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Wayne Lawson at his desk at home in Manhattan. (Photo credit: Justin Bishop)

Longtime Vanity Fair editor Wayne Lawson dies at 94

Wayne Lawson, Vanity Fair’s longtime executive literary editor, died in New York City of natural causes at age 94 on Sept. 23. more

Mike Hogan | Vanity Fair | 9/25/26

Editor Rose Friedman, who helped shape NPR's cultural coverage, dies at 38

For 15 years, Rose Friedman was an editor and reporter who helped shape NPR's arts and cultural coverage. She was one of the co-creators of the popular Books We Love reading guide and, most recently, helped lead NPR's America 250 series. Friedman died at home, of cancer, in New York City on Sept. 17 at the age of 38. more

Elizabeth Blair | NPR | 9/21/26

Eugenia Apostol, whose journalism helped topple a dictator, dies at 100

A publisher in the Philippines, she used her women’s magazine as a forum for political stories that helped drive Ferdinand Marcos from power. more

Seth Mydans | The New York Times | 9/21/26

Longtime AP bureau chief Victor Simpson, who covered 5 popes, dies at 84

Victor L. Simpson, the longtime Rome bureau chief for The Associated Press whose four decades as a foreign correspondent spanned five popes, wars and violence that touched him personally, has died. He was 84. more

Colleen Barry | The Associated Press | 9/14/26

Roger Simon (Photo credit: M. Scott Mahaskey/POLITICO)

Remembering Roger Simon, a political journalist with toughness and wit

Dan Balz pays tribute to “a craftsman of the first order,” who wrote for Chicago newspapers before becoming POLITICO’s chief political columnist. He died Thursday at 78. more

Dan Balz | The Washington Post | 9/11/26

Slava Veder in 2008 holding his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph, “Burst of Joy.” (Photo credit: Timothy Mantoani/Lynn Mantoani, via Associated Press)

Slava Veder, whose camera captured a defining Vietnam homecoming, dies at 99

His Pulitzer-winning photograph, “Burst of Joy,” documented an Air Force pilot’s reunion with his family after five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. more

Jeré Longman | The New York Times | 9/4/26

Gloria Steinem (AP Production: Vanessa A. Alvarez)

Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92

Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes for over six decades, has died. She was 92. more

Jocelyn Noveck | The Associated Press | 9/3/26

Lloyd Robertson, unflappable Canadian broadcaster, dies at 92

His 41 years as a national television news anchor surpassed the tenures of Walter Cronkite and Tom Brokaw. more

Adam Nossiter | The New York Times | 8/21/26

Christopher Bodeen holds up a certificate to celebrate his 20th year with The Associated Press at the office in Beijing, on July 21, 2016. (Photo credit: Ng Han Guan/AP)

AP reporter Christopher Bodeen, a tenacious chronicler of China’s rise, dies at 55

Christopher Bodeen, a tenacious, old-school wire service reporter who brought a keen analytical eye and a wry sense of humor to decades of work in China, Taiwan and in war zones and natural disasters across the globe for The Associated Press, has died. He was 55. more

Foster Klug | The Associated Press | 8/20/26

ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93

William F. Rasmussen, the sports fan-turned broadcaster and entrepreneur whose out-of-the-box idea of a 24-hour cable sports network, ESPN, changed forever the landscape of sports media, passed away Aug. 18 at the age of 93 from the effects of Parkinson’s Disease. more

Press Release | ESPN | 8/18/26

Longtime N.J. sports reporter Greg Tufaro dies at age 59

Greg Tufaro, the award-winning New Jersey journalist whose three decades of reporting on local high school and college sports helped bring some of the state’s most important issues to public attention, died Monday. He was 59. more

Keith Sargeant | NJ.com | 8/12/26

Remembering Bob Sillick: A gifted journalist and cherished member of the E&P family

For six years, Bob Sillick brought insight, curiosity and a deep devotion to the news media industry to the pages of E&P. His death leaves us mourning not only a gifted journalist whose work informed thousands of readers, but a trusted colleague and cherished member of our family. more

Mike Blinder | E&P Magazine | 8/2/26

Former Kewaskum Statesman publisher Lana Kuehl dies at age 76

Former Kewaskum Statesman publisher Lana Harbeck Kuehl, age 76, of Kewaskum, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2026 at home after fighting COPD for more than a decade. more

Staff | Wisconsin Newspaper Association | 7/27/26

Statement from PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger on the passing of Sylvia Bugg

“We are deeply shocked and saddened to share that Sylvia Bugg, PBS’s chief programming executive and general manager for general audience programming, passed away unexpectedly this weekend,” said Paula Kerger, president and CEO of PBS. more

Press Release | PBS Publicity | 7/20/26

Michael J. McManus, syndicated columnist of ‘The Northern Perspective,’ ‘Solutions’ and ‘Ethics & Religion’ dies at 85

Michael J. McManus spent most of his career as a self-syndicated columnist, publishing weekly opinion columns in small and midsize newspapers across the country. His first column, “The Northern Perspective,” focused on ideas to revitalize industrialized cities in the northeast suffering from plant closures and unemployment. more

John McManus | The McManus Group | 7/17/26

Pat Oliphant, cartoonist who skewered the powerful, dies at 90

The winner of countless awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, he was described in 1990 as “the most influential political cartoonist now working.” more

Robert D. McFadden | The New York Times | 7/14/26

Charles H. Townsend in 2004, when he became chief executive of Condé Nast. Over the years that followed, he was forced to make cuts both big and small. (Photo credit: Muhammad Ozier)

Charles H. Townsend dies at 82; led Condé Nast during digital transition

Charles H. Townsend, who presided over Condé Nast, the parent company of glossy magazines like Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, as it was rocked along with the rest of the media industry by the transition from print to digital, died on June 11 in Vero Beach, Fla. He was 82. more

Adam Nossiter | The New York Times | 7/2/26

Mark Singer (Photo courtesy of the Singer Family)

Mark Singer, longtime writer for The New Yorker, dies at 75

He joined the magazine’s staff at 23. Among the subjects of his profiles were the magician Ricky Jay and a pre-politics Donald Trump. more

Trip Gabriel | The New York Times | 6/22/26

In this May 31, 2006, file photo, film critic Gene Shalit is seen during a toast with “Today” show cast and crew at the end of Katie Couric’s final show, in New York. (Photo credit: Richard Drew/The Associated Press, File)

Gene Shalit, longtime ‘Today’ show movie critic with bushy hair and massive mustache, dies at 100

Gene Shalit, a movie critic and arts reporter for the “Today” show over four decades who was known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and affection for groan-inducing puns, has died. He was 100. more

Mark Kennedy | The Associated Press | 6/15/26

Former AP reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, who sued wire service for discrimination, dies at age 89

Former Associated Press reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, whose lawsuit against the wire service for race and gender discrimination led to affirmative action plans to spur hiring of female, Black and Hispanic journalists, has died at 89. more

Corey Williams | The Associated Press | 6/11/26

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