Marty Baron On the Press Under Siege
Episode 9 of the Bedeviled: A Podcast about American Democracy from Duke University podcast, hosted by Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy, titled "Marty Baron On the Press Under Siege" was published on February 28, 2025 and runs 41 minutes.
February 28, 2025 ·41m · Bedeviled: A Podcast about American Democracy from Duke University
Episode Description
During the first Trump presidency, Marty Baron and the newspaper he ran, the Washington Post, was a journalistic model for holding the administration to account.
They enjoyed the backing of the Post's billionaire owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. They embraced their role with the slogan "Democracy Dies in Darkness".
Things are different now. I spoke with Baron about Trump 2.o, the media's coverage of it, and America's path ahead.
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