Marty Baron
@PostBaron
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Retired Executive Editor, The Washington Post
Washington, D.C.
Joined December 2010
RT @peterbakernyt: Just want to take a minute to mark a huge moment in DC. The legendary @danbalz is retiring from full-time work at the @w….
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RT @jczamora: Mi papá, el periodista #JoseRubénZamora, no está solo. Hoy, figuras clave del periodismo y la literatura como @sergioramirezm….
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Thoughtful piece by @stevenwaldman, who is expert in this subject: Jeff Bezos Should Donate the Washington Post to a Charity via @cjr.
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His conflicts of interests are insurmountable. He can take a heroic path to strengthen journalism.
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On political endorsement . This is cowardice, with democracy as its casualty. @realdonaldtrump will see this as an invitation to further intimidate owner @jeffbezos (and others). Disturbing spinelessness at an institution famed for courage.
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A note from the publisher:
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Defamation lawsuits have become the weapon of choice to harass, intimidate and possibly annihilate media outlets, saddling them with crushing legal expenses merely to defend solid investigative work. It's likely to get even worse.
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A politician’s defamation case against a small Pulitzer Prize-winning news organization is designed to drain its financial resources.
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A major casualty of the unrelenting attack on facts: Stanford’s top disinformation research group collapses under pressure
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The Stanford Internet Observatory provided real-time analysis on viral election falsehoods but has struggled amid attacks from conservatives.
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Mi libro "Frente al Poder: Trump, Bezos y El Washington Post" sale hoy en español. Muchísimas gracias a @esferalibros por publicarlo. Las opciones de compra se pueden ver aquí:
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Estas son las memorias de Martin Baron como director del Washington Post, una mirada profunda y autorizada para comprender el deterioro de la democracia
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RT @DiegoAfonso_: Felices en @esferalibros por publicar las memorias de Martin Baron @PostBaron, exdirector del Washington Post. Su grupo d….
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Huge thanks again to @lievschreiber, who is far better at being me than I am at being myself: Audiobook of the Week: Liev Schreiber Reprises His Role as Martin Baron
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The actor reads “Collision of Power,” a new memoir by the famed former editor of The Washington Post and The Boston Globe.
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Well worth reading in full:."When Journalism Dies" by @sebastianjunger
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The truth dies with it.
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So saddened by the loss of Joe Lelyveld, a superb editor, role model and friend. A journalist of high standards and unwavering integrity.
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As executive editor from 1994 to 2001, he oversaw a period of growth, expanding national and international readerships, creating new sections and ushering in the digital age with a Times website.
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Alabama publisher, reporter arrested, charged with disclosing leaked information via @CPJAmericas.
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Washington, D.C., October 31, 2023—Authorities in Escambia County, Alabama, should immediately drop all charges against Atmore News publisher Sherry Digmon and reporter Don Fletcher and thoroughly...
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A very gratifying review of "Collision of Power" in The New York Times: "a closely observed, gripping chronicle of politics and journalism during a decade of turmoil".
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“Collision of Power,” Martin Baron’s memoir of his tenure as the paper’s executive editor, is a gripping chronicle of politics and journalism in a period of instability for both.
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Boston Globe's review of "Collision of Power" by @JamesFallows via @BostonGlobe.
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The esteemed newspaper editor who led the Miami Herald, the Boston Globe, and The Washington Post through fraught times shows us how a tumultuous era of news got made
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Adapted excerpt of "Collision of Power" appears today in @TheAtlantic:
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And other stories from eight years running The Washington Post
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"Not for the first time, Elon Musk has proved a willing vector for misinformation that unleashes an online attack on a perceived foe. The news media was that foe over the weekend . "
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The story of the misinformation-soaked attacks on the Las Vegas Review-Journal is an increasingly familiar one in our politics.
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I’m so delighted, and hugely honored, that @LievSchreiber agreed to narrate the audio version of “Collision of Power.”
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Liev Schreiber revisits his 'Spotlight' role to narrate a new book written by Marty Baron titled 'Collision of Power.'
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Fantastic and important victory for @mariaressa, @rapplerdotcom, and a free press:
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Under former president Rodrigo Duterte, Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her outlet Rappler were inundated by court cases that critics say muzzled the free press.
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RT @jairojourno: BREAKING: A Pasig court acquits Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and Rappler Holdings Corporation in….
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