Marty Baron announced on Tuesday that he would retire as executive editor of The Washington Post next month.Baron informed staff that he would step down on February 28 after eight years at the Post.“The experience has been deeply meaningful, enriched by colleagues who made me a better professional and a better person,” Baron wrote. “At age 66, I feel ready to move on.”Baron, one of the most influential figures in journalism, previously was editor of the The Boston Globe and, before that, executive editor of The Miami Herald.
He also had stints as a top editor at The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times.He was portrayed by Liev Schreiber in the movie Spotlight, which told of the Globe’s investigation into the sexual abuse scandal and
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