1. Martin Baron was born on October 24,1954 and is an American journalist who was editor of The Washington Post from December 31,2012, until his retirement on February 28,2021.
12 Facts About Martin Baron
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Martin Baron attended Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, where he worked on the school's student paper.
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Martin Baron attended Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he was editor of The Brown and White student newspaper.
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Martin Baron received special permission to take graduate classes as an undergraduate and graduated in 1976, earning a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and MBA with honors in four years.
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In 1976, after graduation, Martin Baron began working for The Miami Herald.
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Martin Baron returned to the Miami Herald as executive editor in 2000, where he led coverage of several key stories, including Elian Gonzalez's return to Cuba and the 2000 election.
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In July 2001, Baron succeeded Matthew V Storin as executive editor of The Boston Globe.
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In 2012, Martin Baron was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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In January 2013, Martin Baron succeeded Marcus Brauchli as executive editor of The Washington Post.
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Martin Baron supervised the writing team, including Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher, who authored the 2016 biography Trump Revealed: An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money, and Power.
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In January 2021, Martin Baron announced his retirement from The Washington Post effective February 28,2021.
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In October 2024, Martin Baron spoke out emphatically against The Washington Post's decision to not endorse a Presidential candidate for the first time since 1988, calling it "cowardice, with democracy as its casualty".