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Herbert Gans, a groundbreaking sociologist and media analyst who advocated for greater diversity and public participation in everything from the suburbs and the arts to the voices that shape the news, died April 21 at age 97.
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Hillel Italie | The Associated Press
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4/23/25
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He wrote prolifically about various aspects of the arts and popular culture. But he kept his focus on jazz, celebrating its past while worrying about its future.
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Adam Nossiter | The New York Times
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4/21/25
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An award-winning director, he created ads for brands like Diet Pepsi (starring Michael J. Fox) by bringing a Hollywood sensibility to the small screen.
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Alex Williams | The New York Times
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4/14/25
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His stark and stunning work for Playboy, The New York Times and Manhattan’s underground papers heralded a new era of conceptual illustration.
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Penelope Green | The New York Times
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4/14/25
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Don Mischer, one of the preeminent live event directors of the past six decades, died peacefully in his sleep April 11 in Los Angeles. The 15-time Emmy winner was 85.
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Nellie Andreeva | Deadline
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4/14/25
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Larger than life and straight out of central casting, Michael Lipack ran the Daily News’ photo desk like everything was riding on just the right picture.
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Leonard Greene | New York Daily News
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4/11/25
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In over a dozen books, he explored the failures of journalism and the internet, blaming capitalism and calling for the nationalization of Facebook and Google.
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Trip Gabriel | The New York Times
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4/9/25
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Gilbert C. Maurer, director and former chief operating officer of Hearst and trustee of the trust established under the will of William Randolph Hearst, died April 6 at his home in Palm Beach, Florida. He was 96.
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Press Release | Hearst
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4/8/25
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Bob McManus, the wry and eminently fair voice of the New York Post for over a decade, died Saturday, April 5, at NYU Langone Hospital. He was 81.
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Rich Calder | New York Post
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4/8/25
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He reported on the highs and lows of culture in the pages of Vanity Fair and elsewhere. He also wrote seven books of nonfiction and two novels.
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Penelope Green | The New York Times
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4/7/25
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Among many other accomplishments, he illustrated a scholarly work on the history of comic books and wrote record reviews in four-panel comic-strip form.
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Jeré Longman | The New York Times
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4/7/25
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He wrote from Europe and Asia, served as a book critic and produced a raft of books, on subjects ranging from the French condition to multiculturalism.
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Roger Cohen | The New York Times
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4/3/25
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John Thornton, co-founder of the American Journalism Project and Elsewhere Partners, and founder of The Texas Tribune, died on Saturday, March 29.
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Staff | American Journalism Project
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4/2/25
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The father of the conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, he won a Peabody Award for television reporting that uncovered a car company’s fraud.
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Richard Sandomir | The New York Times
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3/31/25
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Bryce Miller, a former Des Moines Register sports editor and columnist, died Saturday at age 56 after a battle with cancer.
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James Kramer | Des Moines Register
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3/24/25
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Dan Israel, the executive producer of the Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network and a beloved figure within the organization, has died after a decade-long battle with cancer.
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Staff | Radio Online
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3/24/25
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Max Frankel, who fled Nazi Germany as a boy and rose to pinnacles of American journalism as a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent for The New York Times and later as its executive editor during eight years of changing fortunes and technology, died on Sunday (March 23) at his home in Manhattan.
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Robert D. McFadden | The New York Times
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3/24/25
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Luther Keith was the first Black sportswriter at a Detroit daily newspaper. The native son of Detroit died peacefully in his sleep on March 5. He was 74.
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Felecia D. Henderson | Maynard Institute
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3/24/25
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He helped launch the muckraking magazine in 1976, steered it into the digital age and oversaw coverage of political corruption and corporate malfeasance.
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Harrison Smith | The Washington Post
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3/21/25
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His reporting sought to humanize and unite Asian Americans. It also led to the release of a Korean immigrant on death row.
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Trip Gabriel | The New York Times
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3/20/25
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