Background
Baron was born in Tampa, Florida.
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Martin Baron
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He graduated from Lehigh University.
Career
He is Jewish. Baron began working for The Miami Herald in 1976, then moved to The Los Angeles Times in 1979 and to The New York Times in 1996. He returned to the Herald as executive editor in 2000 and led coverage of numerous key stories, including Elián González"s return to Cuba and the 2000 election. Baron"s editorial term at the Globe, where he succeeded Matthew V. Storin, shifted the paper"s coverage from international events towards locally centered investigative journalism.
The Globe"s coverage of the Boston Catholic sexual abuse scandal earned it a Pulitzer Prize.
In January 2013, Baron took over as executive editor of The Washington Post, succeeding Marcus Brauchli.
Membership
American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Catholic Church