By Kevin McCauley
Boston Globe editor Martin Baron takes the executive editor post at the Washington Post on Jan. 2, succeeding Marcus Brauchli, who held the post for more than four years.
Brauchli will become a VP at the Washington Post Co., working with CEO Don Graham to evaluate new media opportunities.
Katherine Weymouth, publisher of the Post, said Brauchli “contributed immeasurably” to the paper, noting that under his “leadership we have become one newsroom publishing on multiple platforms, traffic has grown substantially and we are consistently recognized as among the most innovative mainstream news sites,” according to her statement.
Baron has edited the Globe since 2001. He also held key editing positions at the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Miami Herald. The Globe is owned by the New York Times Co.
Brauchli joined the Post from the Wall Street Journal, where he worked as foreign correspondent, national editor, global editor, deputy managing editor and managing editor.
In a statement to staff, Brauchli said: “We have reorganized, melded and streamlined our news operations, and emerged stronger than we started. That is not, as cynics would have it, simply a function of fewer people doing more, but of awareness that we are responsible for our destiny as never before.”
The Post now has “a bigger audience, more viewers and more users who follow and watch what we do, than ever,” according to Brauchli. |