Dean Baquet
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
Dean Baquet is the Executive Editor of The New York Times, known for his principled approach to journalism. This interview reveals his deep concern for the state of the media and democracy, highlighting his role as a stabilizing force in turbulent times.
“I would make another point, by the way, is that someone like Edward Snowden has another option. He can go to WikiLeaks or some other outlet like that and have the entire thing published without any filter whatsoever, without us exercising any sort of editorial judgment about what should and shouldn't be published, without any conversation…”
“My parents were letting me do whatever I wanted to do as long as I would get out of the house and earn my own way. They didn't really care. They were happy to have me just move on and start my career, whatever it might be. No, my thinking was I knew two things.”
“Just suited him, I guess. So he became a businessman, and that's what he was about. And I think I as a kid traveled a lot with my parents. My father was doing the export business, so we traveled overseas, and so I got around the world, and you get exposed to lots of different kinds of people.”
“Oh, sure, yeah. I too can't get into details, but certainly during the campaign there were an extraordinary number of threats, great concern about the security of our people who were covering the campaign. And now, even during the administration, there are similar concerns.”
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