The folks at @Poynter are collecting the published obituaries of the journalists and media employees whoâve died because of the coronavirus. https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2020/the-journalists-and-colleagues-weve-lost-to-the-coronavirus/ Email khare@poynter.org if they're missing anyone.
Anthony Causi, a photojournalist with the New York Post, died April 12. He was 48. https://nypost.com/2020/04/12/anthony-causi-beloved-post-sports-photographer-dies-of-coronavirus-at-48/
Michael W.R. Davis, author, historian and journalist, died April 11. He was 88. https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/04/13/detroit-author-historian-dies-coronavirus-michael-davis/2983884001/?fbclid=IwAR3MA90fAtGLvV_753-RzBZhpCjMKclSn_HFf3zWwL13ZhgcQr7lTg6FNFQ
Brahm Kanchibotla, U.S. correspondent for United News of India, died April 5. He was 66. https://www.livemint.com/news/india/indian-american-journalist-brahm-kanchibotla-dies-of-covid-19-in-new-york-11586231719514.html
Anick Jesdanun, the Associated Pressâ deputy technology editor, died April 2. He was 51. https://apnews.com/1f0aca8b73b80808d45725702784c265
Anastasia Petrova, editor, Business Interest in Russia, died March 31. She was 36. https://www.rferl.org/a/they-don-t-like-how-i-m-breathing-russian-journalist-documents-her-coronavirus-related-death/30538929.html
Mark Eckert, business executive, Mahoning Matters, Youngstown, Ohio, died of the coronavirus, according to a March 30 story from editor Mark Sweetwood. Eckertâs age wasnât listed. https://www.mahoningmatters.com/newsletters/your-morning-matters-today-we-salute-difference-makers-2248296
Maria Mercader, a journalist with CBS News, died of the coronavirus, CBS News reported on March 29. She was 54. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/remembering-maria-mercader-cbs-news-journalist-for-three-decades/
Alan Finder, a retired reporter and editor at The New York Times who still worked part time, died on March 24. He was 72. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/obituaries/alan-finder-dead-coronavirus.html
Larry Edgeworth, an NBC News employee, died March 19. He was 61. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nbc-news-employee-dies-after-testing-positive-coronavirus-n1164696
There's no tweet that can wrap this thread up into a nice little bow. More than 114,000 people are dead worldwide, so I will say this sadly isn't everyone.