Veteran AP reporter Gillispie passes away
The following excerpt was sent out from The Associated Press’ John Seewer: Mark Gillispie, a veteran journalist who wrote about many of Ohio’s biggest stories and characters during a four-decade career primarily with The Associated Press and The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, has died. He was 63. Gillispie, who was diagnosed with cancer last fall, […]
Navasky, leader of The Nation magazine, dies at 90
The following excerpt was sent out from The New York Times’ Joseph Berger: Victor S. Navasky, a witty and contrarian journalist who for 27 years as either editor or publisher commanded the long-running left-leaning magazine The Nation, and who also wrote the book “Naming Names,” a breakthrough chronicle of the Hollywood blacklisting era, died on […]
Sanford, longtime WSJ staffer who wrote his own obituary, has died
David Sanford, who in 1995 told his Wall Street Journal colleagues that he would die from AIDS in the next year but who retired from the paper in 2015, died earlier this month. He had been at the paper for 35 years. In 1997, Sanford and Michael Waldholz of The Journal won a Pulitzer Prize for […]
Wichita Biz Journal editor Roy dies at 61
Bill Roy, the Wichita Business Journal’s editor since 2003, died Sunday morning at his home of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 61. Managing editor Kirk Seminoff writes, “Roy was inducted into the Kansas Press Association Hall of Fame in 2022, a nod to his versatility as a journalist and his leadership for two decades at […]
CBC News journalist Johnston passes away
The following excerpt was sent out: Janice Johnston, a CBC journalist whose decades-long career shaped justice and crime reporting in Edmonton and Alberta, died Friday. She was 62. Johnston, who was born in London, Ont., on March 2, 1960, died of cancer after a brief illness. Johnston covered Alberta courts and crime for more than […]
Hounshell, On Politics editor at the NY Times, passes away
Blake Hounshell, On Politics editor at The New York Times passed away on Tuesday in Washington, aged 44. Hounshell had held top editorial posts at Politico, where he worked for seven years, before joining the Times. Some of his posts include serving as editor in chief of Politico Magazine and as managing editor for Washington […]
LA Times breaking news reporter Yee passes away
Gregory Yee, a breaking news reporter at the Los Angeles Times has died at the age of 33. Reports say that “at the Hollywood bungalow where he lived, apparently from complications from a respiratory issue.” Previously, Yee covered crime for the Long Beach Press-Telegram and criminal justice for the Post and Courier in South Carolina. […]
Dowling, Hollywood Reporter editor in chief for 17 years, dies at 83
Robert Dowling, who ran The Hollywood Reporter for 17 years as publisher and editor in chief, died Friday from cancer at the age of 83. Mike Barnes of The Hollywood Reporter writes, “The publication saw huge growth under Dowling amid an explosion in media coverage of Hollywood, and he helped reshape THR into a fierce, underdog rival to […]
KC Star VP and editorial page editor Lindenberger passes
Michael Lindenberger, vice president and editorial page editor at the Kansas City Star, has died aged 51. Previously, Lindenberger was at the Houston Chronicle, where he also won a Pulitzer Prize. During his 14 years at The Dallas Morning News he held several posts, including columnist, city hall reporter and Washington correspondent for business. A […]
Dallas Biz Journal staff photographer Dean dies
Jake Dean, a staff photographer at the Dallas Business Journal, died Saturday. Editor in chief Jeffrey Schnick writes, “As a publication that serves an executive audience, Jake had to wear a few distinct hats. He required the creative touch of a portrait photographer (posed, candid and conceptual), the adaptability of a documentarian (photos, video and scripts) and […]
