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Jack Bass in 2005, the year he and Marilyn W. Thompson published “Strom: The Complicated Personal and Political Life of Strom Thurmond,” one of two biographies of Mr. Thurmond that they wrote together. (Photo credit: Alan Hawes/The Post and Courier, via The Associated Press)

Jack Bass, dean of South Carolina political journalism, dies at 91

In articles and books, he wrote about the rapid racial, political and economic changes that transformed his state — and the South as a whole. more

Clay Risen | The New York Times | 5/7/26

Ted Turner stands in a CNN control room. He launched the first 24-hour, all-news cable network on June 1, 1980. (Photo credit: CNN)

Ted Turner, creator of CNN and the 24-hour news cycle, dies at 87

As one of the most important figures in media history, he oversaw a vast cable empire of news, sports and entertainment channels. more

Jonathan Kandell | The New York Times | 5/6/26

Ronald Smothers in 1972, his first year as a New York Times reporter. (Photo credit: Eddie Hausner/The New York Times)

Ronald Smothers, New York Times reporter who covered protest and politics, dies at 79

In a career that included 35 years at The New York Times, he chronicled the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s 1984 presidential run and the bombing at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. more

Trip Gabriel | The New York Times | 5/4/26

Jack Thornell in 2018 (Photo credit: Gerald Herbert/The Associated Press)

Jack Thornell, Pulitzer-winning AP photographer, dies at 86

He captured one of the most wrenching moments of the civil rights struggle: the agony of James Meredith after he was shot on a Mississippi highway. more

Adam Nossiter | The New York Times | 5/4/26

Molly Sinclair McCartney, globe-trotting traveler and Washington Post reporter, dies at 84

Raised in a refinery town near Houston, she blazed her own trail through journalism as a woman starting in the 1960s. She celebrated her 80th birthday by trekking through the Utah desert. more

Harrison Smith | The Washington Post | 4/28/26

Obituary: Mark T. Sheehan

Mark T. Sheehan, San Francisco, died at home on April 8. He was born to Katherine and Mark T. Sheehan Sr, on June 28, 1927, in Wallingford, Connecticut, and was a long-time resident of the Washington, D.C., area. more

Legacy.com | 4/27/26

Andrew Barnes, former chairman of the Poynter Institute and CEO of the Times Publishing Co (Photo courtesy of the Tampa Bay Times)

Former Poynter chairman and Tampa Bay Times CEO Andrew Barnes dies at 86

Barnes shepherded Poynter through an attempted hostile takeover of the Times, ensuring that the paper would remain independently owned. more

Angela Fu | Poynter | 4/24/26

Washington Post journalist Dan Eggen guided national political coverage as an editor. (Photo credit: Randolph Smith/The Washington Post)

Dan Eggen, who shaped politics coverage at The Washington Post, dies at 60

He helped guide Pulitzer Prize-winning projects, including coverage of Russian election interference in 2016 and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. more

Matt Schudel | The Washington Post | 4/22/26

Former Alligator general manager Ed Barber died March 29 at 86 years old. (Photo credit: Alligator Archives)

Remembering ‘Uncle Ed’: Former Alligator general manager Ed Barber dies at 86

Charles Edward “Ed” Barber, also known as “Mr. Alligator” or “Uncle Ed,” died March 29 at 86 years old. more

Zoey Thomas, Sofia Meyers and Leona Masangkay | The Independent Florida Alligator | 4/20/26

Joseph Collins, who played a key role in cable-industry transformation, dies at 81

Joseph Collins, a longtime cable television executive who helped pioneer the industry’s transition to broadband, died April 2 at his home in Weekapaug, Rhode Island. He was 81 years old. more

Anne Steele | The Wall Street Journal | 4/17/26

Kevin Klose at a 2003 conference on journalism at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. (Photo credit: Paul Sancya / The Associated Press)

Kevin Klose, who reported behind the Iron Curtain and led NPR, dies at 85

After 25 years at The Washington Post, he became a top executive in public broadcasting, helping secure a historic $200 million donation for NPR. more

Scott Nover | The Washington Post | 4/16/26

Peter Schrag dies at 94; wrote of dangers of California’s populist streak

His best-received book explored the state’s infatuation with voter initiatives, which were sometimes pushed with anti-immigrant fervor. more

Trip Gabriel | The New York Times | 4/8/26

Paul Brainerd dies at 78; pioneered desktop publishing with PageMaker

His software brought printing into the digital age, allowing users to stop manually splicing columns of text and graphics and instead create layouts on a virtual pasteboard. more

Michael S. Rosenwald | The New York Times | 3/26/26

Former Westerly Sun publisher David T. Lucey dies at 84

David T. Lucey Sr., a much-admired, distinguished and decades-long veteran of the New England newspaper industry, who served as first post-Utter family publisher of The Westerly Sun in Rhode Island from 1999 until his retirement in 2004, died in Punta Gorda, Florida, on March 19, at the age of 84. more

Nancy Burns-Fusaro | The Westerly Sun | 3/25/26

Richard Mauer in 2010 (Photo credit: Erik Hill/Anchorage Daily News)

Richard Mauer, reporter who probed corruption in Alaska, dies at 76

He routinely took on the powerful and was part of a Pulitzer-winning team at The Anchorage Daily News that investigated alcoholism and suicide among Native Alaskans. more

Richard Sandomir | The New York Times | 3/19/26

Ernie Anastos on the WNYW Fox set in 2010 (Photo credit: Todd Heisler/The New York Times)

Ernie Anastos, New York’s Everyman newscaster, dies at 82

A television journalist for four decades with 30 Emmy Awards, Ernie Anastos especially enjoyed delivering good news. more

Remy Tumin | The New York Times | 3/13/26

Colman McCarthy (Photo credit: Tim Shaffer/Reuters)

Colman McCarthy, 87, journalist who waged peace in the classroom, dies

For decades, he wrote a syndicated column in The Washington Post promoting nonviolence. That became the subject of a course he taught for nearly 40 years. more

Michael S. Rosenwald | The New York Times | 3/10/26

For 30 years, Joey Knight told the hidden stories of Tampa Bay. Now, here’s his

Tampa Bay Times sportswriter Joey Knight passed away on Friday morning, leaving behind a legacy of compassion and coverage. more

John Romano | Tampa Bay Times | 2/23/26

Author and philanthropist Anna Murdoch-Mann dies at 81

Anna Murdoch-Mann, 81, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 17 — surrounded by family — at her home in Palm Beach, Florida. more

Cindy Adams | New York Post | 2/23/26

Susan Sheehan in 1982 at her home in Washington (Photo credit: George Tames/The New York Times)

Susan Sheehan, chronicler of lives on the margins, dies at 88

As a journalist and author, she wrote meticulous portraits of people for The New Yorker. Her book “Is There No Place on Earth for Me?” won the Pulitzer Prize. more

Trip Gabriel | The New York Times | 2/23/26

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