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Bryan Monroe, Longtime Journalist and Former CNNPolitics.com Editor, Dies at 55
Bryan Monroe, a journalism professor and former CNNPolitics.com editor who once headed the National Association of Black Journalists and helped guide the Biloxi Sun Herald to a Pulitzer Prize for … more
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Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Review-Journal Owner and Billionaire, Dies at 87
Sheldon Adelson, who rose from selling newspapers on Boston street corners at age 12 to one of the most successful luxury resort developers, philanthropists and political influencers of his … more
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Neil Sheehan, Reporter Who Obtained the Pentagon Papers, Dies at 84
Neil Sheehan, the Vietnam War correspondent and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who obtained the Pentagon Papers for The New York Times, leading the government for the first time in American history to … more
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Ed Taggert, Retired Reading Eagle and Times Managing Editor and Author, Dies at Age 97
Longtime newsman and true-crime author Ed Taggert’s love of life, learning and journalism were contagious.Taggert, retired managing editor of the Reading Eagle and Reading Times, encouraged his … more
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Virginia Ellis, Pioneering Capitol Press Corps Reporter in Florida, Dies at 77
Virginia Ellis, a pioneering woman journalist who made her mark in Tallahassee’s capital press corps in an era of widespread corruption, has died of a stroke at her home in California. She was … more
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Virginia Ellis, Who Exposed California Government Scandal for the Los Angeles Times, Dies at 77
Virginia Ellis, a trailblazing journalist whose government accountability reporting spanned four decades and culminated in award-winning Los Angeles Times reporting on secret diversions of public … more
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Reporter Meg Jones Dies at 58
We've lost one of our own.Meg Jones, who was the heart and soul of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's newsroom for more than two decades, died early Sunday.She was 58 and just last month was diagnosed … more
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Gary Wright, Veteran Charlotte Observer Journalist, Dies at Age 69
Few people ever questioned Gary L. Wright. “I’m always right,” he’d boast. “That’s my name.”As a journalist, mostly at The Charlotte Observer on the courts … more
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Betsy Wade, First Woman to Edit News at The New York Times, Dies at 91
Betsy Wade, the first woman to edit news copy for The New York Times and the lead plaintiff in a landmark sex discrimination lawsuit against the newspaper on behalf of its female employees, died on … more
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Deb Price, First Nationally Syndicated Columnist on Gay Life, Dies at 62
Appearing in the Detroit News in 1992, Deb Price’s debut column ended with a question that spurred a flood of letters from readers and vaulted her to national attention: “So tell me, … more
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David Holwerk, Who Guided Pulitzer-Caliber Journalism at Herald-Leader, Dies at 73
David Holwerk, whose ability to make good judgments and quick decisions as editorial-page editor of the Lexington Herald-Leader led to three finalists and one winner of the Pulitzer Prize for the … more
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Seymour Topping, Former New York Times Journalist and Eyewitness to History, Dies at 98
Seymour Topping, who chronicled the rise of China and the Cold War in Europe and Asia as a correspondent, shaped the crowning years of print journalism as an editor of The New York Times, and led the … more
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Renowned Publisher Joan Bingham of Louisville's Bingham Dynasty Dies at Age 85
Joan Bingham, widow of the scion of Louisville's Bingham family communications empire and a major force for nearly 50 years in the book publishing world, died Saturday in New York City, where she … more
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Paul Betit, Former Portland Press Herald Sports Writer, Dies at 73
Paul Betit, a former longtime Portland Press Herald sports writer and published author, died Monday. He was 73.Betit’s son, C.J. Betit, said his father died Monday morning at MaineGeneral … more
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Ronald James Lewis Dies at 83, Managed Tri-County Newspapers
Ronald “Ron” James Lewis, 83, manager of the former Belle Banner, Bland Courier and Maries County Gazette, died Oct. 13 following a slow recovery from two heart surgeries. Local friends … more
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Paul Murphy, Venerated ABC and SBS Journalist, Dies Aged 77
The much-loved and respected Australian broadcaster Paul Murphy has died aged 77.Murphy, known for ABC programs This Day Tonight, PM, AM and Nationwide, and SBS’s Dateline, was remembered … more
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Star Tribune Sports Columnist Sid Hartman Dies at Age 100
Sid Hartman was, for all of his 100-plus years, a hometown guy.Born on the North Side of Minneapolis on March 15, 1920, he worked for newspapers in his hometown for nearly his entire life, until his … more
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Dan Baum, Journalist Who Wrote of the Flooded Lives of New Orleans, Dies at 64
Dan Baum, a onetime reporter for the Wall Street Journal and the New Yorker magazine whose in-depth books examined the Coors brewing family, gun ownership in America and the intertwined lives of New … more
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Former Boston Globe Editorial Writer Donald MacGillis Dies in Mount Katahdin Hiking Accident
Donald MacGillis, a former Boston Globe editorial writer and an ardent lover of the outdoors, died Wednesday after a 50-foot fall while hiking Maine’s Mount Katahdin, a mountain he loved and … more
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Monica Roberts, a Pioneering Transgender Activist and Journalist, Dies at 58
Monica Roberts, a trailblazing transgender activist and journalist who documented the violence against her community long before it gained mainstream attention, died earlier this week. She was … more
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