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Washington Post (and Former Boston Globe) Editor Marty Baron To Be Harvard Commencement Speaker

Washington Post (and Former Boston Globe) Editor Marty Baron To Be Harvard Commencement Speaker

The executive editor of The Washington Post, which adopted the motto "Democracy Dies in Darkness" three months after Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, has been named the main speaker at Harvard University's graduation. Marty Barron, who served as executive editor of The Boston Globe from 2001 to 2012, became executive editor of The Washington Post at the end of 2012.

The executive editor of The Washington Post, which adopted the motto "Democracy Dies in Darkness" three months after Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, has been named the main speaker at Harvard University's graduation. Marty Barron, who served as executive editor of The Boston Globe from 2001 to 2012, became executive editor of The Washington Post at the end of 2012.…