Martin Baron
| Martin Baron | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 24, 1954 |
| Alma mater | Lehigh University |
| Occupation | editor, The Washington Post |
| Notable credit(s) | The Boston Globe, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald |
| Title | Editor |
Martin "Marty" Baron (born October 24, 1954) is an American journalist who has been editor of The Washington Post since December 31, 2012, after having been editor of The Boston Globe from 2001 to 2012.
Biography
Baron was born in Tampa, Florida. He graduated from Lehigh University, where he was editor of the school newspaper, "The Brown and White." He is Jewish.[1]
Baron began working for The Miami Herald in 1976, then moved to The Los Angeles Times in 1979 and to The New York Times in 1996. He returned to the Herald as executive editor in 2000 and led coverage of numerous key stories, including Elián González's return to Cuba and the 2000 election.
Baron's editorial term at the Globe, where he succeeded Matthew V. Storin, shifted the paper's coverage from international events towards locally centered investigative journalism. The Globe's coverage of the Boston Catholic sexual abuse scandal earned it a Pulitzer Prize.[2]
In January 2013, Baron took over as executive editor of The Washington Post, succeeding Marcus Brauchli.[3]
Popular culture
In the 2015 film Spotlight, which focuses on the Boston Globe's coverage of the Boston Catholic Church's priest child molestation scandal, Baron is played by Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award nominated actor Liev Schreiber.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Paul Starobin (17 December 2012). "Martin Baron's Plan to Save The Washington Post". New Republic. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ Starobin, Paul (December 17, 2012). "Martin Baron's Plan To Save The Washington Post: Invest In Metro Coverage". The New Republic. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ "Washington Post Timeline". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "Spotlight (2015/I)". IMDb. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
References
- The Boston Globe (July 2, 2001). Martin Baron of The Miami Herald is named Editor of The Boston Globe as Globe Editor Matthew V. Storin announces his retirement. Press release.
- The Boston Phoenix (July 19, 2001). Goodbye to all that: Marty Baron's arrival at the Boston Globe marks not just the end of the Matt Storin era, but of the Tom Winship era as well. By Dan Kennedy.