COVID-19
31.05.2020. INDIA. Imphal (Manipur) based senior journalist
Sagolsem Hemant (photo) died of Covid-19 on 30 May. Hemant (65) worked for various newspapers like Pudin, Eikhoigee Panthung, Ningtam Lanpao, etc and also led All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union as its president for two terms. The Meitei author-journalist passed way while undergoing corona treatment at the hospital.
31.05.2021. NEPAL. The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) is shocked and saddened by the sad news of the ultimely demise of
Rabindra Gautam, at the young age of 38 due to corona infection. Gautam, who has worked for Image Channel, Abhiyan Aartgi Daily, Navtarang Weekly and others, has been working as a Dolakha correspondent of Annapurna Post and station manager of Radio Bhimeshwar. Corona has so far killed 19 journalists and infected more than 900 in Nepal. The rate of corona infection has been increasing for the last few days. FNJ appeals to all journalists to engage in professional work by taking all possible health safety measures.
31.05.2021. GUYANA. Journalist
Mondale Smith (photo) has passed away as a result of Covid-19. Smith was in his 40s. He was admitted to the Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit last week with severe complications. Smith started his media career at the Guyana Broadcasting Corporation in the early 1990s. He would later join the Evening News and eventually became one of the faces of Prime News newscast. Smith would later work at Kaieteur News, among several other places. The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has expressed condolences to his family and friends.
30.05.2021. ITALIA. Ancora una vittima, la 58esima, del Covid nel giornalismo et nella cultura del Italia : è morto nei giorni scorsi, nel reparto Covid 3 dell’ospedale di Cuorgnè (Torino), il giornalista e poeta
Marco Lojacono (photo), nato nel dicembre 1935 a Palermo. Ha collaborato con il settimanale «Il Risveglio popolare» del quale fu una firma conosciuta.
30.05.2021. BANGLADESH. The Financial Express executive editor and chief news editor
Shahiduzzaman Khan (photo) died of Covid-19 at a hospital in Dhaka. He was 71. Shahiduzzaman breathed his last at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital where he was undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit. Shahiduzzaman was admitted to the hospital on May 07 and the senior journalist has been undergoing treatment there for the last three weeks and tested positive for the virus.
30.05.2021. BRASIL. Fábio Campana (photo), jornalista e escritor, morreu vítima da Covid-19, neste sábado (29), em Curitiba. Uma publicação feita no blog pessoal do jornalista confirmou a morte. Tinha 74 anos. Campana publicava colunas em uma rede de jornais do interior do Paraná e fazia comentários políticos para uma rádio. Além disso, era editor de uma revista e diretor de uma editora.
29.05.2021. ARGENTINA. El joven trabajador de radio,
Pablo Andés Miranda (photo), falleció este viernes, afectado por coronavirus. Un conocido operador y locutor de radio de Santa Rosa, Pablo Andrés Miranda, de 48 años, falleció este viernes, afectado por coronavirus, según confirmaron compañeros de la actividad. Miranda era un conocido trabajador de las radios locales. Entre ellas, se desempeñaba en LU33 y Radio Patagonia.
29.05.2021. INDIA. Veteran journalist and author
Basant Das (photo) has succumbed to Covid-19 on 28 May. He was 81. Das, who used to work for Amrita Bazara Patrika and Jugantar, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at a private hospital. The Oriya author-journalist led Utkal Journalist Union and was also associated with Indian Federation of Working Journalists. Das has written as many as 16 books including his recent book ‘Political History of Modern Odisha’.
29.05.2021. INDIA. New Delhi based senior defence journalist
Sushil Sharma (photo) died of post Covid-19 complications on 28 May. Sharma (55), who used to edit DefenceMonitor magazine, passed away while undergoing corona related treatment at a Noida hospital.
29.05.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista
Milton Coelho da Graça (photo) morreu aos 90 anos vítima de covid-19, no Rio de Janeiro. Milton co meçou no Diário Carioca, passou pelo Última Hora e O Globo e foi correspondente em Londres e Nova York. Milton chegou a ser preso e torturado durante a ditadura militar.
29.05.2021. INDIA. Mumbai based former journalist
Ryan Stephen (photo) died of Covid-19 complications on 29 May. Stephen (50), now a known film producer passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Goa.
- INDIA: Chennai (Tamil Nadu) based senior journalist
R Jawahar died of Covid-19 on 28 May. Jawahar (73), who is also regarded as a Left-wing writer, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at the hospital.
- INDIA: Angul (Odisha) based young journalist
Raghunath Sahu
died of Covid-19 on 28 May. Raghunath (29), who worked for Zee Kalinga news channel, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar.
29.05.2021. PAKISTAN. Journalist-turned-politician and writer of many books,
Malik Mushtaq Khattana, died of coronavirus in Mansehra on Friday. He was admitted to the Ayub Medical Complex Hospital in Abbottabad after he tested positive for Covid-19 last week. Khattana was the tehsil president of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in Mansehra and an active social worker. He was a regular column contributor of a local daily, raising community issues through his pen. Mr Khattana had also remained the president of the local press club and wrote many books.
28.05.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista
Generoso Rodrigues (photo), de 78 anos, morreu nesta quinta-feira (27) vítima de complicações da Covid-19 em Mato Grosso. Generoso foi o pioneiro do jornalismo na região do Araguaia, fundador e proprietário da Revista Agora, com 40 anos de atuação na comunicação.
28.05.2021. ECUADOR. El periodista guayaquileño
Rommel Ramos (photo), del medio digital La Data, falleció la noche del 26 de mayo tras haberse contagiado de la COVID-19. Amigos cercanos al comunicador confirmaron a Fundamedios que el deceso del periodista ocurrió luego de permanecer durante cuatro semanas en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI) de una clínica privada de Guayaquil.
28.05.2021. UNITED KINGDOM. A famous BBC radio presenter from the UK recently lost her life and her family has claimed that the reason behind her untimely death was blood clots caused due to the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Lisa Shaw, 44 (photo), got vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus. A week after taking the AstraZeneca jab, she started suffering from severe headaches and then fell seriously ill a few days later. Shaw was then admitted to the Royal Victoria infirmary in Newscastle and found she had developed blood clots. She was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for internal bleeding and a few days later she was declared dead. According to the public broadcaster, the vaccine is listed as one of the factors being considered in her passing. The document sites “complication of AstraZeneca COVID-19 virus vaccination” as a consideration.
27.05.2021. INDIA. Penchikalpet (Telangana) based journalist
Junagari Ramesh (photo) died of Covid-19 on 26 May. Ramesh (38), who worked for a vernacular newspaper, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at a private hospital in Kaghaznagar.
27.05.2021. BRASIL. Morreu na última terça-feira 25, no Hospital Santa Marcelina em Itaquera, São Paulo, o jornalista
Rodinei Lafaete (photo) vítima de complicações da Covid-19. Rodinei Lafaete era correspondente do Direto do Planalto em São Paulo, onde atuava como Repórter Tô de Olho”, autodidata em direito do consumidor, presidente da Andecon – Associação Nacional de Defesa do Consumidor - e criador e administrador do Blog Tô de Olho.
27.05.2021. ECUADOR. El periodista manabita
Rubén Darío Vera Naranjo (photo), de Bahía Stereo, falleció 25 de mayo de un paro cardiaco, mientras se encontraba en recuperación por el virus de la COVID-19. Yuri Burbano, amigo de Vera, contó a Fundamedios que el periodista se infectó con COVID-19 y estuvo internado durante 60 días en el Hospital del Seguro Social de Bahía de Caráquez.
27.05.2021. PARAGUAY. El COVID-19 se cobró otra vida en el ámbito de la prensa, en este caso, un comunicador conocido en el departamento de Concepción, como presentador del noticiero del Canal 11 TV Horqueta. Se trata de
Rafael Escobar (photo), oriundo de Horqueta, que solo tenía 34 años de edad y vivía en Capitán Sosa.
27.05.2021. COLOMBIA. El gobernador encargado de Antioquia, Luis Fernando Suárez Vélez, confirmó en su cuenta de Twitter el fallecimiento del periodista
Liderman Ortiz Berrío (photo) por su contagio con COVID-19. El periodista Leiderman Ortiz Berrío había liderado una plataforma de comunicaciones en el bajo Cauca, donde se centraba en denuncias de corrupción y hechos violentos en esta región del departamento.
27.05.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista
João Batista Machado (photo) , de 77 anos, morreu em Natal nesta quarta-feira (26). Ele estava com câncer e contraiu Covid-19 durante o tratamento. Machado era membro da Academia Norte-rio-grandense de Letras desde 2012.
26.05.2021. ARGENTINA. Un conocido periodista y docente falleció por complicaciones a raíz de la Covid-19, en San Ignacio, departamento de Misiones. Sus ex compañeros lo despidieron con honores.
José María Martínez (photo), conocido periodista y docente de la zona de Misiones, murió tras no resistir a las complicaciones de salud como consecuencia del coronavirus.
26.05.2021. INDIA. Bhubaneswar (Odisha) based journalist
Prabudha Jagadev (photo) died of Covid-19 on 26 May. Jagadev (44) used to work for Hindustan Times, New Indian Express, The Telegraph, etc, he passed away while undergoing corona treatment at AIIMS- Bhubaneswar.
- INDIA:
Deboria (Uttar Pradesh) based journalist
Suresh Kumar Chaturvedi (50) died of Covid-19 at hospital.
26.05.2021. INDIA. Ahmedabad (Gujarat) based veteran journalist
Mahesh Trivedi (photo) died of Covid-19 on 26 May. Trivedi (65), who worked for Indian Express, Times of India, etc, passed away battling corona complications at the hospital.
26.05.2021. INDIA. Phulbani (Orissa) based scribe
Ashutosh Behera (45, photo) died of Covid-10 on 25 May. Worked for Odia daily Sarbasadharan, Ashutosh was also an active member of Kandhamal district press club. He passed away while getting corona treatment at a corona hospital.
26.05.2021. INDIA. Bangalore (Karnataka) based veteran journalist
Herohalli Srinivasaiah Doreswamy (photo) died of post Covid-19 complications on 25 May. More regarded as a freedom fighter, Doreswamy (103) passed away undergoing treatment at a private hospital. Earlier he was admitted in a Bengaluru for corona treatment and discharged after some days. A native of Harohalli near Bangalore, Doreswamy took part in Quit India movement and later worked as a journalist for many years.
26.05.2021. INDIA. New Delhi based senior journalist
Vidyut Prakash Mourya (photo) died of Covid-19 on 25 May. Vidyut (45), who used to work for Hindustan newspaper, passed away while undergoing treatment at the hospital. Hailed from Patna, the scribe fought the corona battles for a month but could not survive and he was cremated there as well.
25.05.2021. PHILIPPINES. Cesar Reyes died of COVID-19 complications Tuesday, May 25, at the Baguio General Hospital. Reyes, a long-time Baguio correspondent for People’s Journal and People’s Tonight, was 61. Reyes' demise from COVID-19 came after Philippine Star Cagayan correspondent
Raymung Catindig also succumbed to COVID-19 towards the end of April in Ilagan City, Isabela.
25.05.2021. COLOMBIA. Falleció este lunes 24 de mayo en la noche el periodista
Jhon Jairo Ocampo (photo), tras sufrir las secuelas del Covid-19. Ocampo fue editor económico de Noticias RCN, jefe de Prensa de Palacio y gerente de RTVC durante el gobierno de Juan Manuel Santos.
24.05.2021. BRASIL. Faleceu ontem, aos 66 anos, de complicações causadas pela Covid-19, a jornalista
Ivany Rocha (photo). Ela ficou internada durante dois meses e cinco dias, no hospital do Instituto de Previdência dos Servidores do Estado de Minas Gerais (Ipsemg).
24.05.2021. BRASIL. Mais uma vítima da COVID-19 teve sua morte confirmada na noite deste domingo, 23 na cidade de Monteiro. O locutor de vaquejadas, radialista e funcionário público conhecido como
Roberto Locutor (photo) teve sua morte confirmada através das redes sociais. Roberto atuou em emissoras de rádio como a IMPRENSA FM, Sertânia FM, Monteiro FM, Santa Maria, entre outras.
24.05.2021. INDIA. Chennai (Tamil Nadu) based young reporter
Pradeep Kumar (photo) died of post Covid-19 complications on 23 May. Pradeep (28) was discharged from the heath center as he turned negative for novel corona virus infections, but later succumbed to the ailment.
23.05.2021. BRASIL. Morreu na madrugada deste domingo (23), aos 72 anos, o jornalista e historiador
José Murilo Noleto (photo), vítima da Covid-19. Murilo Noleto estava internado há mais de um mês na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) do Hospital Unimed, em Teresina. atualmente atuava como comentarista no Portal AZ.
23.05.2021. IRAN. 32 Journalists, Media Activists Die Of COVID-19 In Iran. Iran is one of the countries with the highest number of people infected with the coronavirus and according to the findings of the Afghanistan Journalists Center, at least 32 media journalists in Iran have died due to the virus between February 2020 and May 2021. More on: http://www.afjc.af
22.05.2021. INDIA. Mumbai (Maharashtra) based television journalist
Roshan Dias (photo) died of Covid-19 on 22 May. Roshan (46), who used to work for TV9 Marathi news channel, passed away while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
22.05.2021. BRASIL.
Morreu nesta sexta-feira (21), em Juazeiro, o jornalista
Jean Rego (photo), aos 47 anos. Ele estava internado com a Covid-19 na UTI de um hospital da região. O profissional trabalhava na Rádio Juazeiro. Durante a pandemia, Rego manteve a programação diária na rádio a fim de informar a população e acabou sendo infectado pela doença.
22.05.2021. MEXICO.
Después de breve dolencia y a la edad de 74 años, esta mañana se desligó de la vida en Mérida el conocido periodista yucateco
Martiniano Alcocer Álvarez (photo). "Don Martiniano” o "Profesor", como se le conocía en el ambiente periodístico, fue ingresado en un hospital por algunos problemas de salud y posteriormente se contagió del coronavirus Covid-19, lo que complicó su estado y finalmente le arrebató la vida. Se forjó como reportero y redactor en
Diario de Yucatán, donde desempeñó varios cargos, como jefe de Información, editorialista y editor web.
22.05.2021. INDIA. Rajkumar Keswani (photo), an acclaimed journalist who had warned about irregularities that led to the Bhopal gas tragedy much before the world's worst industrial disaster took place in 1984, died of post Covid-19 complications in Bhopal on Friday, his son Raunaq said. He was 72.
- INDIA. Mancherial (Telangana) based journalist
Choppadandi Mohan (34), who was associated with a Telugu daily, succumbed to corona complications on 21 May while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Hyderabad.
- INDIA. Nagaon (Assam) based rural journalist
Humeswar Hira (63) died of Covid-19 on 22 May 2021
21.05.2021. INDIA. Indore (Madhya Pradesh) based senior journalist
Prakash Biyani (photo) died from post Covid-19 complications on 21 May. Biyani (58) passed way while undergoing corona related treatment at a private hospital.
21.05.2021. INDIA. Muthaliyarpet (Puducherry) based rural journalist
L Ramesh (photo) died of Covid-19 on 20 May. Ramesh (43), who used to work for a vernacular media outlet, passed away while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
21.05.2021. BRASIL. Coronavírus mata um jornalista por dia no Brasil, aponta Fenaj. Ao todo, 213 profissionais perderam a vida em decorrência da doença. Pesquisa divulgada nesta quinta-feira (20) pela Federação Nacional dos Jornalistas (Fenaj) mostra que, em média, ao menos um profissional da área morre vítima de Covid-19 no Brasil. De acordo com números compilados, de 1º de janeiro a 30 de abril e 2021, 124 jornalistas morreram em decorrência do novo coronavírus no país. Na média, isso representa uma média de 31 óbitos por mês — registros que mostram crescimento no comparativo com 2020. No ano passado, no recorte para profissionais da imprensa, a média mensal de mortes foi de 8,3. Com a aceleração de vítimas no primeiro quadrimestre, a Fenaj contabiliza 213 jornalistas mortos por causa do novo coronavírus.
21.05.2021. COLOMBIA. Murió
Alberto Urrego (photo), reportero gráfico, hermano del periodista Héctor Urrego. Trabajó en la revista 'Mundo ciclístico'. Contrajo covid, luego de cubrir 'Vuelta a la Juventud 2021'. Alberto Urrego un gran profesional de la fotografía deportiva, en varias Vueltas a Colombia, clásicos RCN, Vuelta a España , tors de las Américas etc.
21.05.2021. ITALIA. Covid, morto il giornalista e fotografo
Angelo Marchese (photo): aveva 64 anni. Direttore di User Tv, Angelo Marchese è morto ieri all’ospedale San Giuseppe Moscati di Avellino, dove era stato ricoverato dopo la sua positività al Coronavirus.
21.05.2021. PARAGUAY.
El periodismo y la docencia misionera está de luto. Lamentamos informar que el Prof.
José María Martínez Benítez (photo) falleció anoche a consecuencia del covid-19, estuvo internado 37 en UTI.
20.05.2021. BOLIVIA. Lamentablemente falleció el reconocido periodista
Pablo Calucho (photo), tras luchar varias semanas contra el coronavirus, según informaron medios locales. Calucho se encontraba internado en terapia intensiva en una clínica en Santa Cruz. Calucho empezó a trabajar en los medios de comunicación cuando tenía 15 años, también se dedicaba a producir material de periodismo de investigación. Ademas, fue ganador del Premio Nacional de Periodismo 2013.
20.05.2021. BOLIVIA.
El periodista deportivo
Freddy Martínez Tapia (photo) falleció este miércoles en la ciudad de Potosí a causa de la Covid-19. Martínez también se destacó en la prensa escrita, en CORREO DEL SUR, siendo el primer editor de la sección deportiva del diario de la capital, en 1987. Cumplió esta función durante una década, mientras no dejaba su pasión por la radio.
20.05.2021. BRASIL. Morreu na noite desta quinta-feira (20) o jornalista e escritor alagoano
Reinaldo Cabral (photo). Segundo comunicado da família, publicado em sua página, no Facebook, Reinaldo estava internado desde o último sábado, no Hospital Universitário, em Maceió, mas não resistiu às complicações da Covid-19. Seu texto e sua atuação como repórter investigativo eram bastante respeitados. Na década de 70, no Jornal do Brasil, foi responsável por uma série de reportagens que revelaram, pela primeira vez, nomes de traficantes internacionais que agiam em conjunto com criminosos brasileiros.
20.05.2021. MEXICO. Expresamos nuestras más sinceras condolencias a los familiares y amigos del periodista, historiador y catedrático,
Francisco Verdayes Ortiz (photo), quien falleció esta mañana a causa del COVID-19. Ya como profesionista fundó la revista “Pioneros”, fue coordinador de comunicación social del gobierno estatal, asesor de prensa del ayuntamiento de Cozumel, director del periódico Novedades Quintana Roo, director de noticias de TV CUN, del grupo Sipse, locutor de programas radiofónicos en Radio Caribe y Radio Turquesa, docente en la Universidad del Sur y conferencista.
20.05.2021. TURKEY. Journalist
Adnan Genç (photo) passed away due to Covid-19. Journalist, writer, former Istanbul Medical Chamber press consultant Adnan Genç passed away due to the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19). Journalist Adnan Genç was a former press consultant of the Istanbul Medical Chamber (ITO) and the coordinator of the ITO Physician Forum magazine. He was among the founders of Hemşin Magazine GOR.
20.05.2021. INDIA. New Delhi based news producer
Shivani Dua (photo) died of Covid-19 on 19 May. Shivani (41), who worked for NDTV, was battling with corona infection for some days and finally succumbed to the complication.
- Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) based journalist
B. Venkateswarlu, who worked for Vishalandhra newspaper, died of Covid-19 on 19 May.
19.05.2021. TURKEY.
Journalist
Semir Yazıcı (photo) from Iskenderun dies of covid. The heart of MEGA Media General Director Semir Yazıcı, who has been successfully working as a journalist for many years in İskenderun, stopped at the hospital where he was treated for Covid-19.
19.05.2021. BRASIL. Parnamirim perdeu na manhã desta terça-feira, dia 18, o jornalista
Erivan Fernandes Souza (photo), do Jornal City Tour. Erivan, que tinha 64 anos, estava internado na UTI e não resistiu às complicações ocasionadas pela Covid-19.
19.05.2021. INDIA. Bhagalpur (Bihar) based young journalist
Sunil Abhimanyu (photo) died of Covid-19 on 18 May. Sunil (35), who used to work for Hindi newspaper Hindustan, passed away while undergoing treatment at a private hospital.
18.05.2021. INDIA. Bageswar (Uttar Pradesh) based senior journalist and author
Diwakar Bhatta (photo) died of post Covid-19 complications on 17 May night. Bhatta (58), who worked for Amar Ujala newspaper and edited Adharshila magazine, was hospitalized for nearly a month for corona treatments.
18.05.2021. BRASIL. O radialista Luis Fabiano de Oliveira (photo), conhecido por “Sassá” Oliveira, faleceu neste domingo (16), vítima da Covid-19. Esse foi o 94º morador de Irati que faleceu por complicações da doença. Sassá atuou mais de 20 anos como radialista. Iniciou sua trajetória aos 17 anos na rádio Vale do Mel FM, de Irati, no ano de 1996. Quatro anos depois, ele trabalhou na rádio 94, de União da Vitória. Em 2001 ingressou na Rádio Najuá.
- BRASIL. A TV Cultura se despediu neste final de semana do repórter cinematográfico
José Gomes, vítima de Covid-19.
18.05.2021. PERU. A través de una carta dirigida al Ministerio de Salud (Minsa), la Asociación Nacional de Periodistas del Perú reiteró la “solicitud de vacunación a periodistas, fotoperiodistas, camarógrafos y otros trabajadores y trabajadoras de medios de comunicación”.
Esta insistencia es realizada cuando el registro de la ANP marca la cifra de 161 periodistas fallecidos por covid, de los cuales 79 se contagiaron en actividad informativa. En ese sentido, el gremio expresó al ministerio que la situación “es catastrófica en el sector, especialmente en regiones”.
17.05.2021. INDIA. Renowned journalist and well-known TV anchor
Anjan Bandyopadhyay (photo) died at a private hospital in Kolkata on Sunday night due to COVID-19. He was 56. Bandyopadhyay was the editor of Bengali news channel Zee 24 Ghanta. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed grief over Bandyopadhyay's death.
17.05.2021. INDIA. Mumbai based senior journalist
Saroj Tripathi (photo) dies of Covid-19 on 17 May. Tripathi (65, photo), who worked for Nababharat Times, passed away while undergoing corona treatment.
17.05.2021. INDIA. Journalist
Swamy Gowda (photo) succumbed to Covid-19 on Monday. He was 45. Gowda a native of Channarayapatna taluk was initially undergoing treatment at a hospital in his native, before he was shifted to Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS) hospital six days ago. Gowda had served as the president of Channarayapatna Taluk Journalists Association.
17.05.2021. INDIA.
Bokajan (Assam) based television reporter
Rubul Dihingiya (photo) died of Covid-19 on 17 May. Rubul (44) used to work for NewsLive channel and died while undergoing corona treatment at a Guwahati hospital.
17.05.2021. BOLIVIA. Murió ayer el periodista paceño
Boris Iván Miranda Espinoza (photo, 37 años. ) corresponsal de BBC Mundo. La notícia fue confirmada por sus familiares. Su último trabajo periodístico fue sobre la morenada y se publicó hace unos días en el portal de BBC Mundo. Falleció de COVID. Fue corresponsal de la BBC en Colombia y realizó coberturas en diferentes países de América Latina. El 18 de enero murió su padre Iván Miranda, quién también era periodista, aquejado por coronavirus.
16.05.2021. INDIA. A veteran Video Editor in the electronic media industry,
Sudesh Vasudev (photo) died today. He was suffering from SARS-Cov-2 infection and was admitted to a private hospital in Delhi. Media fraternities in the National Capital and across India have expressed deep regrets on the untimely demise of Sudehsh, who they said was a master in video editing, for the field of TV news. Sudesh was the Chief of Video Editing at CNN News 18 and had also worked with NDTV.
16.05.2021. INDIA. Another 3 Journalists Lose Covid Battle In Odisha.They are
Kailash Chandra Sahoo (75) of Patnagarh in Bolangir district,
Ratikant Bal (38) of Badachana in Jajpur district, and
Bishnu Prasad Patra (42) of Berhampur. Sahoo was working with Odia daily Pragativadi while Bal was with Ekamra TV. Patra was working for Odisha Bhaskar and Kalinga Darpana, reports stated.
16.05.2021. INDIA. Senior journalist
Sunil Jain (photo) died on Saturday due to post-COVID-19 complications. The Financial Express Managing Editor had tested positive for the coronavirus and was admitted at AIIMS, Delhi. Paying condolences, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “You left us too soon, Sunil Jain. I will miss reading your columns and hearing your frank as well as insightful views on diverse matters. You leave behind an inspiring range of work. Journalism is poorer today, with your sad demise. Condolences to family and friends. Om Shanti.”
16.05.2021. UNITED KINGDOM/SOUTH AFRICA. Nick Downie (photo), who has died of Covid-19 on 12 May in South Africa aged 74, was a former SAS soldier widely regarded as one of the world’s best combat cameramen. Downie had been a professional soldier for six years. He later worked as a war correspondent, winning multiple awards. The Royal Television Society recognised his work with three awards.
16.05.2021. NEPAL. Over 750 journalists have been infected with Covid-19 and 14 succumbed to the death so far, according to the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ). Editor of Khabar Nepalgunj daily and Khabarnepalgunj.com
Raes Sahi has died of COVID-19 on Saturday. He was undergoing treatment at the Teaching Hospital in Nepalgunj.
Shanti Ram Karki chairperson of FNJ Channel Nepal Pratishtan Unit, passed away on Saturday morning at Manmohan memorial hospital in Swyambhu, Kathmandu. The 34-year-old journalist had tested positive for the Coronavirus on May 2.
16.05.2021. ARGENTINA. El conocido periodista y conductor radial
Pablo Valmaceda (photo) falleció en horas de la mañana de este domingo, tras permanecer internado en el hospital Eva Perón de Granadero Baigorria a donde había ingresado días atrás contagiado de coronavirus.
16.05.2021. BOLIVIA.
El reconocido periodista deportivo
Pedro Yucra (photo), director del programa Mundo del Deporte, falleció luego de una dura batalla contra el coronavirus COVID-19. Yucra era directivo del Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Prensa de Quillacollo -Valle Bajo y su trabajo era bastante destacado en el área deportiva a nivel nacional. Yucra es la séptima víctima de la COVID-19 en el gremio.
Cupertino Fernández, Édgar Sanabria, Edmundo Olmos, Fernando Balderrama, Fortunato Fernández y José “Chechi” Nogales completan la lista.
15.05.2021. ARGENTINA.
El periodista
José María Barrios (photo) murió durante la madrugada del viernes a los 61 años por complicaciones en cuadro de coronavirus. El periodista cordobés Barrios trabajó en la redacción central de la Agencia de Noticias Télam desde 1983, y en los últimos 15 años lo hacía desde Córdoba en la sección de Turf y Juegos.
15.05.2021. ARGENTINA. Sol Casella (photo) tenía apenas 23 años y se convirtió en una víctima más de la pandemia de coronavirus. Era periodista, trabajaba como redactora en la agencia de noticias de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de Lomas de Zamora, donde también estudiaba, y su muerte causó conmoción en esa casa de estudios, donde la recuerdan como "una periodista joven, comprometida y alegre".
15.05.2021. COLOMBIA. El equipo de Noticias Día a Día cumple con el penoso deber de informar sobre el sensible fallecimiento de nuestro compañero de labores, Whiston Sandoval Rojas (photo), este viernes 14 de mayo de 2021. Fue director de RCN en la ciudad de Ibagué, trabajó en Amor Estéreo y FusaTV, en Fusagasugá. Noticias Día a Día sería su última casa, donde conducía el programa “Emprendedores” y al mismo tiempo producía “Economía y Finanzas”. El comunicador dejó de existir en el Hospital San Rafael de Fusagasugá, donde fue recluido tras presentar afectaciones respiratorias con las cuales luchó durante los últimos días.
15.05.2021. YEMEN. Yemeni journalist
Ibrahim Naji (photo) died in Al-Dhalea Governorate, south of Yemen, Saturday. A press source confirmed the death of the editor-in-chief of the Aden Post news website Ibrahim Ali Naji as a result of being infected with the Covid-19. He previously worked for a number of media outlets, including the Al-Mashad website in Al-Dhalea Governorate. Since the beginning of the outbreak of the Corona virus in Yemen, a number of journalists have died due to being infected with the virus, in the absence of an announced statistic.
15.05.2021. INDIA. New Delhi based senior journalist
Gurpreet (Jarnail) Singh
(photo) died of Covid-19 on 14 May. Singh (55), who worked for Hindi newspaper Dainik Bhaskar, passed away while undergoing medical attention for the corona infection. For some time, he was a legislator in Delhi Assembly.
15.05.2021. INDIA. Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) based senior journalist
Mohammad Ali (photo) died of Covid-19 on 14 May. Ali (55), who worked for Rashtriya Sahara newspaper, passed away undergoing corona treatment.
15.05.2021. INDIA. Bangalore (Karnataka) based senior journalist
Mahadev Prakash (photo) died of Covid-19 on 14 May. The editor of Ee Bhanuvara, Prakash (65) also used to present news in local television channels. He died during corona treatment at the hospital.
14.05.2021. INDIA. Chaygaon (Assam) based senior journalist
Shivacharan Kalita (photo) died of Covid-19 on 14 May. Kalita (60), who worked for a number of Assamese newspapers, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at the hospital.
14.05.2021. INDIA. Pune (Maharashtra) based young journalist
Sandip Jagdale (photo) died of Covid-19 on 13 May. Sandip (45), who worked for Marathi newspaper Sakaal, passed away during medical attention to corona complications.
14.05.2021. INDIA. Kalaburagi (Karnataka) based journalist
Jayatheerth Kagalkar (photo) died of Covid-19 on 13 May. Jayatheerth (53), who worked for Samyukta Karnataka newspaper, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at a private hospital.
14.05.2021. INDIA. Pamarthi Pawan Kumar (38, photo), a young journalist, died with Corona. Pawan works as a business journalist in electronic media. He succumbed to his injuries on Friday (May 14) at the Viyyur Government Hospital in Krishna district. Pawan has worked in several Telugu news channels. His articles have also received national awards.
- Leading senior journalist
Gopi was also reported missing with Corona five days ago. He was admitted to Corona Soki Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Gopi, another reporter working for a popular Telugu news channel, also died a few days ago with Corona.
- Veteran journalist
AR Wig, 81, a former senior editor at Hindustan Times, died on Friday morning due to Covid-19 related complications at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality hospital.
14.05.2021. INDIA. Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) based journalist
MO Shibu (photo) died of Covid-19 on 14 May. Shibu (46), who used to work for Deshabhimani newspaper, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at a private hospital.
14.05.2021. INDIA. Chitradurga (Karnataka) based television journalist
Basavaraj Koti (photo) died of Covid-19 on 12 May. Basavaraj (35), who worked for a private news channel, passed away while undergoing corona treatment.
14.05.2021. INDIA. Ferozepur (Punjab) based television journalist
Rattan Lal (50, photo) died of Covdi-19 on 11 May. He died at a government hospital pursuing corona treatment.
14.05.2021. INDIA. Singhbhum (Jharkhand) based young journalist
Rajesh Pati
(photo) died of Covid-19 on 14 May. Rajesh (35), who was associated with News-11, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at a Ranchi hospital.
14.05.2021. BRASIL.
Morreu na noite da última quinta-feira (13), a jornalista cuiabana
Márcia Caetano (photo), 60 anos, vítima da Covid-19. Ela estava internada em um hospital de Campo Grande, para onde tinha ido ajudar a filha, que contraiu a doença primeiro e faleceu há duas semanas.
14.05.2021. BRASIL. Faleceu nesta sexta-feira (14), em Campina Grande, a jornalista e Diretora Escolar Adriana Braz (photo), aos 50 anos. Ela estava internada havia cerca de 20 dias no Hospital Pedro I, em tratamento por complicações decorrentes da Covid-19. Adriana Braz era jornalista, com passagens pelo Correio da Paraíba e Jornal da Paraíba.
- Aos 66 anos, de complicações causadas pela Covid-19, morre a jornalista
Ivany Rocha (Minas Gerais)
13.05.2021. COLOMBIA. Falleció en las últimas horas, víctima de las complicaciones desencadenadas por el covid-19, la comunicadora social
Martha “Tica” Toncel, hermana del también periodista de Caracol Televisión, Carlos Toncel Sanjuan.
13.05.2021. USA. Former KHOU 11 reporter
John "Rucks" Russell (photo) has died following a battle with COVID-19. Russell was a reporter for KHOU-11 between 2006 and 2017. From there, he went on to work as the Communications Director for US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in Washington DC. According to Russell's Twitter bio, he was in D.C. at the time of his death and was working as a Senior Media and Communications Specialist for the Department of Health and Human Services’ Minority Health division.
13.05.2021. INDIA. Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) based young journalist
Akhilesh Krishna Mohan (photo) died of Covid-19 on 13 May. Akhilesh (35), who led the Fark India media outlet, lost his battle with corona virus at a government hospital.
13.05.2021. INDIA. New Delhi based senior television journalist
Satyendra Prasad Srivastava (photo) died of Covid-19 on 13 May. Satyendra (45), who worked for Aajtak news channel, passed away during his corona treatment at Paras hospital in Gurugram.
12.05.2021. INDIA.
Rourkela (Odisha) based video journalist
Sumanta Mohanty (photo) died of Covid-19 on 12 May. Sumanta (50), who was working with Kanak news channel, passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital.
- Belagavi (Kannada) based journalist-writer
Prakash Deshpande died of Covid-19 complication on 12 May. Deshpande (70) worked for various Kannada and English newspapers.
- Ferozepur ( Punjab) based senior journalist
Rattan Lal died of Covid-19 on 11 May. Rattan (49), who worked for various electronic media outlets, died at Guru Gobind Singh medical college hospital while undergoing corona treatments.
12.05.2021. INDIA. Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) based senior journalist
Shishir Dwivedi (photo) died of Covid-19 on 12 May. Dwivedi (65), who used to work for prominent newspapers like Dainik Bhaskar, Dainik Jagran, Amar Ujala, Jansatta, Veer Arjun, etc passed away during corona treatment.
12.05.2021. INDIA. Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) based senior journalist
Shiv Anurag Pateria (photo) died of Covid-19 on 12 May. Pateria (62), who used to work for Lokmat newspaper, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at a private hospital.
12.05.2021. INDIA. Guwahati (Assam) based veteran journalist, editor, litterateur
Homen Borgohain (photo) died of post Covid-19 complications this morning (12 May). Celebrated Assamese journalist (88), who used to work for a number of mainstream newspapers, was treated for the novel corona virus infection few days back. He fell ill on the night of Tuesday and was later declared dead at a private hospital.
11.05.2021. COLOMBIA. En la madrugada de este martes falleció el periodista, locutor y escritor
William Rosado Rincones (61, photo), quien sufrió múltiples complicaciones en su organismo como consecuencias del contagio de covid 19. El periodista hizo parte del equipo del programa de noticias La Tribuna del Cesar, en Radio Guatapurí, a donde trabajó en los últimos 15 años. Tenía más de 25 años de experiencia en los medios de comunicación; además, fue escritor y autor de la biografía del cantautor Calixto Ochoa, El mundo de Calixto.
11.05.2021. INDIA. Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) based veteran journalist and media trade union activist
Kaushal Kishore
(photo) died of Covid-19 on 10 May. Kishore (70) worked for a number of daily newspapers and also led UP working journalists’ union and also Indian Journalist’s Union.
11.05.2021. INDIA. Bhubaneswar (Orissa) based young journalist and popular radio jockey
Shabnam Shirin (photo) died of Covid-19 on 11 May. Shabnam (38), who worked for Doordarshan, Kanak TV, STV, SOA, and News7, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar.
11.05.2021. COLOMBIA. Murió
Humberto Pava (photo), periodista y exsenador del Valle. El periodista y exsenador Humberto Pava Camelo falleció este martes, luego de varios días hospitalizado por covid-19. Pava era gerente del medio de comunicación Radio Súper Cali.
11.05.2021. INDIA. Odisha lost another young Journalist to Covid-19.
RJ Sabnam Sirin (photo), who was working with Radio 90.4, Voice of SOA Community died due to Covid-19 complications. She was 38.
11.05.2021. INDIA. Rayagada (Odisha) based senior journalist
Sarat Chandra Mangaraj (photo) died of Covid-19 on 10 May. Mangaraj (60), who used to work for vernacular newspapers like Pragativadi, Samaya, Dhariti, etc, passed away during his hospital stay in Bengaluru.
10.05.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista
Luís Fernando Avelar (photo), de 47 anos, morreu nesta segunda-feira (10) vítima da Covid-19. Ele estava internado há dois meses em um hospital de Goiânia. Natural de Jandaia, Luís Fernando, durante os mais de 25 anos de profissão, exerceu vários cargos, como repórter, apresentador, produtor e editor. Ele trabalhou na TV Anhanguera e atualmente era editor-chefe na TV Serra Dourada.
10.05.2021. INDIA. Kolkata (West Bengal) based veteran journalist Kamal Bhattacharya (photo) died of suspected corona complications on 9 May. Bhattacharya (76), who used to work for Sangbad Pratidin, Jugantar and Amrit Bazar Patrika, passed away while he was under medication at his residence. He served Kolkata Press Club as its Secretary and also President later.
10.05.2021. INDIA. Ganjam (Odisha) based journalist Kishore Chandra Das (photo) died of Covid-19 on 10 May. Das (61), who was associated with Oriya daily Samaj, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at a private hospital.
10.05.2021. INDIA.
Hyderabad (Telangana) based popular journalist
Tummala Narasimha Reddy
(55, photo) died of Covid-19 on 10 May. Affectionately called by social media fans as TNR, the scribe passed away while undergoing corona treatment at a private hospital. Through YouTube, he interviewed many movie celebrities in his own style. The questions he asked were straightforward enough to surprise even the guests. In addition, TNR has made its mark as an actor.
10.05.2021. INDIA. Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) based senior journalist Waqar Wizvi (photo) died of Covid-19 on 10 May. Waqar (53), who was associated with Urdu newspaper Avadhnama, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at a private hospital.
10.05.2021. INDIA. Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) based journalist Arvind Shukla (photo) died of Covid-19 on 10 May. Arvind (45), who used to work for popular Hindi newspaper Hindustan, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at a private hospital.
10.05.2021. INDIA. Delhi based editor-journalist Umashankar Santhalia (40, photo) died of Covid-19 on 9 May. The editor of FameIndia magazine passed away while undergoing corona treatment at a private hospital.
- Dhanbad (Jharkhand) based journalist
Vijay Rajak, who used to work for Dainik Jagran, died of Covid-19 on 9 May.
- Khammam (Telangana) based reporter
Talari Shyam died of Covid-19 on 9 May. Shyam (31), who worked for a vernacular daily named Manam, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at the hospital.
10.05.2021. ECUADOR. El reconocido periodista peninsular Enrique del Pezo (photo) falleciò hoy por complicaciones del COVID-19. El comunicador social tenìa una trayectoria de cuatro dècadas en varias estaciones de radio de Santa Elena y GYE. En redes sociales, amigos y colegas expresaron sus condolencias.
10.05.2021. CHILE/VENEZUELA. La narración deportiva está de luto por el fallecimiento del periodista y locutor
Fernando Hernández (photo). El profesional quien por años estuvo al frente de Unión Radio Deportes Valencia (Venezuela) murió de COVID 19 en Chile. Desde hace unos años el periodista se había radicado en el país austral. Beisbol, baloncesto, fútbol eran la verdadera pasión del periodista; quien es recordado en Unión Radio como en Dat Tv.
09.05.2021. COLOMBIA.
Falleció hoy la periodista, presentadora y locutora
Alexandra Mora Niño (photo), víctima del Covid-19. Triste noticia, para el periodismo nacional. Solidaridad con sus familiares y amigos.
09.05.2021. INDIA.
Khammam (Telangana) based journalist
Talari Shyam, who worked for vernacular daily newspaper Manam, died of Covid-19 on 8 May. Soon after he tested positive for corona infection, Talari (31) stayed inside home but lately he developed complications and finally succumbed to the ailments.
09.05.2021. INDIA. Madurai (Tamil Nadu) based senior photojournalist S Nambirajan (photo) died of Covid-19 complications on 8 May. Nambirajan (65), who worked for various Tamil newspapers, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at a government hospital.
09.05.2021. INDIA. Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) based senior journalist Sant Sharan Awasthi (photo) died of Covid-19 on 9 May. Awasthi (58), who used to work for popular Hindi newspaper Dainik Jagran, passed away while undergoing corona treatments at the hospital.
09.05.2021. INDIA. Kochi (Kerala) based journalist Vipin Chand (photo) died of Covid-19 on 9 May. Vipin (41), who was associated with Malayalam news channel Mathrubhumi News, tested positive for corona infection and undergoing treatment at the hospital, where he finally breathed his last following a massive heart attack on early Sunday hours.
09.05.2021. BRASIL.
Morre o jornalista esportivo
Fernando Caetano (photo) vítima da Covid-19. Morreu neste domingo o jornalista de 50 anos em Marília. Fernando Caetano trabalhou como repórter na Rádio Jovem Pan e depois teve passagens na TV por ESPN Brasil e Fox Sports.
09.05.2021. COSTA RICA. Oswaldo Alvarado (photo) periodista de la cadena Multimedios y músico del grupo Grupo Octavo falleció hoy por causas relacionadas con el Covid-19. El comunicador de 51 años, contaba con una amplia trayectoria que acumuló en medios como Repretel y Canal 7.
Ese día, también por covid-19, murió otro trabajador de Multimedios, Stanley Beita, un colaborador del departamento de Continuidad, que da servicio a televisión, radio y vallas, es decir, todo lo que saliera al aire en comerciales, tanto en la emisora como en el canal. Tenía 50 años, trabajó en Grupo Nación y luego, cuando las emisoras pasaron a ser parte de Multimedios, él también lo hizo.
09.05.2021. ARGENTINA.
Lamentablemente, falleció a los 48 años el periodista Fabián Flores (photo), quien estuvo internado en la ciudad de Resistencia debido a la complicación que reviste su cuadro de salud a causa del COVID-19. Fabián Flores era periodista en la ciudad de Resistencia, pero se desempeñaba como conductor del programa deportivo "En Carrera" que se emite por Radio LT16 de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña.
08.05.2021. VENEZUELA.
El periodista y locutor carabobeño Sigfredo Romero Sánchez (photo) murió por complicaciones relacionadas al Covid-19 este viernes 7 de mayo. El periodista de 56 años, nativo de Puerto Cabello, fue ingresado a la sala de COVID-19 del Prince Lara luego de haber presentado dificultad respiratoria.
igfredo Romero Sánchez alcanzó éxito con un programa que mantuvo por más de 25 años en radio Puerto Cabello. Desde el año pasado, Sigfredo Romero Sánchez conducía el espacio En contacto 100.3. Sigfredo Romero Sánchez es el segundo periodista de Puerto Cabello que muere a causa de COVID-19. El pasado 8 de marzo falleció por la misma causa el también periodista y locutor
Henry Oviedo, quien había sido director de radio Puerto Cabello y corresponsal de El Carabobeño.
08.05.2021. ITALIA.
Muore per Covid a 48 anni il giornalista e scrittore Pietro Nardiello (photo). Firma conosciuta nel mondo giornalistico della Campania, aveva collaborato con diverse testate locali e nazionali. Curava anche la trasmissione rafiofonioca «Tre Parole Fuori dal Vulcano», in onda su Radio Rai.
08.05.2021. COLOMBIA. Luis Gómez (photo), reconocido locutor y periodista baranoero, falleció la tarde de este viernes por Covid-19. Su deceso fue confirmado por su hijo Jossimar, en diálogo con Zona Cero. Luis Gómez trabajó en medios de comunicación como RCN, Caracol y también hizo parte de varias cadenas radiales. Actualmente manejaba su propia página web baranoaciberstereo.com y la reconocida Noti-Baranoa. En una semana muy dolorosa para el periodismo de la Región Caribe por el fallecimiento por covid19 del reconocido camarógrafo Julio Cárdenas y por periodistas
Rafael Chica Guzmán, Jairo Enrique
Charris ‘Paciencia’, Jaime Escalante
y el aguerrido Luis Francisco Gómez.
08.05.2021. INDIA.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) based young journalist
Mrityunjay Shrivastav (photo) died of Covid-19 on 8 May. Mrityunjay (35), who used to work for Aaj Tak news channel, passed away at a covid care center after more than ten days of treatment.
08.05.2021. INDIA. Lucknow based senior journalist
Subhash Mishra (photo), who used to work for Times of India, died of Covid-19 this morning (8 May). For some years, Mishra (55) was associated with India Today, Financial Express too.
08.05.2021. INDIA. Hyderabad based television journalist Kaleswaram Sandeep (photo) died of Covid-19 on 7 May. Kaleswaram (35) worked in the news desk of V6 television channel central.
08.05.2021. INDIA.
Koraput (Odisha) based veteran journalist
D Shankar Rao (photo) died of Covid-19 on 7 May. Rao (76), who used to work for Telugu newspaper Sakshi, was hospitalized after testing positive for corona infection, where succumbed to complications.
08.05.2021. INDIA.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) based senior journalist
Rajendra Joshi
(photo) died of Covid-19 on 7 May during treatment. A popular independent journalist who ran a news portal, Joshi (53) was admitted to Arogyadham hospital after he tested positive for corona infection where he succumbed to complications.
07.05.2021. INDIA.
Berhampur (Odisha) based journalist Pradeep Kishore Sahu (photo) died of Covid-19 on 7 May. Pradeep (43) used to work for popular daily Oriya newspaper Sambad. He passed away while undergoing treatment at a corona hospital for almost two weeks.
07.05.2021. INDIA.
New Delhi based senior journalist
Shesh Narain Singh (photo) died of Covid-19 on 7 May. Singh (55) was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Noida where the political commentator and an expert on foreign policy succumbed to the corona complications. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also mourned his untimely demise.
07.05.2021. ARGENTINA.
Murió el periodista
Pablo Calvo (photo) por coronavirus a los 53 años. Estuvo internado más de veinte días a causa del coronavirus en el sanatorio Otamendi de la ciudad de Buenos Aires. Pablo trabajaba en Clarín, había recibido un premio de manos de Gabriel García Márquez y entrevistado al Papa Francisco.
07.05.2021. URUGUAY. Falleció la comunicadora Sandra Dodera (photo). La comunicadora rionegrense contrajo covid-19 a mediados de abril. Dirigió durante años la revista digital La Fraybentina.
06.05.2021. BRASIL. Mais um jornalista perdeu a vida para a Covid-19. Morreu na manhã desta quinta-feira (6) o repórter esportivo da CBN e ex-atleta de futebol, Gersal Freire (photo), aos 61 anos. Gersal Freire estava internado há mais de uma semana no hospital Santa Isabel, em João Pessoa, onde foi intubado. Ele teve uma parada cardiorrespiratória e não resistiu. Morando e trabalhando há muitos anos na Paraíba, onde atuou também nas rádios Sanhauá, Tabajara, Correio e 104 FM, Gersal era natural da cidade de Floriano, interior do Piauí.
06.05.2021. TURKEY. Burhan Kazmalı (61, photo), a journalist living in Yalova, died in the hospital where he was treated for coronavirus. Kazmalı was the owner of the Atakent newspaper. Kazmalı previously worked in local newspapers and represented agencies in Yalova.
06.05.2021. USA. Bob Wallace (photo), longtime CBS 2 reporter and anchor, died at 80 after contracting Covid-19. Wallace, who worked at CBS 2 for more than two decades, died April 28 after contracting the coronavirus, his former television station confirmed Wednesday. Wallace won several Emmy Awards and was inducted into the Silver Circle of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2019.
06.05.2021. COLOMBIA.
Luto en el periodismo. Falleció por Covid en la ciudad de Montería el periodista
Rafael Benjamín Chica
Guzmán (photo), Director del portal Web http://Chicanoticias.com. Desde hace varias semanas luchaba contra la Covid-19. Chica participó del proceso de formación de decenas de comunicadores cordobeses que vieron en él un ejemplo a seguir.
06.05.2021. USA. Bob Wallace (photo), longtime CBS 2 reporter and anchor, died at 80 after contracting Covid-19. Wallace, who worked at CBS 2 for more than two decades, died April 28 after contracting the coronavirus, his former television station confirmed Wednesday. Wallace won several Emmy Awards and was inducted into the Silver Circle of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2019.
05.05.2021. INDIA.
Delhi based senior journalist
Arun Pandey (photo) died of post Covid-19 complications on 4 May. Pandey (55) used to work for Sahara group and he tested positive for corona infections almost three weeks back. He was hospitalized and later recovered to some extent but finally Pandey succumbed to the complications.
05.05.2021. INDIA.
Nagpur (Maharashtra) based sports journalist Ruchir Mishra (photo) died of Covid-19 on 4 May. Ruchir (42), who was a cricket correspondent for Times of India, faced various corona related complications and finally succumbed to it. He also worked for Dainik Bhaskar and Hitavada.
05.05.2021. INDIA.
Balangir (Odisha) based journalist Subhransu Sekhar Mishra (photo) died of Covid-19 on 3 May. Subhransu (45), who was working for popular Odia daily Sambad, was admitted in Sabarmati general hospital of Cuttack after testing positive for corona infection and finally succumbed to it.
05.05.2021. INDIA. New Delhi based veteran media personality
PL Razdan
(photo) died of Covid-19 on 4 May. Well known as a radio broadcaster, Razdan (62) was battling with corona complications for some days and finally lost. He was honoured with various awards for his creative theatre and radio productions during his days with Akashvani Srinagar and Jammu.
05.05.2021. BRASIL.
A jornalista
Cléo Subtil
(photo), de 47 anos, morreu na madrugada de quarta-feira (5), por causa de complicações provocadas por Covid-19. Internada no Hospital Cemetron, em Porto Velho no dia 20 de abril, Cléo foi intubada dois dias depois. A jornalista era Chefe da Assessoria de Comunicação da prefeitura de Porto Velho. Trabalhou mais de 20 anos na Rede Amazônica Rondônia, afiliada da TV Globo, como repórter e também como editora-chefe do telejornal Bom Dia Amazônia.
05.05.2021. HONDURAS. La periodista de El Progreso,
María Elena Cubillo
(photo), falleció este miércoles tras dar positivo de la COVID-19 y estar varios días hospitalizada en el Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social (IHSS) en San Pedro Sula, informaron sus familiares. Cubillo laboró como presentadora en Teleprogreso y recientemente se dedicaba a ser voz comercial de varias empresas.
05.05.2021. ITALIA. Ancora una vittima del Covid nel giornalismo italiano: si è spento all’ospedale Mater Olbia, dov’era ricoverato da un mese,
Costanzo Spineo
(photo), 83 anni. Giornalista popolare in Sardegna, sia perché era stato per ventotto anni firma di punta de La Nuova Sardegna, che per essere, ad un tempo, un volto noto delle tv locali, da Tele Costa Smeralda a Videolina fino alla neonata Gallura Live, dove conduceva il programma “A Ruota libera”.
04.05.2021. INDIA.
Koraput based journalist Sumit Onka
(photo) died of Covid-19 on 4 May. Sumit (35) used to work for The Pioneer from Visakhapatnam, where he died during treatment on corona complications. He earlier worked for Orissa Post and Deccan Chronicle.
04.05.2021. INDIA. Indore based senior journalist Prabhu Joshi (photo) died of Covid-19 on 4 May. Also popular as a litterateur, painter and telefilm producer, Joshi (58) was undergoing treatment after testing positive for corona infections.
03.05.2021. INDIA. Prayagraj based veteran journalist Dr Ram Naresh Tripathi (photo) died of post Covid-19 complications on 3 May while undergoing treatment at Nazareth hospital, Allahabad. Tripathi (73) used to lead Uttar Pradesh Journalists’ Association and also National Union of Journalists. His journalism career started Deshdoot newspaper (1971) and later shifted to highly circulated Navbharat Times. He was also a celebrated author.
03.05.2021. INDIA.
Palghar based journalist Raju Salvi (34) died of Covid-19 on 3 May. He used to work for a Marathi language newspaper. Raju tested positive for corona infection a few days back and was admitted to a corona-centre. Later he taken to a nearby hospital with oxygen bed,
but died on the way.
03.05.2021. INDIA. Dehradun based senior journalist Satya Prakash Aseem (photo) died of Covid-19 on 3 May. Satya Prakash (65) tested positive for corona-infection around 10 days back. The former editor of Hindi newspaper Aaj finally succumbed to corona-complications.
03.05.2021. ITALIA. E’ morta
Rita Di Giovacchino
(photo), giornalista e blogger del Fatto Quotidiano. Aveva 74 anni. Era ricoverata per Covid all’istituto Spallanzani. Per anni ha seguito la cronaca giudiziaria prima per l’Ansa, poi per Il Messaggero. Ha seguito tutte le inchieste e i processi più celebri: dal caso Moro agli attentati a Falcone e Borsellino.
03.05.2021. CANADA/ERITREA. Eritrean journalist, member of PEN Canada, stalwart supporter of writers in exile, Journalist-Professor Aaron Berhane (photo) has died from Covid-19 on May 1st, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario (Canada). Award-winning journalist, publisher, lecturer, writer, activist, life-long human rights advocate, Aaron was an esteemed member of the Eritrean Canadian community in Toronto and a co-founder and editor-in-chief of Setit, the first private newspaper in Eritrea.
03.05.2021. UKRAINE. The famous Kharkiv journalist
Marusya Vasilyeva (photo) has died. This was reported by friends and colleagues of the journalist. On May 15, Marusa Vasilyeva would have turned 48 years old. Everyone knew Vasilyeva as a positive and responsive person.
03.05.2021. ARGENTINA. Fallecio el periodista paceno Hugo Jesus Miño (photo) por Covid-19. El periodista e un historico trabajador de prensa de la comunidad local, director de FM Diamante y Realidad Comunal.
03.05.2021. EGYPT. The Press Emblem Campaign mourns the death of three egyptian journalists in three days. All worked for Al-Ahram and succombed to Covid-19 complications:
Sadeya Shoib (photo),
Abdelhaseeb Al Khenani
and
Medhat Khattab.
03.05.2021. BELGIUM. Jos De Man (photo) was a Belgian lawyer, journalist and writer. As a lawyer he
became known for the television series Beschuldigde, sta op. De Man died on 3 May 2021, aged 88, from
Covid-19.
03.05.2021. FRANCE/TUNISIA. Béchir Ben Yahmed
(photo), Founder of pan-African magazine, Jeune Afrique has passed away at the age of 93 in Paris. The French-Tunisian journalist and businessman is reported to have died of COVID-19 on Sunday - the eve of this year's edition of World Press Freedom Day.
02.05.2021. INDIA.
Mumbai based editor-journalist
Shashi Baliga
(photo), who used to edit Filmfare magazine, died of Covid-19 on 2 May. Ms Baliga (68) also worked for Hindustan Times, The Independent, The Metropolis, Savvy, Femina too.
02.05.2021. INDIA. A senior journalist Odisha-based journalist succumbed to Covid-19 in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.
Pritiman Mohapatra
(photo), who was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar after testing positive for Covid 8 days ago, worked with Times of India. He was 48. In his career, he had also worked with The New Indian Express, Bhubaneswar.
- India: Hyderabad (Telangana) based photo journalist
Syed Ahmed Mohiuddin died of Covid-19 on 2 May last. Popularly as Saleembhai, the smiling journalist (45) passed away while undergoing corona treatment at a hospital.
- India:
Another Hyderabad based journalist named Asad Shameem (65) also died of corona complications after facing a heart attack at home on 30 April last. Telangana sports writers association mourned the demise of both the media personalities.
02.05.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista
Eduardo Carneiro (photo), 51 anos, morreu neste sábado (1°) por complicações da Covid-19, em João Pessoa. Eduardo estava internado em um hospital particular desde o início de março para tratar a doença. Em nota, a Associação Paraibana de Imprensa lamentou a morte de Eduardo. Ele trabalhou no Jornal A União, no Sistema Correio de Comunicação, Cabo Branco FM, na Revista Nordeste e já foi Secretário Executivo de Comunicação da Prefeitura de João Pessoa.
01.05.2021. COLOMBIA. El periodista Luis Fernando Ramírez (photo), director del programa radial matinal Despierta Antioquia, murió producto del Covid-19. El comunicador, al que los paisas escuchaban de 6 a 8. a.m. y en plataforma digitales, estaba internado en la Clínica La María, del noroccidente de Medellin.
01.05.2021. CUBA.
La periodista
Miriam Herrera Calvo
(photo) falleció este viernes, 30 de abril, en La Habana, debido a secuelas derivadas del COVID-19, informó la Asociación Pro Libertad de Prensa (APLP), de la cual era miembro de la junta directiva y encargada de la Comisión de Atención a Periodistas y sus Familiares. La comunicadora fue diagnosticada con COVID-19 días atrás y estuvo hospitalizada en terapia intensiva bajo el diagnóstico de "crítica inestable" por varios días en el Hospital Naval de La Habana del Este.
01.05.2021. INDIA. Jalandhar (Punjab) based senior journalist SK Vyas (photo) died of post corona-complications on 1 May. Vyas (78) used to work for The Tribune, Punjabnewsexpress.com, Babushahi.com, etc. After testing positive for Covid-19 some days back, he was admitted in a private hospital of Jalandhar, where Vyas finally succumbed to ailments.
01.05.2021. INDIA. New Delhi based Assamese journalist
Anirban Bora (43, photo) died of Covid-19 on 1 May. He used to work for The Economic Times as an Illustrator and cartoonist. Anirban, who hailed from Assam, was admitted in Vasundhara hospital of Noida after testing positive for corona infection and succumbed there to complications.
01.05.2021. INDIA. New Delhi based television anchor Kanu Priya (photo) died of Covid-19 on 30 April. Once a popular presenter of national broadcaster Doordarshan, Kanu Priya lately hoisted a special program titled Awakening Of Mind with Brahma Kumaris and Karmabhoomi. After testing positive for corona infection, she was hospitalized but finally succumbed to the complications.
01.05.2021. INDIA.
New Delhi based senior journalist
Kalyan Barooah
(photo), who worked for The Assam Tribune, died of Covid-19 1 May. Barooah (60) was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the national capital for some days. His wife Nilakshi Bhattacharya, also a journalist, succumbed to corona-complications yesterday.
01.05.2021. INDIA. Rourkela (Odisha) based veteran journalist and columnist Adwaita Prasad Biswal (photo) died of Covid-19 on 30 April at a private hospital. Biswal (80) was admitted a week ago after testing positive for corona infection. The founder-editor of Odia weekly Shramika Malika, Biswal used to work for a number of newspapers including Pragatibadi and Hindustan Samachar.
01.05.2021. INDIA.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) based journalist
Debendra Samantray (photo) died of Covid-19 at a private hospital on 30 April. Debendra (54), who used to work for popular Odia daily Sambad, was hospitalized after corona related ailments and succumbed there.
01.05.2021. INDIA. Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) based senior journalist Ramendra Singh (56, photo), who used to work for popular Hindi daily Hindustan, died of Covid-19 on 22 April in the hospital.
- INDIA.
Patna (Bihar) based senior journalist
Sukant Nagarjun (65) died of Covid-19 on 30 April at his residence. He worked for Pataliputra Times, Navbharat Tmes, Samachar Bharti and Hindustan newspaper.
- INDIA. Adilabad (Telangana) based television reporter
Gajula Vijay died of Covid-19 on 1 May. Vijay (45), who worked for NTV news channel succumbed to the virus infection at the hospital.
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INDIA.
Kondra Srinivas Goud (32), who worked for Hindi Milap newspaper,
Cheela Sammi Reddy
(50), working for Vaartha and Jindelwar Sainath (45), a local news channel reporter also passed away while undergoing corona treatment at hospitals.
01.05.2021. INDIA.
Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) based young journalist
Trilok Ramnerkar (photo) died of Covid-19 on 30 April. Trilok (30) was a spirited scribe and used to work for a local media outlet. He died while undergoing treatment.
30.04.2021. INDIA. New Delhi based popular television journalist Rohit Sardana (photo) died of Covid-19 just now (30 April). Rohit (55) used to work for Aaj Tak news channel. Earlier he was associated with Zee News. The acclaimed journalist died of a massive heart attack after testing positive for corona-infection.
30.04.2021. INDIA.
New Delhi based journalist
Nilakshi Bhattacharyya
(photo) died of Covid-19 complications this morning (30 April). Ms Bhattacharyya (55), who worked for The Times of India, was hospitalized a few days back with corona infections. She hailed from Assam and was associated with adventure sports groups in Guwahati.
30.04.2021. NICARAGUA. La periodista nicaragüense Ileana Lacayo (photo) falleció este jueves con síntomas de la covid-19 en un hospital en la Región Autónoma del Caribe Sur (RACS) de Nicaragua, informaron familiares y allegados. El movimiento Periodistas y Comunicadores Independientes de Nicaragua (PCIN), del cual fue parte de su Comisión Ejecutiva, lamentó el fallecimiento de Lacayo, quien era crítica con el Gobierno sandinista y trabajó en el Canal 2 de la televisión local.
30.04.2021. ECUADOR.
El periodista deportivo de Radio Ambato,
Enrique Moscoso Miranda
(photo) falleció la tarde de ayer a causa de la COVID-19, luego de permanecer durante una semana en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI) del Hospital Docente de Ambato. Durante su trayectoria en el periodismo deportivo de Tungurahua, trabajó en Radio Continental, Radio Centro, Radio Líder y Radio Caracol. Durante los últimos años tuvo un programa deportivo en Radio Ambato.
29.04.2021. PAKISTAN. Senior journalist Mirza Khurram Baig (photo) has died of coronavirus at a hospital in Karachi, his family and friends confirmed Thursday. The journalist (49) started his career from Pakistan Press International in 1990s. He went on to work with leading newspapers and TV channels such as The News, Express News and Dawn News. Baig was a popular figure in Karachi’s journalist fraternity.
29.04.2021. INDIA. Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) based journalist
Tripurari Singh (photo) died of Covid-19 on 29 April. The brave journalist in early Fifties was hospitalised after testing positive for corona infection, where he passed away.
- Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) based journalist Manoj Singh Rajput died of Covid-19 on 29 April. Rajput (55) used to work for Haribhoomi, Dabang Dunia, Dainik Lokdesh, Dainik Bhaskar newspapers. After he tested positive for corona the scribe was treated in various hospitals, but it did not work.
- Ranchi (Jharkhand) based journalist
Khwaja Mujahiduddin died of Covid-19 on 28 April. The scribe of Hindustan newspaper died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital.
- Jamtara (Jharkhand) based journalist
Ashutosh Kumar Choudhury
(47) died of Covid-19 on 22 April during treatment at a private hospital.
- Mihijam (Jharkhand) based journalist
Yugal Kishor Yadav (44), who worked for a Hindi newspaper, died of Covid-19 on 28 April at a private hospital.
- Sahibganj (Jharkhand) based Hindi scribe
Dhananjay Mishra (50) died of Covid-19 on 21 April.
- New Delhi based digital journalist
Chandan Jaiswal died of Covid-19 on 22 April. Chandan (40) worked for Navoday Times.
29.04.2021. INDIA. Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) based senior journalist, writer, editor Mahendra Gagan (photo) died of Covid-19 on 28 April. Gagan (68), who used to edit Pehle -Pahal newsmagazine, succumbed to corona complications during his treatment.
29.04.2021. INDIA. Venga Reddy (photo) who worked in news desk of Eenadu from Vijayasada, Andhra Pradesh, died of Covid 19 on 29 April. Another Telugu journalist
Madiraju Harikrishna Giri (45), who worked for ABN Andhra Jyothi at Shadnagar (Andhra Pradesh) succumbed to corona complications while undergoing treatment.
29.04.2021. INDIA. Kalahandi (Odisha) based television journalist Bhanu Prakash Rath (45, photo) died of Covid-19 while undergoing treatment in a Visakhapatnam hospital on 29 April. Popular as an anchor of DD News, Bhanu used to work for Naxatra News, Odisha times, etc.
29.04.2021. INDIA. Sambalpur (Odisha) based journalist
Manas Ranjan Jaipuria
(photo), who worked for ZEE News Odisha, died of Covid-19 complications this morning (29 April 2021). Manas (45) recently returned from New Delhi and hospitalized after testing corona positive. He was earlier associated with Samaja, Nitidina, Nutan Odisha, Prameya , Naxatra News, Nandighosh tv, MBC TV, Kanak News, etc.
28.04.2021. INDIA. Jaipur based journalist
Anil Basnoi (photo) died of Covid-19 on 28 April. Basnoi (60), who used to work for Rajasthan Patrika, Dainik Rashtradoot, Samachar Jagat, Dainik Ambar etc, was admitted in a Jaipur hospital after testing positive for corona infection a few days back.
28.04.2021. INDIA. Hyderabad (Telangana) based senior journalist
Sridhar Dharmasanam
(56, photo) died of Covid-19 at TIMS hospital on 28 April. Sridhar used to work for a number of English and Telugu newspapers and also news channels including Jain TV. The mentor of Maa Hyderabad organisation, Sridhar was a strong supporter of Telangana movement that resulted in creation of Telangana State today.
28.04.2021. INDIA. Ghaziabad based journalist Raju Mishra (55, photo) succumbed to Covid-19 complications on 28 April. Known for his health reports in Dainik Jagran, Niwan Times, etc, Mishra was hospitalized after he tested positive for corona infection, but he could not survive.
28.04.2021. INDIA. Gwalior based young journalist
Akash Saxena
(photo) died of post Covid-19 complications on 27 April. He was treated in the hospital for more than three weeks, but it did not work and the smiling reporter finally succumbed to the ailments.
28.04.2021. COLOMBIA. El reconocido periodista Franck Piedrahita Bedoya (photo), quien se destacó con
su impecable labor en medios radiales como Todelar y en RCN, falleció en la madrugada del miércoles 28 de
abril a raíz del contagio del Covid-19. Piedrahita Bedoya fue corresponsal de medios impresos, como
Diario Deportivo, El País de Cali y el siempre recordado semanario Nuevo Estadio, y además era director del
programa La Bitácora Informativa que se emitía en las ondas de la estación de la universidad de Medellin.
28.04.2021. BANGLADESH.
Veteran Bangladeshi journalist and freedom fighter
Syed Shahjahan (photo) died of Covid-19 on Wednesday. He was 78. Former Ittefaq journalist Shahjahan breathed his last at about 5:30 pm at Uttara Crescent Hospital in the capital. Shahjahan was the press secretary of the country’s first acting president Syed Nazrul Islam. He was admitted to the hospital on April 23 after he tested positive for the virus.
28.04.2021. INDIA. Two journalists from Mancherial succumbed to Covid-19 while undergoing treatment in hospital in the last 24 hours.
Kondra Srinivas Goud
(32), a reporter for Hindi Milap died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Karimnagar on Tuesday morning. Another senior journalist
Sammi Reddy
(50) from Vemanapalli mandal died of Covid-19 on Wednesday morning. He was associated with Vaartha newspaper. He had earlier worked for Andhra Prabha and other Telugu dailies. The journalists community expressed shock over the two deaths and sought government help for their families.
28.04.2021. INDIA. Mumbai based Senior journalist
Sadanand Shinde
(64, photo) died of Covid-19 on 25 April. Shinde used to work for Shree, Navakal, Punyanagari, Ratnagiri Times, etc. A soft-spoken gentleman Shinde was always helpful to his colleagues.
28.04.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista
Arthur Godoy
(photo) faleceu na madrugada dessa quarta-feira em São
Paulo. O jornalista estava internado há 30 dias por complicações da covid-19. Arthur também havia perdido
a esposa no mês passado pela doença.
28.04.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista
Carlos Garcia
(photo), um dos grandes nomes do jornalismo brasileiro, morreu nesta terça-feira (27), aos 87 anos, vítima de Covid-19. O comunicador estava internado no Real Hospital Português (RHP), desde o dia 18 de abril. O Sindicato dos Jornalistas Profissionais de Pernambuco (Sinjope) e a Federação Nacional dos Jornalistas (Fenaj), manifestam condolências aos familiares e amigos
28.04.2021. BRASIL.
Faleceu, na manhã desta terça-feira (27), vítima das complicações da Covid-19, o radialista
Helvecio Martins (photo). Helvécio teve atuação no rádio dos Sertões de Crateús e Região dos Inhamuns! Helvécio era um dos radialistas mais conhecidos no Interior cearense e fazia cobertura principalmente dos municípios do Serão Central e Inhamuns.
27.04.2021. BRASIL.
Morreu nesta segunda-feira (26), o Radialista e Jornalista,
Erry Justo (photo). Com 53 anos de vida, 30 destes dedicados ao entretenimento, à música e à informação. Como radialista trabalhou nas extintas Rádio Marapendi FM 99,9 e Rádio Cidade 102,9 (atual Oi fm) na capital do Rio de Janeiro.
27.04.2021. BRASIL. Faleceu na tarde desta terça-feira (27), na cidade de Marabá, sudeste do Pará, Sebastião
Costa da Silva (photo), mais conhecido como
Tião Costa, de 60 anos, vítima de complicações da Covid-19.
Tião era muito querido no meio da comunicação do estado onde atuava como radialista, narrador esportivo,
locutor, comentarista e repórter da Rádio Clube de Marabá.
26.04.2021. INDIA. New Delhi based journalist
Kakoli Bhattacharya (51, photo) died of Covid-19 on 23 April. Also known as a researcher and translator, Ms Kakoli was hospitalized after testing positive for corona virus infection. She was associated with the Guardian correspondents since 2009. Started her journalism in the 1990s, Ms Kakoli worked for French daily Le Monde too.
26.04.2021. INDIA. Guwahati (Assam) based senior journalist
Aiyushman Dutta (35, photo) succumbed to Covid-19 complications this evening (26 April 2021) at a private hospital. The talented journalist, who used to work for The Sentinel, tested positive for novel corona virus infection some days
back. Lately his attending doctors advised for specific drugs, which were not available in the city. A prolific feature writer Aiyushman was also a founder of Guwahati International Music Festival.
26.04.2021. INDIA. Jharsuguda (Odisha) based television journalist
Amjad Badshah (photo) died of Covid-19 on 25 April while undergoing treatment in the hospital. Amjad (45) tested positive for the novel corona virus infection a few weeks back and he himself posted his status in facebook. Also popular as a journalism educator Amjad was initially admitted in Jharsuguda corona-hospital and later shifted to Rourkela, where he succumbed to corona complications on Sunday afternoon.
26.04.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista e radialista Raimundo Rosa de Sá (photo), mais conhecido como Raimundo Cazé, morreu na noite desta segunda-feira (26) aos 77 anos após complicações ocasionadas pela covid-19. De acordo com familiares, o jornalista chegou a tomar as duas doses da vacina covid-19, mas testou positivo para a doença há cerca de 10 dias, quando precisou ser hospitalizado. Raimundo Cazé atuava há mais de 30 anos na assessoria de imprensa da Assembleia Legislativa. O jornalista também passou por diversos veículos de comunicação do Piauí, como Jornal da Manhã, Correio do Piauí e as rádios Pioneira e Difusora.
26.04.2021. ARGENTINA. El fallecimiento de
Nahuel Matías Vallejos (photo), conductor radial, periodista y fotógrafo profesional golpeó duró a la comunidad de General Alvear. El comunicador de 33 años dio positivo a coronavirus y estuvo internado durante 12 días en terapia intensiva. Sus fotografías ilustraron infinidad de veces los medios mendocinos, entre ellos era un ferviente colaborador de Diario Los Andes.
26.04.2021. EGYPT. Journalist Mujib Rushdy (photo) died on Monday from the novel coronavirus. He was hospitalized in Cairo for three days. He was the managing editor of the labour newspaper. So far, 11 journalists died of Covid-19 in Egypt.
26.04.2021. COLOMBIA. En la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos del hospital San Juan de Dios de Armenia murió en la mañana de este domingo
Gustavo Domínguez Sánchez (photo), considerado el mejor narrador deportivo que ha tenido el departamento del Quindío en toda su historia. Lamentablemente no pudo ganarle la batalla a la covid 19 y a pesar de los esfuerzos médicos y la tecnología puesta a su servicio no resistió y murió.
25.04.2021. INDIA. Four journalists based in Nizamabad (Telangana) died of Covid-19 in the second half of April 2021. There are
Alladi Shekhar
(48, worked for Sakshi newspaper), Venugopal (49, worked for TV-5 channel),
Ch Madhu (editor of Jalapatham newspaper) and
Dharshanam Ashok (worked for Andhra Bhoomi newspaper) (Express News Service).
25.04.2021. INDIA. Agartala (Tripura) based freelance journalist Tanmoy Chakraborty (photo) died of post Covid-19 complications 25 April 2021. Tanmoy (40) used to work for NorthEast Now, News18 Assam/NE, Daily Desher Katha, etc. He studied journalism and mass communication in Tripura University.
25.04.2021. INDIA. Mumbai based senior photojournalist Vivek Bendre (photo), who worked for The Hindu and Sportstar passed away this morning (25 April 2021) with Covid-19 complications. Vivek (59) was an experienced and well-known photojournalist where cricket was his forte after hockey and tennis. He was admitted in a Covid-19 center of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on 17 April as his oxygen levels dropped drastically and finally succumbed to the complications.
- India: Karimnagar (Andhra Pradesh) based journalist Ramjan Ali, who worked for highly circulated Telugu daily Eenadu, died of Covid-19 on 24 April.
- India: Rayagada (Odisha) based news reporter Gopal Chandra Panigrahi died of Covid-19 complications on 25 April.
25.04.2021. INDIA. Chandigarh based television journalist Saket Suman (photo) died of Covid-19 on 25 April. Suman (40) used to work for Janta TV as a news anchor. He was a promising television personality in north India.
25.04.2021. COLOMBIA.
Una nueva voz del mundo radial ha sido silenciada por el coronavirus. En la madrugada de este domingo perdió la vida el comunicador social
José Barraza (photo), quien fuera uno de los trabajadores incansables en la búsqueda de la noticia en emisoras como La voz de la Costa, la voz del Caribe, la Voz de la Patria, Atlántico y Radio Minuto, entre otras estaciones radiales de la ciudad de Barranquilla. Barraza quien hace dos semanas permanecía internado en un centro médico por complicaciones derivadas de la Covid-19.
25.04.2021. INDIA.
Rahata (Maharashtra) based journalist
Ashok Sadaphal
(photo) died of Covid-19 on 24 April. Ashok (53), who used to work for Marathi newspaper Saamna, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at the hospital.
24.04.2021. INDIA: Ahmadabad (Gujarat) based senior photojournalist Shailesh Raval (55, photo), who worked for acclaimed news magazine IndiaToday as a photojournalist, died of Covid-19 complications on 23 April. Shailesh tested positive for novel corona virus infection a few days back and remained in home isolation. His oxygen level dropped drastically by Friday morning and finally he succumbed to it.
24.04.2021. INDIA. With COVID-19 spreading its wings across the State in second wave, four more journalists succumbed to the deadly virus in Ganjam district. The journalists who lost their lives to coronavirus are: Govind Behera
(25) Kukudakhandi block Correspondent of ‘Odisha Express’;
Manoj Kumar Sahu from Chikiti of ‘Nitidin’;
Karunakar Sahu
(55) from Seragada of ‘Anupam Bharat’ and
Naresh Behera from Chhatrapur of Odisha File. The family sources confirmed their deaths due to COVID.
24.04.2021. BRASIL. A jornalista Nilza Murari (photo), de 55 anos, morreu nesta sexta-feira (23) por complicações da Covid-19. Ela estava internada para o tratamento contra a doença no Hospital Mater Dei, em Belo Horizonte, mas o estado de saúde se agravou durante a semana. Em março, Nilza já tinha perdido o pai, Jairo Murari, de 80, para a enfermidade causada pelo novo coronavírus.
23.04.2021. INDIA. Corona kills three senior journalists yesterday in the state of Maharashtra, Sopan
Bongane, Ashok Tupe, Motichand Bedmutha. Motichand Bedmutha, the founder of Samay Sarathi in
Osmanabad, former president of Osmanabad District Marathi Journalists Association, a senior journalist,
passed away in Hyderabad. Ashok Tupe, a journalist from Loksatta in Shrirampur, also passed away
yesterday. Sopan Bongane (68) had served in prominent Marathi news papers during his career. The death
of three senior journalists on the same day in the state has spread mourning in the field of journalism along with their families.
23.04.2021. INDIA. Ten journalists working with media houses in Telangana died due to COVID-19 in the past week, according to the Telangana Working Journalists Federation (TWJF). Three journalists from Andhra Pradesh also died after testing positive for the coronavirus in this same period. Following are the list of names of journalists who died in April, as per journalist unions: 1. Jayaprakash, journalist, Karimnagar District, Telangana (April 13) 2. Srinivas, reporter, Andhra Jyothi Telugu Daily, Yacharam, Rangareddy District, Telangana (April 16) 3. Sainath, reporter, 99tv, Nirmal District, Telangana (April 17) 4. D
Ashok, reporter, Andhra Bhoomi, Nizamabad District, Telangana (April 17) 5. Bura Ramesh, journalist, Vemulawada, Sircilla District, Telangana (April 20) 6. P Ramesh, journalist, Karimnagar, Telangana (April 20) 7. K Amarnath, senior journalist, Hyderabad, Telangana (April 20) 8. Chinta Naga Raju, reporter, Eenadu, Siddipet District, Telangana (April 21) 9. Ramachandra Rao, sub-editor, Sakshi, Hyderabad, Telangana (April 21) 10. Kalpana, CEO, Bathukamma TV, Hyderabad, Telangana (April 21) 11. P Tataiah, senior journalist, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh (April 22) 12. Chandrashekar Naidu, reporter, NTV Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh (April 22) 13. Srinivasa Rao, reporter, Prajashakti Daily, Jaggaiahpet, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh (April 22) (with the News Minute)
23.04.2021. INDIA. Bareli (Uttar Pradesh) based rural journalist Govind Bhardwaj (52, photo) died of Covid-19 on 23 April.
23.04.2021. INDIA. Puducherry based senior television journalist K Dharmaraj (photo) (alias Bharath) died of Covid-19 on 22 April. Dharmaraj (34), who worked for Polymer TV, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at a private hospital.
23.04.2021. PERU. Conmoción en Cusco por fallecimiento de periodista Haydee Meza (photo). Haydee laboró en importes medios de comunicación de la región imperial como las redacciones del diario El Comercio en Cusco, la edición Sur de La República, y su etapa en la radio bajo las ondas de SSN-Noticias.
22.04.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista, escritor e artista plástico, Alípio Freire (photo), de 75 anos, morreu na
manhã desta quinta-feira (22). Natural de Salvador, ele faleceu em São Paulo, em decorrência de
complicações da Covid-19. Alípio foi um dos fundadores do Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) e fez parte
do Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem-Terra (MST). Alípio chegou a ficar preso por cinco anos
e foi torturado ao se opor ao regime da ditadura civil-militar. Ele foi anistiado pelo Ministério da Justiça
em 2005 e é também autor de diversos livros.
22.04.2021. INDIA.
New Delhi based talented journalist
Ashish Yechury (34, photo), who worked for Newslaundry digital media outlet, died of Covid-19 on 22 April 2021. The elder son of senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury, Ashish earlier worked for Times of India. He was admitted in Gurgaon Medanta Hospital with corona-complications a few days back and breathed his last this morning. Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with politicians cutting across their party lines condoled Ashish’s untimely demise.
22.04.2021. INDIA. New Delhi based veteran journalist Zeyaul Haque (photo) died of Covid-19 on 22 April. Haque (73) worked for Qaumi Awaz, The Pioneer, National Herald, Times of India, Milli Gazette, The Encounter, etc. He wrote regular columns in Rajasthan Patrika and Hindustan. Haque succumbed to corona related complications, while undergoing treatment in the hospital.
22.04.2021. NEPAL. A journalist from Dang,
Damodar Adhikari, died of coronavirus infection. According to his family sources, journalist Adhikari, 40, of Ghorahi sub-metropolis-17, Belbhar died on Tuesday night while undergoing treatment in Kathmandu.
22.04.2021. MAROC. Le critique d’art et journaliste Jamal Boushaba (photo) est mort, le mardi 20 avril à Casablanca, à lâge de 56 ans, après une brève maladie, liée à la Covid-19. Le coronavirus a emporté un des critiques d’art les plus emblématiques du Maroc. Jamal Boushaba a été critique d’art pour plusieurs journaux et revues comme TelQuel et autres. Il a également été chroniqueur pour la radio.
22.04.2021. INDIA.
Moran (Assam) based journalist
Jadu Chutia (49, photo) died of Covid-19 aggravated ailments on 21 April at Assam Medical College Hospital, Dibrugarh. Hailing from Tiloijan village in eastern Assam, Chutia was associated with Assamese daily Pratidin as a rural correspondent. He used to work as a teacher at Khowang Sonowal Charitable Girls’ English School.
21.04.2021. INDIA. New Delhi based outstanding auto journalist Chanchal Pal Chauhan (45, photo) died due to novel corona virus infection related ailments on 21 April. A former employee of India Today, The Economic Times, BTVI, Chanchal Pal was working for ETAuto magazine. He succumbed to Covid-19 late last night.
21.04.2021. INDIA. Bhagalpur (Bihar) based senior journalist
Ram Prakash Gupta (photo), who used to work for popular Hindi newspaper Dainik Jagran, died of Covid-19 complications on 21 April. Gupta (55) was hospitalised in Patna after testing positive for corona-infection and succumbed during treatments.
21.04.2021. BRASIL.
O jornalista
Maximiliano Marques Pereira
(photo), de 58 anos, morreu na noite desta terça-feira. Max Marques, como era conhecido, foi mais uma vítima da Covid-19 no Brasil. Ele estava internado no hospital Anchieta, no bairro do Caju, no Rio de Janeiro. Max trabalhou no Lance ! e nas editorias de Bairro, Cidade e Esportes do jornal O Globo. Recentemente atuava como colaborador no portal Jogada10.
21.04.2021. COLOMBIA. En las últimas horas, trascendió entre el gremio periodístico de Barranquilla la noticia sobre el sensible fallecimiento del periodista Helmer Correa (photo). El comunicador falleció esta mañana en la clínica Cardiovascular, donde permanecía desde hace varios días por complicaciones asociadas al Covid-19. Correa laboró en diferentes medios de comunicación y se destacó por su participación en en el programa Eco-Noticias Regionales que se emitía por emisoras ABC de Barranquilla.
21.04.2021. JAMAICA.
Prominent Journalist and former Television Jamaica (TVJ) news anchor,
Michael Sharpe (photo), who passed away April 20 at age 65, spent some 38 years in the media, from being a reporter to the level of management. At the time of his death, Sharpe was the news operations manager at the Jamaica News Network, a member of The RJRGLEANER Communications Group. According to Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-Mckenzie, veteran journalist Michael Sharpe, died after testing positive for COVID-19 and not from taking the AstraZeneca Vaccine.
21.04.2021. VENEZUELA. En la mañana de este martes 20 de abril falleció el reconocido periodista apureño Francisco Javier Loreto (photo) por complicaciones derivadas de la COVID-19 en el hospital Pablo Acosta Ortiz de San Fernando de Apure. El comunicador, con más de 40 años de ejercicio, se encontraba recluido en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos del centro hospitalario desde hacía una semana. Francisco Javier Loreto era el conductor y productor del programa radial «Con la Comunidad», por Alfa 97.5 FM del municipio Biruaca, y que mantuvo al aire por más de 30 años con información regional.
20.04.2021. MEXICO. El periodista morelense José Luis García Tapia (photo), de 55 años de edad, falleció víctima de Covid-19 el domingo en el hospital regional de alta especialidad “Centenario de la Revolución Mexicana” del ISSSTE en Morelos. Hijo del periodista Alfonso García Bueno, director del Avance de Morelos, uno de los primeros diarios de Cuernavaca, Pepe Gacitapia, como era conocido, ejerció por casi 40 años la profesión. Se inició como reportero a los 17 años de edad y trabajó distintos medios de comunicación en prensa escrita y electrónica a nivel local, entre ellos: Línea Caliente, Morelos Hoy, El Clarín, El Diario de Morelos, La Jornada Morelos, y a últimas fechas dirigía el portal electrónico El Avance de Morelos.
20.04.2021. COLOMBIA. Harold Lasso (photo), periodista y comunicador social del Valle de 33 años de edad, perdió la batalla contra el covid-19. Harold Lasso se venía desempeñando como Director de la Fundación “Guerreros de Dios”. Actualmente participaba en las campañas sociales realizadas en sectores populares, por parte de la emisora Tropicana Estéreo.
20.04.2021. BRASIL. Faleceu nessa terça-feira (20/4), em São Paulo, o repórter fotográfico Maurilo Clareto, o Lilo Clareto (photo), que se tratava da Covid-19 no Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz. Lilo foi por 11 anos repórter fotográfico de O Estado de S. Paulo e por sete anos trabalhou na revista Época.
20.04.2021. COLOMBIA. Falleció la tarde de este martes el reconocido periodista Víctor Cobo Solano (photo), quien por años hizo parte de varios medios de comunicación de la región donde cubría la sección de deportes. Según las primeras versiones, el periodista tenía varias semanas internado en una clínica de la ciudad tras presentar complicaciones en su estado de salud al ser diagnosticado con covid-19 a principios de abril. Hizo parte de varios medios de comunicación como Ondas de Macondo, Radio Guatapurí y RCN Radio.
20.04.2021. INDIA. Bhopal based hockey journalist and historian Baboolal Goverdhan Joshi (67, photo) died of Covid-19 complications on 20 April. Joshi used to maintain all necessary records of the national game of India since the early Seventies and wrote pieces for national newspapers. An engineer turned a genuine fan of hockey, Joshi left behind his wife Krishna, sons Shravan and Neeraj along with a host of well-wishers.
20.04.2021. INDIA. Hyderabad based senior journalist Kosuri Amarnath (photo) died on 20 April while undergoing treatment for Covid-19 in the hospital. Amarnath (69) was one of the leading personalities dedicating his life for the rights and welfare of working journalists. Amarnath became a member of Press Council of India (PCI) representing Indian Journalists Union (IJU). Starting his journalism career with Telugu daily Andhra Bhoomi, Amarnath also worked for Hans India newspaper. Later he edited Scribes News, a specialised IJU magazine dedicated for the benefit of journalists. Three more journalists in the Telugu States, died of Covid-19 on Tuesday: B Ramesh from Vemulawada, Suryapraksh from Visakhapatnam, and P Ramesh from Karimnagar also succumbed to Covid-19.
19.04.2021. FRANCE/SYRIA. Michel Kilo (photo), an exiled veteran Syrian opposition figure, died Monday of complications from COVID-19 in a hospital in Paris where he lived, family and friends said. He was 81. Kilo spent time in prison during the rule of late Syrian President Hafez Assad in the early 1980s and more recently from 2006-2009 under his son, current President Bashar Assad. Kilo was born in the Syrian coastal city and province of Latakia in 1940. He studied journalism in Egypt and Germany. As a columnist he wrote opinion pieces for two Arabic papers, the Lebanese daily Annahar and the London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi. In 2011 he wrote several articles about the Syrian uprising for the As-Safir Lebanese daily newspaper.
19.04.2021. INDIA. Veteran journalist Tavishi Srivastva (photo) died of Covid-19 on 18 April 2021. Worked as the political editor of English daily ThePioneer in New Delhi, Ms Tavishi (73) was admitted in a corona-hospital in the morning hours as she faced breathlessness with high fever. Her condition slowly deteriorated and breathed his last in ICU during night hours.
18.04.2021. ARGENTINA. Este domingo, en horas de la mañana se conoció la noticia del fallecimiento del Dr. Roger Navarrete (photo). Fue un reconocido periodista de Casa de Gobierno, abogado y director de Radio Nacional. Hace unos días había publicado en su cuenta de Facebook, que él, su esposa y su madre habían contraído Covid-19.
18.04.2021. URUGUAY. Fallecio Jorge Rodriguez Benitez (photo). Víctima del COVID se acaba de ir Jorge Rodríguez Benítez, periodista, escritor, bohemio. Desde la redacción de Tiempo de Noticias hacemos llegar nuestro más sentido pésame a Martín Rodríguez y familia.
18.04.2021. BRASIL. Morreu neste domingo (18) o jornalista Luiz Fernando Cardoso (photo), editor do Café com Jornalista, vítima da Covid-19. Ele tinha 40 anos. Passou pelas redações de O Diário (Maringá); Notícias do Dia (Joinville-SC); Diário do Sudoeste (Pato Branco-PR); Jornal de Beltrão (Francisco Beltrão/Dois Vizinhos-PR); e Diário do Norte (Minaçu-GO). Trabalhou também na TV Maringá (Band) como editor e comentarista em telejornais. Na cidade, também colaborou com os jornais Gazeta do Povo e Folha de S.Paulo. Desde 2007, mantinha o Café com Jornalista.
18.04.2021. ARGENTINA. El fallecimiento del reportero gráfico Jorge Schweizer (photo) de 63 años, de su esposa Graciela Noriega y de su hijo Carlos de 34, que también era periodista, los tres por coronavirus y en sólo 48 horas, generó una conmoción en Santa Fe. Jorge era el jefe de Fotografía en el área de Comunicación Social del gobierno y afiliado histórico de la Asociación de Prensa de Santa Fe. Y su hijo, editor del periódico digital “Santo Tomé Siglo XXI”, de propiedad de la familia.
18.04.2021. EGYPT. Journalist Hazem Mounir (photo), head of the Egyptian Foundation for Training and Human Rights, died a short while ago, with the emerging corona virus (Covid-19). He was held in intensive care for about 17 days. The journalist, Hazem Mounir, was a member of the National Council for Human Rights, and one of the prominent human rights jurists. He wrote many articles in "Al-Watan" and a number of Egyptian and Arab newspapers.
18.04.2021. MEXICO. La madrugada de este domingo 18 de abril falleció el periodista Alejandro Aguirre Flores (photo) de 43 años perdiendo la batalla contra el Covid-19. Durante su trayectoria de más de 25 años laboró en medios escritos y la radio, en sus últimos años trabajó en el Diario de Xalapa donde cubría la fuente de deportes.
18.04.2021. BANGLADESH/INDIA: Cox's Bazar based journalist Nazrul Islam Bakshi (56, photo) died of Covid-19 on 18 April. Bakshi, also a popular cultural personality was in India for his wife’s treatment at CMC hospital in Vellore (India). He tested positive for corona infection and was admitted in the same hospital where he breathed his last on Sunday.
18.04.2021. BANGLADESH. Senior cine journalist, organizer and presenter Shafiuzzaman Khan Lodi (photo) died of COVID-19 while undergoing treatment at Japan East-West Medical College Hospital in Dhaka. He was 65. Shafiuzzaman anchored various programs aired on radio and television that included Amar Chhobi which had been aired on Channel-i from 2000 for 18 years.
18.04.2021. INDIA. Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) based veteran journalist Vinay Srivastava (photo) died of Covid-19 complications on 17 April. Srivastava (65) complained of uneasiness a day before and his oxygen level dropped to below 50 when he was communicating with the hospital. But the freelance journalist died before admission to any hospital without treatments. Another Lucknow based journalist Himanshu Joshi (65), who used to work for United News of India, passes away after testing positive for Covid-19 on 16 April.
18.04.2021. INDIA. Agra (Uttar Pradesh) based journalist Brijendra Patel (50) died of Covid-19 complications on 17 April. Following his corona test turned positive, Brijendra was admitted in the hospital, where the senior scribe breathed his last. Hailing from Kanpur, Brijendra worked for Hindi daily Hindustan. Earlier he was associated with newspapers like Dainik Jagran, Umar Ujala, Rashtriya Sahara, etc.
18.04.2021. PARAGUAY. Esta mañana, falleció la periodista Desire Cabrera (photo). Ella estaba internada en el Hospital Regional de Caacupé tras complicaciones por el COVID-19. Su partida enluta a familiares y amigos y genera una profunda tristeza en sus colegas, quienes la conocieron y compartieron con ella especialmente las coberturas de la festividad de la Virgen de Caacupé, pues ella residía en esa ciudad.
17.04.2021. ARGENTINA. Falleció este sábado el periodista Fernando Videla (photo) quien se encontraba internado en el Hospital Iturraspe. Videla tenía 61 años. El periodista el portal Arroyito Ciudad había dado positivo de Covid tras presentar algunos síntomas como ardor de garganta y muchas tos.
17.04.2021. BRASIL. Morreu, na noite desse sábado, 17, o jornalista, professor e pesquisador da cultura cearense Gilmar de Carvalho (photo), aos 71 anos, vítima de COVID-19. Gilmar estava internado desde o dia 20 de março, na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) do Hospital Regional da Unimed.
17.04.2021. COLOMBIA. Tres periodistas más sucumbieron al virus. En una clínica de la ciudad de Montería fue reportado oficialmente el deceso del reconocido y carismático narrador deportivo Teobaldo Villalba (photo). Villalba, laboró como animador político de campañas políticas en Córdoba con su sello característico y como narrador y periodista deportivo en distintas empresas como La Costeña, donde estaba actualmente trabajaba, tenía su propio portal web “Teo lo Dice”. Esta 15 falleció en Casanare el colega periodista Omar Rey, quien participó en varias versiones de los Juegos Nacionales para Periodistas Deportivos. A los 81 años falleció el domingo pasado en Medellín el periodista antioqueño Rodrigo Pareja Montoya. El Covid-19 se llevó al veterano y respetado colega.
16.04.2021. ITALIA. È morto Ninni Cannella (photo) a causa del corona virus, dirigente del sodalizio calcistico del foggiano. Fotografo e giornalista tarantino di grande esperienza, serietà e notevole disponibilità. Aveva 62 anni.
16.04.2021. ECUADOR. Radiodifusor quiteño murió con COVID-19. Jorge Suárez Moreno nació en 1973 en Quito y se dedicó durante 25 años al periodismo radial. Formó parte de Exa FM, Radio La Única, Majestad FM, Francisco Stereo y Jc Radio la Bruja donde trabajó desde hace dos años.
16.04.2021. TURKEY. Cüneyt Circi (photo), a press worker who has been working in the Alanya press sector
for many years, lost his battle of life due to the corona virus. Cüneyt Circi, who died at the age of 64, has been
working for the Yeni Alanya Newspaper for 35 years.
16.04.2021. PERU. Esta madrugada falleció el periodista colegiado Juan Becerra Hernández (photo), en el hospital de Alta Complejidad de EsSalud “Virgen de la Puerta” de La Esperanza, víctima de la pandemia COVID-19. El hombre de prensa Juan Becerra fue Director Periodístico de la revista “Libertad” de la ciudad de Trujillo, impreso que estuvo más de 20 años en el mercado liberteño.
16.04.2021. VENEZUELA. En el Hospital Universitario Dr. Alfredo Van Grieken de Coro, pereció este jueves por complicaciones relacionadas al Covid-19 el conocido locutor, Leonel Ramón Martínez (photo). Leonel Martínez, tenía 51 años de edad, laboró como locutor en Vea Radio, Médano Radio y por largos años en la emisora “Radio Coro”, narrando el noticiero y al frente del programa navideño Naviritmo.
16.04.2021. INDIA. Lucknow based journalist Ankit Shukla (35, photo), who worked for the influential Hindi daily Jagran, died of Covid-19 on 16 April 2021. Shukla, who covered legal affairs for his newspaper, tested positive for the infection a few days back. He was admitted in one of Uttar Pradesh’s important healthcare centres RM Lohia hospital and later shifted to a specially monitored corona-unit, where died in the morning hours of Friday.
16.04.2021. IRAQ. Veteran AP producer, cameraman in Iraq dies of COVID-19. Khodeir Majid (photo), who covered Iraq's numerous conflicts as a video producer and cameraman for The Associated Press for over 17 years, has died, relatives said Friday. He was 64. The cause of death was complications due to the coronavirus. Majid joined the AP in Baghdad in March 2004, a year after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003. He went on to cover the breakdown in security and sectarian bloodbath that prevailed for years, as well as the U.S. occupation, the rise of the al-Qaida terror network, and finally, the war against the Islamic State group.
16.04.2021. COLOMBIA. Víctima del Covid-19 falleció en la mañana de hoy jueves 15 de abril el reconocido periodista y presentador Omar Rey Martínez (photo), tras dos semanas de lucha contra el maligno virus. Poco después de su llegada a Yopal, emprendió una brillante carrera como locutor, presentador y periodista en medios como La Voz de Yopal de RCN, caracol y la Emisora de la Gobernación. Desde hace cerca de siete años había fundado la plataforma de noticias Casanare24horas.com y se desempeñaba como profesional de apoyo en el área de comunicaciones de las alcaldías de Yopal y Aguazul.
16.04.2021. BANGLADESH. Dhaka based television news producer Rifat Sultana (32) died due to pregnancy related complications on 16 April 2021. Associated with Bengali news channel Ekattor TV, Sultana tested positive for the corona-infection a few days back. She gave birth to a healthy baby on Friday before dying in the hospital.
15.04.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista Francileno Góis (photo), de 50 anos, morreu vítima da Covid-19 nesta quinta-feira (15), na cidade de Pau dos Ferros, na região Alto Oeste do Rio Grande do Norte. Francileno, natural de Caraúbas, trabalhava no grupo TCM, em Mossoró, desde 2009, e construiu uma trajetória de destaque na crônica policial do estado.
15.04.2021. INDIA. Patnagarh (Balangir) based journalist Jatish Khamari (46, photo) died of Covid-19 at a Bhubaneswar based private hospital on 15 April 2021. He was associated with the highly circulated Odisha daily Sambad. Khamari contracted the novel corona virus infection a few days and he was hospitalised in Patnagarh. Later he was shifted to Bhubaneswar for better treatments, but succumbed to Covid-19 complications during the night hours on Thursday.
15.04.2021. BRASIL. Daniel Messeder (photo), jornalista automobilístico e editor do Motor1, faleceu nesta quarta-feira, 14, vítima de Covid-19. Internado desde o dia 08 de março em São Paulo, SP, não resistiu às complicações resultantes da doença. Nascido em 06 de janeiro de 1982, no Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Daniel passou a maior parte de sua vida na capital paulista. Teve seu primeiro emprego na revista 4×4 & Cia. O profissional também passou pelas publicações Oficina Mecânica, Hot, Carro e Autoesporte. Em 2012, Messeder assumiu como Editor-Chefe do site Carplace. Com a conversão do portal para Motor1.com, em 2016, Daniel passou a responder como Diretor Editorial da edição brasileira.
15.04.2021. NEPAL. A journalist, Kamal Mishra, 48, of Birtamod municipality-8 in Jhapa district died due to coronavirus on Wednesday night. He died while undergoing treatment at Shukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, Teku. Journalist Mishra had returned from India to attend a religious program a few days ago. He fell ill soon after returning from India and admitted to the hospital for treatment.
15.04.2021. ARGENTINA. Falleció el periodista Mario López (photo), quien a su vez era el presidente de la Asociación Noroeste de Básquet en el departamento San Cristóbal. Mario López periodista de Multimedio San Guillermo, se encontraba internado en Santa Fe. López es el segundo periodista que fallece a consecuencia de haberse contagiado de Covid-19. Hace un tiempo atrás reportábamos el deceso de Miguel “Kapi” Dominguez, periodista y relator del CAM.
15.04.2021. MEXICO. La pandemia del COVID-19 ya ha cobrado la vida de 104 periodistas mexicanos. Datos obtenidos
desde redes estatales y nacionales de periodistas en México compilados por ARTICLE 19 oficina para México y Centroamérica.
Leer más sobre: https://articulo19.org/covid-19/periodistas-mexicanos-ante-el-covid-19/
14.04.2021. INDIA.
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) based senior journalist and cartoonist Pradeep Arya
(58, photo) died of Covid-19 on 12 April 2021. Arya was associated with various Hindi newspapers like Deshbandhu, Nababharat, Lokswar etc for three decades. He tested positive for the infection a few days back. Initially he was in home isolation but later admitted to a local hospital where Arya succumbed to Covid-19 aggravated ailments.
3.04.2021. PEC press release. More than a thousand journalists have died from Covid-19 around the world // Comunicado de prensa de la PEC. Más de mil periodistas han muerto por la Covid-19 en todo el mundo // Communiqué de presse PEC. Plus d’un millier de journalistes sont morts du Covid-19 dans le monde
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12.04.2021. HONDURAS. Por COVID-19 muere periodista que laboraba en Conatel. Este domingo se conoció del fallecimiento de la licenciada en periodismo, Claudia Ordoñez (photo), tras perder la batalla contra la COVID-19. Claudia Ordoñez laboraba en la unidad de relaciones públicas de la Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (Conatel). La comunicadora estuvo ingresada en el Instituto Hondureño del Seguro Social (IHSS), por complicaciones en su estado de salud por la COVID-19. Casi una decena de periodistas han muerto por el virus durante la pandemia en Honduras.
13.04.2021. BRASIL. O jornalismo brasileiro perdeu uma das suas principais figuras. Morreu na noite desta segunda-feira, vítima de complicações da covid-19, o jornalista
Aloy Jupiara (photo), aos 56 anos. Ele exercia o cargo de editor-chefe do jornal O DIA e é um dos autores de dois livros “Os porões da contravenção” e “Deus tenha misericórdia dessa nação”, todos escritos em parceria com o jornalista Chico Otavio. Recentemente, ele participou do documentário sobre Castor de Andrade.
12.04.2021. FRANCE.
Le journaliste, animateur et homme de théâtre marseillais
Jeff Carias (photo) est mort à 52 ans, ce samedi 10 avril 2021, des suites de la Covid-19. Passé par France 3 Provence-Alpes, présentateur sur la chaîne LCM, auparavant publicitaire, producteur, Jeff Carias était aussi animateur dans le monde de l'entreprise, et homme de théâtre.
11.04.2021. ARGENTINA. Mauro Viale (photo), considerado uno de los iconos del periodismo argentino, murió este domingo a los 73 años en una clínica de Buenos Aires donde había sido internado este sábado con coronavirus. La noticia ha conmocionado el mundo político y periodístico del país suramericano. Según informó Radio Rivadavia, uno de los medios en los que el veterano comunicador se desempeñaba en la actualidad, Viale había recibido el jueves pasado la primera dosis de la vacuna contra la covid-19, pero dos días después se conoció que tras tener síntomas compatibles con el virus se hizo un hisopado y dio positivo.
10.04.2021. GUATEMALA. Este sábado 10 de abril se confirmó que dos periodistas guatemaltecos perdieron la batalla contra el covid-19. Uno de los periodistas trabajaba de manera independiente en el Palacio Legislativo. Los dos periodistas que fallecieron son:
José Antonio Castro, quien trabajaba en el Congreso de la Republica como reportero gráfico. Y el segundo es
Amafredo Castellanos, quien laboró en varios medios de comunicación.
10.04.2021. BRASIL. Morre jornalista
Fernando Ribeiro
(photo), aos 56 anos, por complicações da Covid-19 Ele tinha experiência em segurança pública e já foi comentarista da TV Verdes Mares. Recentemente, mantinha um site próprio e apresentava o Plantão da Plus na rádio Plus FM.
10.04.2021. VENEZUELA.
El Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Prensa informó sobre el fallecimiento del periodista Armando Monroy (photo), quien murió a consecuencia de complicaciones por la COVID-19 este 9 de abril en el estado Vargas. El periodista, de 33 años de edad, trabajador del portal Caraota Digital, trabajó también como productor de Radio Caracas Radio y comunicador corporativo en fundaciones.
10.04.2021. GUATEMALA. El productor del programa de televisión “Que Chilero” de TV Azteca Guatemala,
Frisly Macario
(photo), falleció este sábado, según usuarios de redes sociales y compañeros de este, a causa del Covid-19. Frisly Macario era productor del programa Que Chilero, transmitido por TV Azteca Guatemala.
10.04.2021. BANGLADESH.
Journalist
Hassan Shahriar (photo) died of COVID-19 at a city hospital on Saturday. He was a former president of the National Press Club and former executive editor of Daily Ittefaq. He was 76. Shahriar is the 48th Bangladeshi journalist killed by the deadly virus.
10.04.2021. TURKEY. Journalist
Metin Türkyılmaz (photo) dies from Covid-19. The agency Bizim, of which
Türkyılmaz was a founding partner and worked for the last time, announced the bitter news yesterday morning.
Türkyılmaz, who was treated for Covid-19, was 55 years old.
09.04.2021. INDIA. Veteran Indian journalist Kapil Datta (photo), who was associated with the New Delhi based popular English daily Hindustan Times, passed away on 9 April after suffering from the novel corona virus infection related complications. Datta (65) was admitted at Vimhans hospital a few days back after testing positive for Covid-19 and developing breathlessness.
09.04.2021. BANGLADESH.
Journalist Roman Shah Alam (photo) died of COVID-19 at Gazipur hospital on early Friday. He was Gazipur correspondent of Daily Lakho Kanto. Roman is the 47th Bangladeshi journalist killed by the deadly virus. Roman was admitted to the hospital on April 1 after he tested positive for COVID-19.
08.04.2021. BRASIL. Morreu, nesta quarta-feira (7/4), a professora e jornalista Elizabeth Pazito Brandão (photo, 68 anos), em decorrência de complicações da covid-19. Beth estava internada há 11 dias, e, segundo amigos próximos, ela esperava autorização de algum familiar para passar por uma traqueostomia mas, após sofrer uma parada cardíaca, não resistiu e veio a óbito.
08.04.2021. COLOMBIA. El periodista deportivo
Walberto Ahumedo (photo), oriundo del corregimiento de Pasacaballos, Cartagena, falleció tras estar internado desde hace más de nueve días en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos del Hospital Universitario del Caribe.
08.04.2021. PARAGUAY. Falleció causa del Covid el colega
Óscar Escobar (photo), periodista de dilatada trayectoria en el periodismo televisivo. Paz en su tumba.
08.04.2021. VENEZUELA. Nos llega la lamentable noticia de la muerte, por Covid 19, del periodista tachirense Jorge Zambrano
(photo), con quien compartimos en El Impulso de Barquisimeto. Falleció esta madrugada en Maturín.
08.04.2021. PERU. Después de haber permanecido internado en el hospital de EsSalud a la espera de una cama UCI desde hace una semana, falleció el periodista huaracino Martín Inchicaque Quiñones (photo) a consecuencia de la COVID al tener el 70% de sus pulmones dañados.
07.04.2021. PHILIPPINES.
Nestor Torre
(photo), a prominent writer, director and journalist, has passed away. He was 78. According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, where Torre worked as a longtime columnist, he died from complications caused by COVID-19 on Tuesday.
07.04.2021. JOURNALIST'S DAY IN BRAZIL. DIA DO JORNALISTA. Brasil lidera em jornalistas mortos por Covid e PEC cobra prioridade na vacina
Read the MediaTalks article on:
https://mediatalks.com.br/2021/04/07/jornalistas-mortos-covid-19/
De acordo com levantamento elaborado pelo Departamento de Saúde da FENAJ, a partir de notícias e de acompanhamento pelos Sindicatos da categoria no país, 169 jornalistas morreram entre abril de 2020 e março de 2021. O dossiê também mostra que, em três meses de 2021, o número de mortes supera todo o ano de 2020, quando foram registradas 78 mortes de abril a dezembro. Este ano, são 86 vítimas, percentual 8,6% maior que no total de 2020. Leia mais em:
https://fenaj.org.br/brasil-e-o-pais-com-maior-numero-de-jornalistas-mortos-por-covid-19/
07.04.2021. BRASIL. A jornalista
Regina Helena Lucas de Andrade (photo) faleceu vítima de Covid-19. Ela comunicou que estava com a doença no dia 24 de fevereiro em uma rede social. Quatro dias depois de testar positivo para Covid-19, foi internada no Hospital Dom Vicente Scherer, no complexo da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre. Regina era gaúcha natural de São Gabriel e tinha 59 anos. Se formou em jornalismo pela Ulbra e trabalhou em lugares como o Correio do Povo e a Câmara de Vereadores de Porto Alegre.
06.04.2021. INDIA. India’s veteran journalist and academician
Fatima Zakaria (85, photo)
succumbed to Covid-19 complications on 6 April 2021 at a private hospital in Aurangabad of Maharashtra. She used to work for Mumbai’s Sunday Times. Honoured with prestigious Padma Shri award, Ms Fatima was the wife of Maharashtra’s former minister and Islamic scholar Rafique Zakaria and mother of global media personality Fareed R. Zakaria.
06.04.2021. MEXICO.
Falleció por Covid la periodista
Adriana Tavira Garcia (photo). La Federación de Asociaciones de Periodistas Mexicanos, A.A. (FAPERMEX) y el Colegio Nacional de Licenciados en Periodismo (CONALIPE) con profunda pena participan el fallecimiento de su compañera y amiga Adriana Tavira Garcia, directora del periódico Impulso y Secretaria de Protección a Periodistas del Consejo Directivo de la Fapermex período 2019-2022.
06.04.2021. PERU.
En la mañana de hoy, el conocido reportero gráfico del Diario “La República”,
Reneyro Sandor Guerra Maza
(photo), falleció víctima de la Covid-19 a sus 49 años de edad. El talentoso fotógrafo y periodista piurano, será recordado como una persona carismática, alegre y gentil, que siempre estuvo dispuesto a ayudar a quien lo necesitó en cada momento de su vida.
05.04.2021. INDIA.
ANI (South Asia’s leading Multimedia News Agency) mourns the death of our colleague
Sabaji Mohan Palkar
(photo), a video journalist in Mumbai who fought a valiant battle against Covid, but succumbed yesterday. As a front-line worker, he brought to the world India’s fight against Covid.
05.04.2021. URUGUAY.
Falleció
Ángel Eduardo Ornella García (photo), de 64 años de edad; el reconocido docente y periodista era positivo a Covid-19. Ornella fue docente de Educación Moral y Cívica, en UTU y en el liceo local, llegando a ocupar el cargo de subdirector del Liceo “Álvaro Figueredo” de Pan de Azúcar. Supo cumplir también una destacada labor en el ámbito deportivo, siendo técnico de fútbol y dirigente de la Liga Zona Oeste de Fútbol, además de integrante del equipo deportivo de la radio local y en el último año, desempeñándose como periodista en medios gráficos.
05.04.2021. RUSSIA. Sports commentator
Vladimir Gendlin (photo), who was 84 years old, died. Doctors call the cause of death pneumonia, but his son believes that his father actually had a coronavirus. He was a sports commentator, boxing expert. Twice became a laureate of the national television competition TEFI. Since the beginning of the 90s, he was the author of the "Big Ring" boxing program on NTV. Until 2016, he was the main commentator in boxing fights on NTV and on Channel One.
05.04.2021. MEXICO. El periodismo deportivo de Culiacán se encuentra de luto, tras el repentino fallecimiento de Félix Javier Moreno Hernández (photo), quien laborar por casi 20 años en El Sol de Sinaloa. Falleció la noche del domingo a los 55 años de edad, luego de complicarse su estado de salud a causa del Covid-19.
04.04.2021. BRASIL. O empresário e jornalista
Hércules Dias
(photo), 68 anos, morreu neste domingo (4) vítima da Covid. Ele tinha cerca de 50 anos de atuação no jornalismo em Goiás e Tocantins e era dono de portais de notícia nos dois estados. Conhecido pelos amigos como HD, Hércules trabalhou como radialista, cronista esportivo, repórter policial, repórter televisivo, assessor de comunicação. Ele passou por várias instituições públicas e privadas e colunista em diversos veículos ao longo da carreira.
04.04.2021. ECUADOR. El periodista y fundador del canal orense OK TV,
Milton Serrano Valencia (photo), murió esta mañana a causa de la COVID-19, a la edad de 69 años. Su hijo, Milton Serrano Piedra, confirmó a Fundamedios el fallecimiento del reconocido periodista orense que fundó el primer canal de noticias en la provincia de El Oro, en el litoral sur del Ecuador.
04.04.2021. BRASIL. Três jornalistas catarinenses morreram vítimas da Covid-19 entre esta sexta-feira (2) e sábado (3):
Ozias Alves Júnior
(50), editor e fundador dos jornais Em Foco;
Savas Apóstolo
(39, photo), que trabalhou no Jornal Notícias do Dia; e
Ney Padilha
(77), um dos grandes nomes do rádio e do esporte no Estado.
03.04.2021. NIGERIA. The National Publicity Secretary for the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere,
Yinka Odumakin
(54, photo), is dead. Mr Odumakin, a public analyst, activist and politician, died of complications from coronavirus disease at the intensive care unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, on Saturday morning. He was employed by The Punch Newspaper as a reporter, and later joined The Guardian Newspapers. Mr Odumakin resigned from the Guardian in 1993 and established Effective Company Limited, a media and publishing company in partnership. Mr Odumakin, who was appointed the spokesman for the presidential campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2011, later turned his back on Mr Buhari in 2015 when he supported the then outgoing President, Goodluck Jonathan.
02.04.2021. BANGLADESH. Journalist
Jagdish Chandra Ghosh (photo), a retired teacher from Faridpur and a senior member of the Faridpur Press Club, died of COVID-19 on April 2. He was 93. Locally he was known as Tarapada Sir. He breathed his last on Friday at 8:15 pm in the ICU of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital (BSMMC) in Faridpur.
02.04.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista e escritor
Vilmar Berna
(photo), de 64 anos, morreu hoje (2) vítima de complicações da Covid-19. Um dos pioneiros do jornalismo ambiental e consultar ambiental em Niterói e São Gonçalo, ele estava internado desde o último dia 20. Vilmar participou da fundação de várias organizações da sociedade civil dedicadas às lutas ambientais, entre as quais se destacam a Univerde, em 1980, em São Gonçalo; os Defensores da Terra, em 1984, na cidade do Rio de Janeiro; e a Rede Brasileira de Informação Ambiental (REBIA), em Niterói.
02.04.2021. PERU. El periodismo deportivo y el fútbol peruano están de luto. El reconocido periodista
Carlos Enciso Pérez Palma
(photo) falleció este jueves víctima del coronavirus, informó su familia. Enciso fue Jefe de Prensa de la Comisión Estados Unidos 94 y, posteriormente, jefe de prensa de la Asociación Deportiva de Fútbol Profesional (ADFP) por muchos años. Además, fue fundador de Ovación, junto al recordado Pocho Rospigliosi, y fue corresponsal del Perú en la revista El Gráfico de Argentina.
02.04.2021. COLOMBIA. El periodista
Jaime Zamora Marín
(photo) falleció este Jueves Santo, tras presentar complicaciones derivadas de la Covid-19 y estaba internado en uno de los centros de salud de Bogotá. El “Negro Zamora", como era llamado por sus amigos más cercanos, hizo un largo recorrrido por la radio colombiana desde Radio Sutatenza, pasando por Todelar hasta crear su propia estación: Jazmar Estéreo en Villeta, Cundinamarca.
01.04.2021. BRASIL. Morreu, na tarde dessa quinta-feira (01/04), o jornalista alagoano
Átila Viera
(photo), de 41 anos. Ele estava internado no Hospital da Mulher, em Maceió, onde faleceu em decorrência de complicações causadas pela Covid-19.
01.04.2021. BRASIL.
O jornalista, escritor, professor e médico veterinário
Hermano de Melo, de 73 anos, morreu na noite desta quinta-feira (1º), em decorrência de complicações da covid-19. Hermano publicou artigos e crônicas nos jornais Correio do Estado, O Estado MS e escrevia sobre temas diversos, na área social, política e ecológica no blog “Liberdade, Liberdade”.
01.04.2021. INDIA.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) based photo journalist
Tajnoor Khan (photo) died of Covid-19 complications on 31 March. Tajnoor (50) died while undergoing treatment at a corona care centre.
01.04.2021. MEXICO. Arturo González Orduño
(photo), director de noticias y de televisión de Grupo Fórmula, perdió la vida la madrugada de este 1 de abril por complicaciones derivadas del virus del SARS-CoV-2. Grupo Fórmula lamentó el fallecimiento del periodista originario de la ciudad de Puebla, de 61 años de edad, a través de sus redes sociales.
01.04.2021. BRASIL.
A jornalista Carla Carneiro
(photo), de 48 anos, morreu na madrugada desta quarta-feira (31) em Uberaba vítima da Covid-19. A jornalista trabalhou na TV Integração por 16 anos. Atuou por quatro anos e meio em Uberaba e depois na unidade de Divinópolis, onde permaneceu até 2015.
01.04.2021. ECUADOR. El periodista ecuatoriano
Pablo Aníbal Chávez murió a causa del virus de la COVID-19. El Comunicador, que nació en 1963, fue el conductor del programa “Buenas Tardes Pastaza”, que se transmitía de lunes a viernes por Radio Mokawa, 93.9 FM. Chávez se convierte en el segundo comunicador que muere en el ejercicio de sus funciones a causa de la COVID-19 durante el 2021.
01.04.2021. ARGENTINA. Esta madrugada falleció el fotoperiodista Adrián Lugones (photo), tras semanas de estar internado en el hospital Centro de Salud por las complicaciones derivadas del covid-19. El reportero gráfico actualmente trabajaba como corresponsal de la agencia Télam y era miembro de la Asociación de Reporteros Gráficos de la República Argentina (ARGRA). También colaboró con diversos medios locales.
