As a longtime correspondent for CBS News Radio, he kept meticulous records of presidential activities, from vacation days to teleprompter use. more

Terminally ill, she contacted obituary reporters looking to be interviewed about her life and imminent death — to be “at her own wake,” a colleague said. more

WV News Executive Editor John Miller died Tuesday, Aug. 26, at the age of 62, leaving a legacy of over 40 years of community-based journalism and involvement. WV News Executive Editor John Miller died Tuesday, Aug. 26, at the age of 62, leaving a legacy of over 40 … more

Following a brief battle with cancer, former Wausau Daily Herald columnist and editor Jamie Lynn Orcutt died Aug. 11. more

He was one of the best-sourced political reporters of his generation, known for a long-running column he wrote with Baltimore Sun colleague Jack Germond. more

Leonard Tow, devoted philanthropist and longtime champion of journalism education, died peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 10. He was 97. more

For five years, he honed the paper’s focus on hard news and enterprising journalism, distancing it from its reputation for fluffy, bite-sized stories. more

A lifelong leader in journalism, Schurz dedicated decades to strengthening local media, advancing education opportunities and fostering civic engagement. more

A founding editor of Rolling Stone and a seasoned music journalist, he spent time with the Beatles and toured with the Grateful Dead and the Rolling Stones. more

A novelist and memoirist, she famously clashed with her brother, leading to the fall of a Kentucky publishing dynasty that her paternal grandfather established in 1918. more

At CBS and ABC, he pursued news segments aimed at destigmatizing gay life and drawing attention to an epidemic that at the time was largely overlooked. more

He mastered the art of the interview over 32 years on public radio, at WNYC. He was fired in 2017 amid allegations of sexual harassment, which he vehemently denied. more

Derk Sauer, an idealistic Dutch media magnate who epitomized the lucrative yet brief muckraking days of a Russian free press, died on Thursday at a family home in Zeeland, the Netherlands. He was 72. … more

Baumann’s journalistic passion continued after retirement in 2007, teaching photojournalism, newsroom leadership and picture editing at Southern Illinois University. He also started a free online magazine focused on the stories of his beloved Posey County. more

A pioneer in consumer affairs journalism, he helped expose the deformity-causing hazards posed by thalidomide, a once-popular drug for morning sickness. more

Robert A. Daugherty, whose four-decade career with The Associated Press captured history including President Lyndon B. Johnson writing the speech in which he declined reelection, Richard Nixon flashing “V for Victory” signs before leaving the White House in disgrace and Jimmy Carter clasping hands with Middle East leaders after cementing a peace treaty, has died after a lengthy illness. He was 86. more

Legendary sports editor Bob Hammel passed away July 19 at 88 years old. He led the sports department at what became The Herald-Times in Bloomington, Indiana, from 1966 to 1996. more

Known as “Mazz” to the staff, he brought a hard-news approach to USA TODAY in the 1990s. more

With national reach, he won the prize in 1993 and was a finalist for it four times while at The Arizona Republic. Some of his work rankled his own Mormon community. more

On assignment for U.P.I. in Cuba, he learned of the U.S.- backed effort to overthrow Fidel Castro and was imprisoned. He later worked for The New York Times. more