It was a real honor yesterday to join other journalists in visiting José Rubén Zamora, the courageous Guatemalan editor being unjustly held in the Mariscal Zavala prison. His spirit, hope and humor remain intact. His strength is an inspiration. May his release come soon. elpais.com/america/2025...

News: Journalists at Voice of America were just informed that they’ve been put on administrative leave. Two people there told me this went to all fulltime employees. “From what we can tell, VOA is effectively shut down from this moment.”

An important piece by Andras Petho, a courageous and independent Hungarian journalist, about what happened in his country and what it signals for the United States.https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/trumps-press-freedom-hungary-orban/682060/

I wrote something here about a subject close to my heart. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Delighted to have mine listed here: www.nytimes.com/2023/09/04/b...

New: Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to news websites and competitors he dislikes, including this one. Five-second delays on links to Bluesky, New York Times, Reuters, Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Substack. Most other sites we tested have zero delay https://wapo.st/3OYfTa6

First review for "Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and The Washington Post," from Kirkus: "Engrossing . . . candid . . . Baron chronicles nearly a decade of history marked by sensitive, controversial stories. . . Impassioned.”

First review for "Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and The Washington Post," from Kirkus: "Engrossing . . . candid . . . Baron chronicles nearly a decade of history marked by sensitive, controversial stories. . https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/martin-baron/collision-of-power/

As a newbie today on Bluesky, I thought I’d announce what’s new for me: My book “Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and The Washington Post” will be released on October 3. Available for pre-order in all the usual places and here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250844200/collisionofpower