The Media Drop

On Tuesday, a memorial service was held at New York City’s Carnegie Hall for ABC News anchor Peter Jennings, who passed away in early August from lung cancer - an event that allowed for the public to attend if they were able to get one of the 800-someodd tickets that were made available. By checking […]

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Over the weekend, the NYT’s Katharine Seelye writes about the departure of Washington Post associate editor Steve Coll, who is taking on a role at the New Yorker.

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On Sunday, there was a lot of speculation about ABC World News Tonight anchor Peter Jennings being “close to death” - speculation that unfortunately came to fruition late last night when Jennings succumbed to lung cancer, which he announced that he had been stricken with last April. And the manner through which I found out […]

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The AP’s Geoff Mulvihill reports Tuesday that journalist Al Aronowitz, perhaps most well known for his coverage of rock music in the 60’s & 70’s, has died at age 77.

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On Saturday, the Associated Press reported that journalist Dick Schaap, known for his work covering sports for ABC and ESPN, actually died of negligent medical care by his surgeon during hip replacement surgery in 2001. I remember that he had passed away by what was originally reported as complications, but hadn’t heard anything about a […]

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Westport Now has the story about the death of William Brink, who worked as New York Daily News managing editor until 1981. For those looking for a historical perspective on him, he was responsible for the hed of “FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD,” describing how then-President Gerald Ford had chosen to handle some financial difficulties […]

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The Associated Press reports that former CBS News anchor Dan Rather said that the proof is in the pudding when it comes to the value of investigative reporting to the public, specifically citing Watergate as an example.

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The Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Lisa Stiffler writes about former Seattle-area journalist Don McGaffin, who died on Sunday at age 78. McGaffin was well known to locals for his investigative reporting and specific style, as exhibited in a tough interview he had with President Richard Nixon in 1972.

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Last weekend, Washington Blade editor Chris Crain was beaten in Amsterdam for being a homosexual. On Tuesday, Crain wrote about the incident on the Blade’s weblog. Thankfully, he doesn’t seem to have any permanent physical injuries, although the mental toll of this experience has got to be horrifying.

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Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported on the passing of Howard Benedict, who spent 37 years working for the news bureau. The focus of much of his career was on the NASA space program, and he was reponsible for much of the important coverage of space missions in this country. Benedict died early Monday […]

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