Martin Baron

Estados Unidos

Periodista

Retired at the end of February 2021, after eight-plus years as executive editor of The Washington Post. News staffs under his leadership have won 18 Pulitzer Prizes. The Post won 11 Pulitzers for coverage during his tenure that included the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 and investigations of the National Security Agency and the presidential campaign of Donald Trump. While he was top editor of The Boston Globe, it won six Pulitzer Prizes, including for its investigation into the Catholic Church’s concealment of clergy sex abuse. That coverage was portrayed in the Academy Award-winning movie “Spotlight.” During his tenure as editor, The Miami Herald won a Pulitzer for its coverage of the raid to recover Elián González, the Cuban boy at the center of a fierce custody dispute. His book, “Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and The Washington Post” was released in October 2023. (La edición en español, “Frente al Poder,” se publicó en mayo de 2024.) He also held senior editing positions at The New York Times and Los Angeles Times.

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viernes 24 de abril de 2026

Escuchar las voces silenciadas. El trabajo del periodista de investigación

¿Qué significa investigar cuando el poder intenta imponer el silencio? El reconocido editor Martin Baron comparte su experiencia al frente de algunas de las redacciones más influyentes del mundo y reflexiona sobre el papel del periodismo de investigación para revelar verdades incómodas y dar lugar a las voces que otros prefieren no escuchar. Conversa con el reconocido periodista colombiano Juan Pablo Barrientos.