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Baron called the tweet "ill-considered," but said that "what they were doing is... celebrating being able to go off the clock after a long day of covering impeachment.". Martin Baron Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family Martin Baron, known as Marty, is an American journalist who has been editor of The Washington Post since Dec.31st 2012, after having been editor of The Boston Globe since July 2, 2001.Born in Tampa, Florida in 1954, Baron graduated from Lehigh University. Before Liev Schreiber donned wire-framed glasses to play Marty Baron in Spotlight, the newspaper editor was already a legend, from spearheading the Boston Globe's investigation of … A popular question posed to Baron—how would Spotlight be different if it happened in 2016? Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes.

All content of the Dow Jones branded indices Copyright S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates. Most stock quote data provided by BATS. According to the Times, Woodward's article would have revealed that Kavanaugh was a source for Woodward's 1999 book "Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate." ", "Sorry but Marty Baron made the right call here," political strategist Liz Mair agreed. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. "It's not my kind of movie. He saw it at this screening ... he'd never told anyone, never spoken to anyone about it before. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC.
Baron called the … The Times report further added that Woodward was prepared to out Kavanaugh because he "had publicly denied — in a huffy letter in 1999 to The Post — an account about Kenneth Starr’s investigation of President Bill Clinton that he had himself, confidentially, provided to Mr. Woodward for his book.". I'm just a Jew from Miami! Morningstar: Copyright 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron reacts to a controversy over a reporter's since-deleted tweet proclaiming "Merry Impeachmas." Publishing the article would simply violate the traditional principle that sources should be protected.
', Foreign reporters warn about American authoritarianism, Listening to the pandemic pain, thanks to C-SPAN, Downie's tips for covering the coming election chaos, News execs have safety concerns about crowded Trump events. Others, however, praised the Post executive editor for maintaining journalistic integrity. Legal Statement. Baron reported that the Globe staffers were mostly pleased with how they were played in the movie. All rights reserved. "He's a fantastic actor," he said, joking, "Since the movie came out people say he looks like me. In other words, other news organizations would be on their tail as soon as they got a whiff of the story.

©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. "We were worried that it'd look like we were taking advantage of a very sad story," Baron said, rightly. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. Market data provided by Factset. he recalled hearing Bob Woodward complaining about a newer generation of reporters. Baron had nothing but praise for Schreiber, who he'll presumably meet again when they both travel to the Oscars on Sunday. ", And newspapers who've changed their minds about investigative reporting. Baron praised the movie's researchers for being great investigative reporters in their own right, demonstrated by one crucial detail they uncovered. A New York Times report about Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron's decision to spike a piece by veteran reporter Bob Woodward during the battle over Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court in 2018 has divided members of the mainstream media. The scene was written in to look like it was part of the original Spotlight reporting process, when in reality, it was the movie researchers who pulled off the investigation. ", Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. ", He's been approached by abuse survivors sharing their stories for the first time. "He said he'd tried twice to see this movie and couldn't make it past the parking lot of the theater. He turned down Showtime's offer to make a Spotlight-esque movie—and they made it anyway, "A year or two" after the investigation, the Spotlight team turned down an offer from Showtime to turn their account into a movie. Kavanaugh was an associate counsel in Starr's Office of the Independent Counsel and a principal author of the Starr Report, which delved into the sexual relationship between Clinton and White House intern Monica Lewinsky and made the case for the president's impeachment. All times are ET. Exclusive: 'Spotlight' journalists on finding 'the truth', Spotlight would be very different — or non-existent — if it happened today. It's hard to come away from Spotlight and not feel reinvigorated about the role of journalism. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. "Those documents were sitting in a courthouse, it's kind of stunning nobody did.". or redistributed. "It's sad Bob Woodward had to be saved from himself -- especially since we now know he had to be. "What a pathological decision," Mother Jones correspondent Tom Philpott reacted. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. ", The Spotlight team was pleased at their representation....well, almost the whole team. ", "It had me in a meeting getting frustrated — with a cigar and a bow tie — saying something like, 'Would someone tell me what's going on here? Some media members reacted with outrage that Baron had prevented information about a Supreme Court nominee from being known to the public, especially given the controversy over historical sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh. Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox News. This one isn’t close," The Intercept D.C. bureau chief Ryan Grim declared.

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. All rights reserved. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Disclaimer. "It's resonated with abuse survivors in an incredible way," Baron said, sharing an anecdote about an 82-year-old man who, after watching Spotlight at a screening, shared his own account of abuse for the first time. Baron criticized a decrease in quality journalism from when Spotlight's report was published. Legal Statement.

"They don't knock on doors! And how has journalism changed since?

"If an anonymous source publicly disputes information they provided, journalists have absolutely no obligation to uphold a deal that's already been broken—really f---ing embarassing for Marty Baron," Slate's Ashley Feinberg scolded. Follow him on Twitter, Laura Ingraham: President Trump’s accomplishments are ‘beyond debate’, Ted Cruz, Chris Cuomo get into slugfest after senator rips Gov. "To totally push my glasses up on my nose, if the anonymous source is a powerful person who's lying about the information they provided it essentially abrogates the sourcing agreement," Vice editorial editor Tim Marchman similarly added. He said, 'All I want to say is thank you,' and that was incredibly moving, and then he walked back to his family. My kind of movie is one that has actual characters, real stories that are emblematic of the way life is lived.". This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ", WASHINGTON POST DEFENDS CRITICIZED REPORT ON WOMAN'S OFFENSIVE HALLOWEEN COSTUME AT STAFFER'S 2018 PARTY. "Off the record means off the f---ing record. ", Smith later wrote that Baron's opposiiton to the story "wasn’t about favoring Mr. Kavanaugh, or being afraid of a fight. "I don't think in this current environment when things are so competitive we could've sat on that story," he said. Eventually, Showtime made the movie, which he described as a "horrible, horrible caricature.

A New York Times report about Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron's decision to spike a piece by veteran reporter Bob Woodward during … The movie's researchers uncovered a major secret, then wrote it into the movie like the Spotlight team had discovered it. And it would veer into an uncomfortable and potentially embarrassing new form of journalism, and, in Mr. Baron’s view, imperil the reputation of the institution.". On Thursday night, Baron discussed the Oscar-nominated film — that he's seen "eight times," if anyone's counting — in a wide-ranging conversation at American University with professor and journalism vet Jane Hall, discussing everything from the film's impact on abuse survivors and the shocking details uncovered by screenwriters to his opinion of the Revenant. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. "Just straight up prioritizing your own reputation and relationship to power over informing the public. Cuomo's COVID response, Sean Hannity tells mainstream media: 'Spare us your phony indignation' over debate fireworks, Tucker: Biden used 'illusion of reasonableness' at debate to disguise plans to 'tear down our system'. Before Liev Schreiber donned wire-framed glasses to play Marty Baron in Spotlight, the newspaper editor was already a legend, from spearheading the Boston Globe's investigation of the Catholic Church to winning Pulitzer Prizes at nearly every other paper he's edited, most recently as the executive editor of the Washington Post. Apparently, this extends to journalism execs. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, The piece never ran. He's not so keen on Spotlight's main competition, "I haven't seen the Revenant," he said. "People, Marty Baron was right, you don’t out a source. "In the pressure to publish a lot, we're not always doing real reporting," Baron said. "There was one reporter portrayed who was not so happy," he said, obviously declining to say who. That sort of thing has happened at a lot of events I've been at ... abuse survivors encouraged to come forward and talk about the abuse they suffered. All rights reserved. We knocked on doors!"

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