Breather

“It’s an exhausting job. With the Internet being so big a part of it, it’s 24-7-365. You’re pretty much on duty and on alert all the time. It means you never really get to disconnect.” 

“I think I’m owed a breather.”   

—Martin Baron, in the newsroom for 45 years, stepping down as editor of the Washington Post, in Paul Farhi, “Martin Baron, executive editor who oversaw dramatic Washington Post expansion, announces retirement,” The Washington Post, Jan. 26, 2021.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Editorial Comment: 30, Marty. Don’t forget to write.

 

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