Former TechCrunch journalist O’Hear dies at 49
Former London tech journalist Steve O’Hear has died at age 49 after a short illness. Amy Lewin and Freya Patty of Sifted write, “O’Hear worked for TechCrunch for over a decade and covered the rise of many of the UK’s most successful tech businesses, like Monzo and Wise. He left in 2021 to join food delivery scaleup […]
Meyers, longtime Star Tribune economics reporter, dies at 75
Mike Meyers, who was an economics reporter and columnist at the Minneapolis Star Tribune for more than two decades, has died at the age of 75. Randy Furst of the Star Tribune, “Meyers had a talent for distilling complicated economic issues, often with humorous but riveting opening paragraphs. ‘He had an unusual combination of talents both […]
Barlett, two-time Pulitzer winner, dies at 88
Don Barlett, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for the Philadelphia Inquirer who also worked at Time, Vanity Fair and the Cleveland Plain Dealer, died Saturday at the age of 88. Gary Miles of The Inquirer writes, “Mr. Barlett partnered with fellow investigative reporter James B. Steele for 26 years at The Inquirer and 42 years overall, […]
Duryee, tech reporter, dies at 46
Tricia Duryee, a tech reporter for the Seattle Times, AllThingsD and GeekWire, has died from cancer at the age of 46. Todd Bishop of GeekWire writes, “Duryee covered the rise of wireless technologies, smartphones, and e-commerce, as well as gaming and venture capital as a reporter for publications including The Seattle Times, AllThingsD, MocoNews.net and GeekWire. […]
Former Free Press biz editor, Pulitzer winner dies at 93
David C. Smith, a former business editor at the Detroit Free Press who was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the city’s 1967 riot, has died at the age of 93. Jamie L. LaReau of The Free Press writes, “With a degree in hand, Smith embarked on a career in […]
Jay, former BBC economics editor, dies at 87
Peter Jay, the former economics editor of the BBC, has died aged 87. A BBC story states, “At various times, Jay was also economics editor of the Times newspaper, presenter of ITV’s Weekend World, British Ambassador to Washington, launch chairman of TV-am and chief of staff to Robert Maxwell. “In a statement, his family said: […]
Rea, longtime biz journalist, dies at 72
Alison Rea, a business journalist who worked for BusinessWeek, Fortune and Reuters, has died at the age of 72. An obituary states, “In 1980, Alison made the life-changing decision to get an MBA in finance and international business at New York University which paved the way to her career covering business and banking over the […]
Sergeant, founder of Euromoney, dies at 100
Sir Patrick Sergeant, the founder of Euromoney and legendary figure of financial journalism, died on Sept. 18 at the age of 100. A Telegraph story states, “When the Mail’s proprietor, the second Viscount Rothermere, complained in 1966 that the City desk looked overstaffed, Sergeant came up with a new source of advertising revenues by introducing […]
King, former WSJ global economics editor, has died
Neil King, the former global economics editor at The Wall Street Journal, died Tuesday from cancer. He was 65. He left The Journal in 2016. Last year, his book “American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal” documented his 330-mile walk from Washington to New York. King worked for 15 years in the Journal’s Washington […]
Evans, Reuters staffer killed, was indispensable to coverage
Ryan Evans, who was killed in a missile strike on a hotel in eastern Ukraine, had combat experience and a professional manner that made him indispensable to Reuters’ coverage of wars and an unfailing source of support for many journalists, reports Elizabeth Piper of Reuters. Piper reports, “He befriended many of the reporters he was helping stay safe, […]
