Washington Post public editor: A newsroom assesses Marty Baron's tenure
Washington Post public editor: A newsroom assesses Marty Baron’s tenure After eight years leading the Washington Post—the capstone on a nearly half-century career in journalism—Marty Baron announced this week that he will soon be retiring. He is a legend in the industry, and his reputation is well deserved. But many in the Post’s newsroom also believe that his departure is well timed, because, ultimately, he is a man rooted in a different era. Baron ran the Post. He was the editor depicted in the movie Spotlight, heroically taking down the Catholic Church’s child predators usi...
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