{"id":163554,"date":"2021-01-26T20:57:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T17:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/washington-post-editor-marty-baron-to-retire-next-month\/"},"modified":"2021-01-26T20:57:53","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T17:57:53","slug":"washington-post-editor-marty-baron-to-retire-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/washington-post-editor-marty-baron-to-retire-next-month\/","title":{"rendered":"#Washington Post editor Marty Baron to retire next month"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Washington Post editor Marty Baron to retire next month<\/strong>”
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Marty Baron, the top editor of the Washington Post who helped rejuvenate the news<\/a>room after years of malaise, ended months of speculation Tuesday in announcing his retirement at the end of next month.<\/p>\n

Baron, 66, took over as executive editor eight years ago shortly before the Graham family sold the paper to billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. During that time, the newsroom expanded from about 580 people to over 1,000 and won 10 Pulitzer Prizes. <\/p>\n

\u201cAlmost two years ago, I told department heads that I was committed to staying at The Post through the presidential election,\u201d Baron wrote in a Tuesday memo to staffers. \u201cI left open what might happ<\/a>en beyond that. Today, I am letting you know that I will retire on Feb. 28.\u201d<\/p>\n

Baron came to the Washington Post in 2013 after spending 12 years at the Boston Globe. There, he helmed the now-legendary expose on sex abuse by Catholic priests in the Boston Archdiocese. A 2015 film about the investigation called \u201cSpotlight,\u201d in which Liev Schreiber played Baron, won the Academy Award for Best Picture.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really important to listen to the voices of people who have been marginalized and whose voices haven\u2019t been heard,\u201d Bezos wrote in an Instagram post on Tuesday, quoting Baron. \u201cThey may have something very powerful to say.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYep,\u201d Bezos added. \u201cYou will be missed so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

Baron\u2019s retirement means two of the nation\u2019s biggest newspapers are searching for a new top editor simultaneously. The executive editor of the Los Angeles Times, Norm Pearlstine, officially stepped away last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt age 66, I feel ready to move on,\u201d Baron continued in the farewell memo. \u201cThe Post is well positioned for the future. We have now created a truly national and international news organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

Publisher Fred Ryan said the search for a successor has begun and \u201cwill be a broad and inclusive one, considering both outstanding internal candidates as well as journalists at other publications with the vision and ability to build upon Marty\u2019s success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the internal candidates, Steven Ginsberg, the national editor since 2017, is seen as the leading contender. Kevin Merida, a former managing editor at the Washington Post who left in 2017 for ESPN, is seen as among the leading outside candidates.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarty has been thoughtful in his planning, which has allowed us to carefully discuss the timing of his retirement as well as the selection of a worthy successor. Please know that I view this as one of the most consequential responsibilities I will have as your publisher.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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