Marty Baron: ‘There’s a Lot to Know About What’s Happening in This Admin,’ the Press Has an Obligation to Find that Out

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MELBER On ░░░░░░░░ Night where we are ░░░░░░░░ a lot of information ░░░░░░░░ journalistic reporting we are ░░░░░░░░ by if I may ░░░░░░░░ of the living legends ░░░░░░░░ journalism Marty Baron served ░░░░░░░░ executive editor of the ░░░░░░░░ Post from 2013 to ░░░░░░░░ including working under Jeff ░░░░░░░░ s leadership His recent ░░░░░░░░ article discusses what went ░░░░░░░░ recently with Jeff Bezos ░░░░░░░░ BARON Thank you very ░░░░░░░░ MELBER Appreciate it I ░░░░░░░░ to ask all about ░░░░░░░░ And I mentioned to ░░░░░░░░ audience your experience there ░░░░░░░░ first your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ I mentioned is the ░░░░░░░░ reporting about what happened ░░░░░░░░ that cabinet room And ░░░░░░░░ does that tell us ░░░░░░░░ how this new administration ░░░░░░░░ functioning BARON Well as ░░░░░░░░ pointed out We need ░░░░░░░░ like that The New ░░░░░░░░ Times did a great ░░░░░░░░ with that story I ░░░░░░░░ we need revelatory reporting ░░░░░░░░ should say that the ░░░░░░░░ Post itself is doing ░░░░░░░░ lot of revelatory reporting ░░░░░░░░ well despite my complaints ░░░░░░░░ the direction under Jeff ░░░░░░░░ most Recently Day in ░░░░░░░░ day out They re ░░░░░░░░ great work But look ░░░░░░░░ mean there s a ░░░░░░░░ to know about what ░░░░░░░░ happening in this administration ░░░░░░░░ press has an Absolute ░░░░░░░░ To find that Out ░░░░░░░░ to reveal that to ░░░░░░░░ American public and tell ░░░░░░░░ what they need to ░░░░░░░░ and what they deserve ░░░░░░░░ know.”