Cordish shows interest in Baltimore Sun purchase

Owning a newspaper is not all that romantic in a time when the business model behind media organizations is teetering between print and digital. But that uncertainty has not stopped developer David Cordish from courting The Baltimore Sun.

As The Sun’s parent company, Tribune Co., prepares to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy by Dec. 31, speculation is swirling about whether the company will sell off some of its assets, including eight newspapers and 23 television stations. And if The Sun is for sale,…