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By Lisa Broadt of TCPalm
STUART — During an era of sweeping changes, and in the face of increasing government resistance, local media must continue to fight for journalism, Washington Post Editor Marty Baron said Wednesday at Temple Beit HaYam.
Baron — one of the journalists portrayed in the Oscar-nominated film “Spotlight” — addressed more than 500 attendees during a 90-minute question-and-answer session that touched on issues including democracy and freedom of the press, and Baron’s newfound “celebrity journalist” status.
The event was moderated by Treasure Coast Newspapers Editor Mark Tomasik and included questions submitted by the audience, several of which touched on the status of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, who on Saturday was freed from an Iranian prison after more than a year of confinement.
Rezaian, the Post’s Tehran bureau chief, last year was convicted of espionage in a closed-door trial, and while Post reporters and editors brought attention to Rezaian’s case and consistently advocated for his release, there was a real concern that he “could be in jail for many years,” according to Baron.
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