Romenesko

Baltimore Sun
HBO's "The Wire" started filming outside the Baltimore Sun last week, and show reps have been sitting in on story meetings. "They're trying to make it as realistic as possible," says Sun marketing veep Tim Thomas. The show got a real hawker's vest and a newspaper box from the paper. "Not that The Sun expects a glowing portrayal in return, writes Laura Vozzella. Thomas tells her: "As much as we would like that to happen, the producers of The Wire wouldn't do that... We have the institutional strength not to worry about works of fiction as long as it's not some egregious misrepresentation."