\u0022Be careful here,\u0022 Peter Baker recalls telling his son. \u0022This guy is a world\u002Drenowned scientist, and you\u0027re a 17\u002Dyear\u002Dold kid.\u0022
How did it all happen? Through a helpful tip from a friend, a dogged but careful reporting process, and a childhood – surrounded by his parents’ endeavors in journalism – that prepared him for the pace and heat of a big story.
“He had the velocity of the news cycle ingrained in him from an early age,” Glasser said of her son. As a middle schooler during the Trump administration, Baker had multiple news alerts set up on his phone and would often text his parents during the school day, inquiring about the implications of the president’s latest announcement or executive order.Article content
On Nov. 30, the day after the Daily the first of more than a dozen stories about the allegations, the university convened a panel of experts to independently examine Tessier-Lavigne’s research. Last week that panel found that Tessier-Lavigne had failed to correct errors in years-old scientific papers and had overseen labs with an “unusual frequency” of data manipulations. On July 19 Tessier-Lavigne announced in a statement that he’d step down as university president Aug.
Sam Catania, the Daily’s editor in chief for the past academic year, said his role was to be the skeptic, constantly asking questions of Baker’s reporting and prodding him to consider whether his sources might have ulterior motives.Article contentOriana Riley, a rising junior and editor at the Daily, observed Baker working so many late nights that she would unsuccessfully urge him to get some sleep to avoid burning out. “A lot of people at Stanford have this trait,” Riley said.
One way Baker’s parents have had a distinct influence on him is in hammering home the importance of attending classes even while you’re plugging away on an important story. Peter Baker dropped out of Oberlin College after two years to pursue a career in journalism – something his son doesn’t plan to emulate.Article contentFormer Post editor R.B.
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