Marty Baron, the editor who transformed the Washington Post into an international powerhouse and led the news organization to win 10 Pulitzer Prizes, is retiring next month.
Baron, 66, said in an internal memo Tuesday morning that he feels "ready to move on." His last day at the paper will be February 28.
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