Bezos founded Amazon but it is unconnected to the Post, which Bezos bought with his own funds and in Baron’s telling, seems to genuinely relish owning.
Baron, executive editor of the Post from 2013-2021, clearly has researched extensively and thought deeply about how to cover the unprecedented presidency of Donald Trump.
Baron writes that he “needed to get myself ready for his brand of presidency” and cites the books he read on authoritarianism and the manipulation of public opinion.
To any who think the news media march to the same cadences, Baron writes “newsrooms often are a wellsprings of conflict, dissent and grievance.”Often, though, from spirited arguments, great journalism arises.
Baron writes that the Committee to Protect Journalists, which typically monitors threats to press freedom in other countries, began to focus on Trump as a threat within U.S. borders.
Persons:
Martin Baron's, Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump, Bezos, Trump, Baron, ”, ” Baron, “, Roy Moore, “ newsrooms, Michael Flynn, David Ignatius, Ignatius, CPJ
Organizations:
Trump, Washington, The Washington Post, Alabama Republican, Veritas, Post, Protect Journalists
Locations:
The, United States, U.S