"11-year Globe editor Martin Baron to depart; Will take reins at Washington Post" by Robert Weisman |
Globe Staff, November 14, 2012
Martin Baron’s tenure also was marked by deep cuts that plagued the entire
newspaper industry. Steep losses in print advertising, aggravated by the
global financial crisis that began in 2008, prompted the Globe’s
parent, The New York Times Co., to threaten in 2009 to shut down the
Boston paper unless its labor unions agreed to $20 million in
concessions. The paper survived and regained its financial footing, but
has endured several rounds of buyouts and layoffs in recent years....
But he did great!
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Related: Brian McGrory named Globe’s new editor
He should be good for a few laughs anyway.
