Martin Barron
The Washington Post editor-in-chief Martin Barron (67, photo), the actual protagonist of the movie “Spotlight,” accusing American Catholic priests of mass child molestation, will retire next month. WP reported on the 27th that “he sent an e-mail to his employees stating that he will retire on the 28th of next month.” In an e-mail to the employee, Barron said, “I have no plans yet,” and “I will take a break first.”
Real model of the movie’Spotlight’
CNN said on the day that “he retained his editorial rights amidst the turbulence of business models, political attacks, and international crises, and for this reason, he received confidence both inside and outside the WP.” After Baron took over as editor-in-chief in 2013, WP has significantly increased the number of digital subscribers with special reports and must-read articles. After Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos took over WP, it created a synergy effect. At the time, the number of reporters was 580, but now it is about 1,000.
During his tenure, WP won a whopping 10 Pulitzer Prizes. In 2019, the U.S. government was awarded with “Afghan Paper” for fabricating the truth about the Afghanistan war.
From the beginning of President Trump’s tenure, WP has received a political offensive called’fake news’. Barron responded, “We don’t go to war with the government, we just work.” In 2017, Bezos consulted with Baron and issued a new slogan,’Democracy Dies in Darkness’.
Baron’s retirement is part of the generational change taking place in major US media outlets. Reuters editor-in-chief Stephen Adler recently announced his retirement, and New York Times editor-in-chief Dean Beckett is expected to retire soon.
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