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Christophe Deloire, who negotiated to free imprisoned journalists around the world and offered refuge to reporters under threat as the head of media freedom group Reporters Without Borders, died June 8. He was 53.
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Staff | The Associated Press
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6/10/24
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Reporting from more than 80 countries, he combined close observation with sharp conclusions that pointed the finger at misdeeds or abuse of power. He was an author as well.
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Adam Nossiter | The New York Times
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6/7/24
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POLITICO Global editor in chief John Harris wrote the following about business journalist Ben White, who died this weekend at the age of 52.
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Chris Roush | Talking Biz News
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6/5/24
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By making entertainment as well as education part of its mission, he gave the world “Great Performances” and other enduring programs.
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Sam Roberts | The New York Times
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6/4/24
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In columns and notably “The New York Times Book of Wine,” he introduced Americans to European and premium domestic varieties in the 1970s and ’80s.
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Clay Risen | The New York Times
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6/4/24
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Newly assigned to cover the Reagan White House, Associated Press photographer Ron Edmonds knew the most important part of the job was to keep watch on the president “at all times.” He did that for 28 years. But there was never a day like March 30, 1981. That was when Edmonds, who died May 31 in Virginia at age 77, took a series of images for the ages.
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Staff | The Associated Press
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6/3/24
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A self-described activist-journalist, he was for many years the national affairs correspondent for the community-focused Pacifica network.
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Trip Gabriel | The New York Times
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6/3/24
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Larry Bensky, who brought an activist’s level of devotion and a historian’s attention to detail to the work of radio journalism, died May 19 in Berkeley. He was 87.
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Lisa M. Krieger | The Mercury News
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5/23/24
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He wrote about world affairs for Time magazine and worked at the State Department before becoming a senior editor at The New York Times in 1967.
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Robert D. McFadden | The New York Times
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5/21/24
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Alice Stewart, a veteran political adviser and CNN political commentator who worked on several GOP presidential campaigns, has died. She was 58.
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Holmes Lybrand, Evan Perez and Kaanita Iyer | CNN
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5/19/24
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Rex Murphy, a Canadian newspaper, radio and television commentator who delighted his country’s conservatives with sharp attacks on environmentalists, liberal politicians and what he called their “woke politics,” died on May 9 in Toronto. He was 77.
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Adam Nossiter | The New York Times
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5/19/24
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He helped direct The Philadelphia Inquirer’s ascent to be Philadelphia’s dominant newspaper in the late 1980s and was known as a stabilizing force during turbulent times. A former colleague called him “my most important mentor and the best boss I ever had.”
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Gary Miles | The Philadelphia Inquirer
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5/14/24
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A longtime McAlester (Oklahoma) News-Capital journalist and editor who died unexpectedly is being remembered as “an old-fashioned reporter.”
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Derrick James | McAlester News-Capital
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5/14/24
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A longtime entertainment reporter at KTLA in Los Angeles died Friday, May 10, 2024, from a heart attack, TMZ reports.
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Michael P. Hill | NewscastStudio
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5/10/24
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For 15 years, French viewers watched Mr. Pivot on his weekly show, “Apostrophes,” to decide what to read next.
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Adam Nossiter | The New York Times
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5/10/24
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Edward "Ed" L. Johnson, a longtime executive editor of The Gainesville (Florida) Sun for more than two decades who oversaw the newspaper during its two Pulitzer Prize wins, died April 23 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was 92.
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Alan Festo | Gainesville Sun
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5/6/24
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Michael E. Yockel, former Baltimore City Paper editor and music critic who later became a freelance writer and editor for numerous publications, died of complications following cancer surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Monkton resident was 71.
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Frederick N. Rasmussen | The Baltimore Sun
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5/6/24
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George Dooley was a pioneering visionary in public media, establishing South Florida PBS’s WPBT2 mission of providing high-quality educational and cultural programming to the South Florida community.
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Staff | South Florida PBS
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5/1/24
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He stepped out of his behind-the-scenes role in 2004 when he was cast as the ultimate sports know-it-all on the game show “Stump the Schwab.”
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Richard Sandomir | The New York Times
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4/24/24
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John Brewer, whose coast-to-coast journalism career spanned 50 years, including nearly two decades at The Associated Press, has died. He was 76.
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Holly Ramer | The Associated Press
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4/22/24
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