Free press cannot be assumed, former editor tells Missouri journalists

Free press cannot be assumed, former editor tells Missouri journalists

Marty Baron, former executive editor of The Washington Post, cautioned Missouri journalists that American democracy and the free flow of reliable information can no longer be taken for granted and warned that the nation faces a crisis of truth that threatens press freedom and public trust. Speaking Nov. 2, in Frontenac at the Gateway Journalism Review’s First Amendment Celebration, Baron blended alarm and determination, saying constitutional pro…