Nobuhiko Ochiai, a Japanese journalist and novelist, died on February 1, 2026. He was born in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, on January 8, 1942. Ochiai wrote works reporting on international affairs and intelligence-related situations, along with novels and translations based on… · 01 February 2026 · February 2026
Joe Mulholland, the Irish television executive who served as managing director of RTÉ Television, died on January 31, 2026, aged 85. Patrick Joseph Mulholland worked in a number of capacities with national broadcaster RTÉ, including as managing director of RTÉ… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026
Burt Wolf, an American journalist and writer, died on January 31, 2026. Born Burton R. Wolf in New York City on September 28, 1938, he was also a businessman, chef and television producer. He was the host and author of… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026
Chip Berlet, an American investigative journalist and author, died on January 30, 2026, of leukemia. Born John Foster Berlet on November 22, 1949, he was known for his work as a research analyst, photojournalist, scholar and activist focused on extreme… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
French journalist and humanitarian · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · French
British theatre organist and radio presenter (The Organist Entertains) · 28 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 28
Michael H. Prosser, an American academic and professor emeritus at the University of Virginia, died on January 29, 2026, at age 89. He served at the University of Virginia from 1972 to 2001 and was a Fulbright Professor at the… · 29 January 2026 · January 2026
Suzannah Lessard, an American writer, died on January 29, 2026, of complications from endometrial cancer. She was 81. Lessard was a staff writer for The New Yorker and one of the original editors of the Washington Monthly. Over nearly 50… · 29 January 2026 · January 2026
Dan McQuade, an American journalist and writer, died on January 28, 2026. He was 43. A Philadelphia-based writer and community figure, McQuade was best known for recording and reporting on a 2014 comedy performance by Hannibal Buress that referenced longstanding… · 28 January 2026 · January 2026
Danish journalist (Politiken) · 27 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 27
Sri Lankan journalist and lyricist · 26 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 26
Cuban American journalist and television anchorman · 26 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 26
Rafael Pineda, a Cuban-American television journalist and news reporter, died on January 25, 2026. Born Julio Rafael Pineda in Baracoa, Cuba, on December 20, 1937, he immigrated to the United States before his 20th birthday. He began his career at… · Spain · 25 January 2026 · January 2026
Chris Baur, a Scottish broadcast journalist, died on January 23, 2026. He was born Christopher Frank Baur on 28 May 1942 in Oxted, Surrey, and was raised in Scotland from the age of three. Educated at Dalhousie Preparatory School and… · 23 January 2026 · January 2026
French scenographer and journalist (Encyclopædia Universalis) · 21 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 21 · French
Walter Martínez, a Venezuelan journalist with Venezolana de Televisión, died on January 22, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Walter Nelson Martínez Martínez in Montevideo, Uruguay, he had a career spanning more than three decades in radio, television and… · 22 January 2026 · January 2026
American newscaster (ABC 7 · 19 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 19 · Other
Slovak presenter · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18
Argentine sports journalist · 17 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 17 · Argentine
Armenian actress and journalist · 16 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 16
Colombian radio broadcaster and journalist · 14 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 14
American television journalist · 14 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 14
French engineer and journalist (Lys rouge) · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12 · French
Scott Adams, the American cartoonist and writer best known for creating the Dilbert comic strip, died on January 13, 2026, at age 68. He was also a conservative commentator and wrote nonfiction works on business, self-improvement, commentary, satire, and politics.… · 13 January 2026 · January 2026 · Cancer
Sri Lankan journalist · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12
Swedish comics creator and editor (The Phantom) · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9
Italian television presenter and radio personality · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7
American music journalist and magazine editor (The Source · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7
American political commentator · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
British radio presenter (BBC Radio Merseyside) · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
British political activist and magazine editor (Searchlight) · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3
Ukranian journalist · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3
Jordanian journalist and broadcaster · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2
Jerry Bledsoe, an American author and journalist, died on December 31, 2025, at age 84. Born in Danville, Virginia, on July 14, 1941, he was known for several true crime books based on murders in North Carolina, including Bitter Blood… · 31 December 2025 · December 2025
American journalist (The New York Times) · 29 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 29
Mate Meštrović, a Croatian-American journalist, died on December 30, 2025, in Zagreb at the age of 95. Also known as Matthew Mestrovic and Matthew Meštrović, he was born in Zagreb on September 13, 1930. The son of Croatian-American sculptor Ivan… · 30 December 2025 · December 2025
Egyptian journalist and advisor to Al-Qaeda · 28 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 28 · al-Masri
Michael J. Schumacher, an American journalist and author, died on December 29, 2025, at age 75. Born in Topeka, Kansas, on May 22, 1950, he wrote biographies of Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg, filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, musicians Eric Clapton… · 29 December 2025 · December 2025
Jonathan Powell, the British pianist, musicologist and music editor, died on December 27, 2025, aged 56. Born in Lancashire in 1969, he was also a self-taught composer who wrote piano sonatas, string quartets and other chamber music. As a performer… · 27 December 2025 · December 2025
Richard Pollak, an American journalist, died on December 27, 2025. · 27 December 2025 · December 2025 · Pollák
Andrew Arbuckle, Scottish journalist and politician who served as an MSP for the Mid Scotland and Fife region, died on December 25, 2025, aged 81. Andrew David Arbuckle MBE was first elected as a Fife councillor in 1986 and represented… · 25 December 2025 · December 2025
Czech commentator and editor (ČRo 6 · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22 · Czech
American journalist (The Washington Post) and biographer · 19 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 19
American sports reporter · 19 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 19 · Other
Brazilian-born Belgian film editor (Home Sweet Home · 18 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 18
Saudi writer and journalist (Al Riyadh) · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
Portuguese journalist and a political commentator · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
American journalist (Associated Press) · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
British television and radio presenter · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16 · Burton
American magazine editor and writer (Commentary) · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16
Canadian journalist (CBM (AM) · 15 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 15
Belgian sports journalist (RTBF) · 14 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 14
American journalist (The Washington Post · 13 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 13 · Samuelson
Gerald Donaldson, a Canadian racing journalist and biographer who specialized in covering Formula One, died on December 14, 2025, at age 87. Born in Almonte, Ontario, on July 18, 1938, he wrote more than 20 books, including biographies, and some… · 14 December 2025 · December 2025
American broadcast journalist (KTRK-TV) · 13 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 13
British film editor (Mona Lisa · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
American journalist (Chicago Tribune) · 03 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 3 · Dold
Hugh Wallace, an Irish architect and television presenter, died on December 1, 2025. Born in south Dublin in 1956 and raised as an only child, he co-founded the Dublin-based practice Douglas Wallace Architects with fellow student Alan Douglas in 1982.… · 01 December 2025 · December 2025
British financial journalist · 29 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 29 · Andreas, · Smith
Romanian journalist (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) · 26 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 26
Brazilian television presenter (TV Gazeta) · 23 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 23