Scott Key Bridge recovery work

Headlines on The Baltimore Post homepage move fast. Bracket tags such as [Fox News], [Baltimore Sun], or [WBALTV] tell you which partner newsroom filed the story before you click. This page explains how editors apply those tags, how they line up with the category rails, and where to go when you want strictly Maryland coverage or strictly Buzz Beeler commentary.

Read the tag in three quick steps

  1. Scan the prefix. The text inside square brackets names the originating brand. It is not a second headline, it is a routing label so you can sort national wires from Baltimore desks.
  2. Match the prefix to the grid. Wire-heavy pieces usually surface under The Big Stories, while Sun and WBAL items also repeat inside Local News when the topic touches traffic, courts, schools, or Orioles coverage.
  3. Check the timestamp. Feedzy and RSS pulls keep the partner publish time visible in gray meta lines. If a bridge alert or weather warning looks stale, compare the clock with the live partner site before you share it.

Why brackets beat tiny logos

Mobile readers lose favicons in dense lists. A short text tag survives screen zoom, dark mode, and third-party caches. It also keeps ad layouts simpler because we do not stack multiple trademark images beside every teaser.

When you see [Fox Business] instead of [Fox News], expect markets, labor, or earnings angles rather than crime blotter copy. [New York Post] tabs signal tabloid tone straight from that desk, even when the topic overlaps with politics.

Original voice versus partner copy

Posts inside “The Buzz” from the Buzz are written in house, most often by publisher Buzz Beeler. Those columns skip the bracket prefix because the byline already sits under the headline. Partner stories never run under that category unless we explicitly note a roundup.

If you need to confirm who owns a controversial quote, open the article, scroll to the attribution line, and follow the outbound link to the partner permalink. We do not rewrite partner ledes, so the language you read here matches what their editors approved.

Keep a personal reading list

After you learn the tags, pin recurring topics from the top bar into Favourites so Maryland weather, Annapolis votes, or national security wires stay one tap away. Return to the homepage whenever you want the full conservative blend instead of a single category silo.