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Jim Carrington, pictured here in 2007, worked at the Pioneer for 52 years and served as the full-time sports editor for 39 years. Carrington died on Saturday, July 2, 2022. (Pioneer file photo)

Jim Carrington, longtime Pioneer sports editor and Bemidji icon, dies at 93

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, at First Baptist Church in Bemidji. more

Micah Friez | Bemidji Pioneer | 7/7/22

Remembering former Fort Myers News-Press Publisher Dan Martin's life in the papers

Danny A. Martin, a tough, kind-hearted newspaperman and former publisher of The News-Press died June 26 in Fort Myers, Florida. He was 80. more

Amy Bennett Williams | Fort Myers News-Press | 7/5/22

Frank Daniels Jr. and wife Julia Daniels on Sept. 22, 2020 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Robert Willett / The News & Observer)

Frank Daniels Jr., longtime president and publisher of The News & Observer, dies

Frank Daniels Jr., the blunt, coarse and candidly liberal publisher of The News & Observer, who led his grandfather’s newspaper to a modern age and progressive voice, then stood as the last of his Raleigh family to hold its reins, died Thursday. He was 90. more

Josh Shaffer | The News & Observer | 7/5/22

Steve Gonazles on assignment. (Photo by Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle)

Beloved Houston Chronicle photographer Steve Gonzales dies after long cancer battle

Steve Gonzales, a devoted family man and veteran Houston Chronicle photojournalist beloved for his unwavering kindness, faith and optimism, died Saturday (June 25) after a long, valiant battle with cancer. He was 60. more

Julian Gill | Houston Chronicle | 6/28/22

The political commentator Mark Shields at his home in Chevy Chase, Md., in 2020.(Photo by Valerie Plesch / The New York Times)

Mark Shields, TV pundit known for his sharp wit, dies at 85

A former campaign strategist, he became a fixture in American political journalism and punditry and was seen on “PBS NewsHour” for 33 years. more

Clyde Haberman | The New York Times | 6/21/22

Chuck Bohnet, shown at his desk in 1998, rose through the ranks from advertising sales to become general manager of The Forum, head of broadcasting at WDAY, head of the newspaper division at Forum Communications, and served for many years on the board of Forum Communications until his death on June 9, 2022.

Chuck Bohnet, longtime senior executive and board member of Forum Communications, dies

Chuck Bohnet served in a variety of executive roles at The Forum, WDAY and Forum Communications. He is remembered as a "super star" executive and "quintessential advertising man." more

Staff | Forum Communications | 6/14/22

Former Tullahoma News publisher passes

Long-time Tullahoma News publisher, former owner of The Moore County News, career journalist and accomplished race car driver Terry G. Craig passed away at the age of 83. more

Staff | Tullahoma News | 6/13/22

Ken Bode, former Medill dean and political journalist, dies at 83

He reported on the presidential campaign trail for NBC, made prizewinning documentaries for CNN and moderated "Washington Week" for PBS. more

Staff | Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications | 6/8/22

A French journalist is killed by shrapnel in eastern Ukraine

A 32-year-old French journalist was killed on Monday in eastern Ukraine when the armored bus he was riding in was hit by shrapnel from a shell, according to French and Ukrainian authorities. more

Aurelien Breeden and Carlotta Gall | The New York Times | 5/31/22

Jefferson City News Tribune general manager dies unexpectedly

David Meadows, general manager of the Jefferson City News Tribune in Missouri died May 11 at the age of 58. more

Joe Gamm | Jefferson City News Tribune | 5/23/22

Roger Angell, who wrote about baseball with passion, dies at 101

In elegantly winding articles for The New Yorker loaded with inventive imagery, he wrote more like a fan than a sports journalist. more

Dwight Garner | The New York Times | 5/23/22

Morley Piper, who devoted more than 60 years of his life to the newspaper industry, passed away at age 97

On Thursday, May 12, Morley Piper passed away at 97 years young. more

Linda Conway | New England Newspaper and Press Association | 5/18/22

Ron Martin, former AJC editor and a top USA Today editor, dies at 84

Ron Martin, a former longtime editor of the Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution who oversaw the merger of those newspapers after he edited USA Today, died Saturday, May 14, according to his family. more

Ty Tagami | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 5/17/22

News executive Richard Wald, who helped build ABC News, dies

Richard Wald, a longtime journalist who helped build ABC News into a powerhouse following a career in newspapers, has died. He was 92. more

David Bauder | The Associated Press | 5/16/22

Dustin Barnes, USA TODAY trending editor who 'inspired creativity,' dead at 38

Dustin Barnes, a Mississippi-raised journalist who became a USA TODAY trending editor known for his professional acumen and irrepressible joy, was found dead Wednesday, May 11, at his home in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 38. more

Chris Kenning | USA TODAY | 5/12/22

In this undated photo provided by Al Jazeera Media Network, Shireen Abu Akleh, a journalist for Al Jazeera network, stands in an area where the Dome of the Rock shrine at Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem is seen at right in the background. Abu Akleh, a well-known Palestinian female reporter for the broadcaster's Arabic language channel, was shot and killed while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin early Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Al Jazeera Media Network via AP)

Al Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli raid in West Bank

Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed while covering an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin early Wednesday. more

Joseph Krauss and Fares Akram | The Associated Press | 5/11/22

Radio Free Europe journalist killed in Russian air strike on Kyiv

As of April 4, 18 journalists had been killed in Ukraine since Russia invaded, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and Information Policy. more

Oriana Gonzalez | Axios | 4/29/22

Former Tribune-Herald publisher Jim Wilson dies at 68

Veteran newspaper executive Jim Wilson, who served as the publisher of Waco Tribune-Herald from 2012 until his retirement in 2020, died April 15 after a battle with cancer. He was 68. more

Staff | Waco Tribune-Herald | 4/26/22

Jack Ronald, longtime Indiana journalist, dies at age 73

Jack Ronald, the former editor and publisher of The Commercial Review in Portland, Indiana, and a member of the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame, has died at age 73. more

Staff | The Associated Press | 4/26/22

Joe Worley, longtime Tulsa World executive editor, dies at 74

Joe Worley, former Tulsa World executive editor and one of the most revered and respected figures in Oklahoma journalism, died April 13 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 74. more

Tim Stanley | Tulsa World | 4/19/22

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