He covered four presidencies in a 52-year career and never worried about “offending those in power in pursuit of answers,” one former White House press secretary said.
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Richard Sandomir | The New York Times
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9/29/22
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John Zappe, an award-winning journalist who was twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, and later helped Knight-Ridder, Belo Interactive and the Los Angeles Newspaper Group develop leading online media sites, died Wednesday, Sept. 28. He was 70 years old.
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Staff | AIM Group
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9/29/22
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Norman Causey, long time Federal News Network host and columnist who went by Mike, and a fixture in the Washington, D.C. news scene for more than half a century, died Monday, Sept. 26. He was 82 years old.
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Tom Temin | Federal News Network
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9/27/22
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As a top editor who was both feared and revered at the newspaper for decades, he left a deep imprint as its arbiter of language, taste, tone and ethics.
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Todd S. Purdum | The New York Times
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9/21/22
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George B. Irish, the publisher of the San Antonio (Texas) Light from 1988 until its closure in 1993, died at his New Jersey home on Tuesday (Sept. 13) from an apparent heart attack at age 78.
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Robert Rivard | San Antonio Report
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9/15/22
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Dr. W. Gerald Austen, who served on Knight Foundation’s board of trustees for a quarter-century and as its chair for over a decade, died Sunday, Sept. 11, at Massachusetts General Hospital, surrounded by family.
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Staff | John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
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9/14/22
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Ken Stoffregen, a printer and graphic arts teacher in suburban Chicago, passed away peacefully on Sept. 7.
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Obituary | Dignity Memorial
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9/12/22
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Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw died Sept. 7 of pneumonia unrelated to COVID-19, Shaw's family announced in a statement. Shaw was 82.
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Veronica Stracqualursi | CNN
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9/8/22
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Anne Garrels, longtime foreign correspondent for NPR, died on Wednesday, Sept. 7, of lung cancer. She was 71 years old.
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Lynn Neary | NPR
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9/8/22
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The charisma and upbeat attitude Carroll Quinn embodied served him well in managing what can be a tough part of the newspaper industry: circulation.
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Renatta Signorini | Trib Total Media
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9/6/22
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Tom Andrews, retired publisher of the Picayune Item in Mississippi and president of the Mississippi Press Association from 2007-2008, has died.
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Staff | Mississippi Press Association
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9/1/22
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Subramaniam Harihar, a longtime journalist in Malaysia who covered the country’s period of extraordinary economic growth for The Associated Press, has died at age 79.
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Staff | The Associated Press
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9/1/22
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The British photographer was wounded four times while covering the war and inspired Dennis Hopper’s character in "Apocalypse Now."
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Matt Schudel | The Washington Post
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8/24/22
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Bryce Nelson, a former Los Angeles Times reporter and a longtime professor at USC’s journalism school, where he served as director in the 1980s, died Saturday of complications from Parkinson’s disease, his family said. He was 84.
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Christopher Goffard | Los Angeles Times
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8/23/22
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A journalist who ran an online local news program was shot to death Monday in southern Mexico, making him the 15th media worker killed so far this year nationwide.
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Staff | The Associated Press
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8/23/22
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Jim Angell, a former Associated Press Wyoming correspondent and Wyoming Press Association executive director, died Wednesday. He was 64.
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Staff | The Associated Press
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8/22/22
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Marcus Eliason, an international journalist whose insightful reporting, sparkling prose and skillful editing graced Associated Press news wires for almost a half-century, has died. He was 75.
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Charles J. Hanley | The Associated Press
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8/9/22
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WFLA Chief Photojournalist Paul Lamison passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 3, after suffering a heart attack. He was just 57 years old. He leaves behind a wife, daughters and several siblings.
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Jennifer Leigh | WFLA
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8/8/22
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William H. “Bill” Howe, publisher emeritus of the (Prairie du Chien) Courier Press and 2018 inductee to the Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame, died Friday, July 22, at the age of 99.
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Julia Hunter | Wisconsin Newspaper Association
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8/2/22
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Bill Donovan, a prolific journalist who covered the Navajo Nation for five decades at newspapers in New Mexico and Arizona, has died. He was 76.
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Felicia Fonseca | The Associated Press
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8/2/22
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