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A review by janemarple
Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and The Washington Post by Martin Baron
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.5
I had sworn off reading any more books about the Trumo
campaign and presidency as they all just retread the same tired ground and induce lots of PTSD. However, I love books about journalism, so I made an exception for this one, and I’m glad I did.
Marty Barron is an icon of American journalism, having served as executive editor of the Washington Post, and earlier as the editor of both the Boston Globe and the Miami Herald. His leadership of the Globe’s spotlight team investigation into child sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Boston was immortalized in the movie Spotlight.
He does tell the story of trump’s campaign and presidency but does so through the lens of how the Post covered it, so it’s a fascinating story. He also gives great insight into Jeff Bezos and his ownership of the Post. I also appreciated that he acknowledged and processed his discomfort with demands for changes in approach late in his tenure by a younger and more diverse newsroom.
campaign and presidency as they all just retread the same tired ground and induce lots of PTSD. However, I love books about journalism, so I made an exception for this one, and I’m glad I did.
Marty Barron is an icon of American journalism, having served as executive editor of the Washington Post, and earlier as the editor of both the Boston Globe and the Miami Herald. His leadership of the Globe’s spotlight team investigation into child sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Boston was immortalized in the movie Spotlight.
He does tell the story of trump’s campaign and presidency but does so through the lens of how the Post covered it, so it’s a fascinating story. He also gives great insight into Jeff Bezos and his ownership of the Post. I also appreciated that he acknowledged and processed his discomfort with demands for changes in approach late in his tenure by a younger and more diverse newsroom.