Martin Baron was executive editor of The Post from January 2013 through February 2021 and, before that, editor of the Boston Globe for more than 11 years. His book, “Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and The Washington Post,” is to be published in October. This essay is adapted from a speech he gave March 16 as part of the Richman Fellowship at Brandeis University.
OpinionWe want objective judges and doctors. Why not journalists too?
By Martin Baron
March 24, 2023 at 11:47 a.m. EDT