RIP: AP Legend Barry Schweid
One of the many Secretaries of State he covered called him "a throwback to the days when reporters cared more about accuracy than anything else."
When Barry Schweid retired from the Associated Press in 2012 after 56 years of consecutive service, tributes from colleagues and Washington elite poured in. That cycle is repeating itself in the wake of Thursday’s news that the longtime diplomatic correspondent has died at the age of 83.
Secretary of State John Kerry noted that Schweid “reported without fear or favor, and with the AP’s trademark neutrality.” At the State Department press room podium, spokesperson John Kirby shared these warm thoughts:
“Barry was an institution here, well respected by his peers, as well as throughout the diplomatic community.”
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