SettingsJournalists who committed suicide
Adrian Karsten
Adrian Karsten (March 13, 1960 – September 2, 2005 in Horicon, Wisconsin) was a college football sideline reporter for ESPN known for wearing his trademark suspenders.
Adrian Karsten (March 13, 1960 – September 2, 2005 in Horicon, Wisconsin) was a college football sideline reporter for ESPN known for wearing his trademark suspenders.
Albert Merriman Smith
(Albert) Merriman Smith (February 10, 1913 – April 13, 1970) was a wire service reporter, notably serving as White House correspondent for United Press International and its predecessor, United...
(Albert) Merriman Smith (February 10, 1913 – April 13, 1970) was a wire service reporter, notably serving as White House correspondent for United Press International and its predecessor, United...
André Gorz
André Gorz (February 9, 1923, Vienna – September 22, 2007, Vosnon, France), pen name of Gérard Horst, born Gerhard Hirsch, also known by his pen name Michel Bosquet, was ...
André Gorz (February 9, 1923, Vienna – September 22, 2007, Vosnon, France), pen name of Gérard Horst, born Gerhard Hirsch, also known by his pen name Michel Bosquet, was ...
Avram Steuerman-Rodion
Avram Steuerman-Rodion, born Adolf Steuerman or Steuermann and often referred to as just Rodion (November 30, 1872–September 19, 1918), was a Romanian poet, anthologist, physic...
Avram Steuerman-Rodion, born Adolf Steuerman or Steuermann and often referred to as just Rodion (November 30, 1872–September 19, 1918), was a Romanian poet, anthologist, physic...
Bert Bertrand
Bert Bertrand was a journalist from Belgium.
Bert Bertrand was a journalist from Belgium.
Charles Rocket
Charles Claverie, known by such stage names as Charlie Hamburger, Charlie Kennedy, and, most famously, Charles Rocket (August 24, 1949 – October 7, 2005) was an American f...
Charles Claverie, known by such stage names as Charlie Hamburger, Charlie Kennedy, and, most famously, Charles Rocket (August 24, 1949 – October 7, 2005) was an American f...
Chris Morgan (journalist)
Christopher Morgan, was a Welsh journalist.
Christopher Morgan, was a Welsh journalist.
Christine Chubbuck
Christine Chubbuck was an American television news reporter who committed suicide during a live television broadcast.
Christine Chubbuck was an American television news reporter who committed suicide during a live television broadcast.
Cliff Temple
Cliff Temple was a leading UK athletics journalist, author, commentator and coach.
Cliff Temple was a leading UK athletics journalist, author, commentator and coach.
Danny Casolaro
Joseph Daniel Casolaro (June 16, 1947–August 10, 1991) was an American freelance writer who came to public attention in 1991 when he was found dead in a bathtub in room 517 of the Sheraton Hotel...
Joseph Daniel Casolaro (June 16, 1947–August 10, 1991) was an American freelance writer who came to public attention in 1991 when he was found dead in a bathtub in room 517 of the Sheraton Hotel...
Don Hollenbeck
Don Hollenbeck (March 30, 1905 June 22, 1954) was a CBS newscaster and commentator and colleague of Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly.
Don Hollenbeck (March 30, 1905 June 22, 1954) was a CBS newscaster and commentator and colleague of Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly.
Ernst Immanuel Cohen Brandes
Ernst Immanuel Cohen Brandes (1 February 1844 - 6 August 1892) was a Danish economist, writer, and newspaper editor best known for editing the Kjøbenhavns Børs-Tidende, which published artic...
Ernst Immanuel Cohen Brandes (1 February 1844 - 6 August 1892) was a Danish economist, writer, and newspaper editor best known for editing the Kjøbenhavns Børs-Tidende, which published artic...
Francis Adams (writer)
Francis William Lauderdale Adams was an essayist, poet, dramatist, novelist and journalist who produced a large volume of work in his short life.
Francis William Lauderdale Adams was an essayist, poet, dramatist, novelist and journalist who produced a large volume of work in his short life.
Gloria Emerson
Gloria Emerson was an American author, journalist and New York Times war correspondent.
Gloria Emerson was an American author, journalist and New York Times war correspondent.
Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author who wrote The Rum Diary, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, The Curse of Lo...
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author who wrote The Rum Diary, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, The Curse of Lo...
Ian MacDonald
Ian MacCormick was a British music critic and author, best known for both Revolution in the Head -his forensic history of The Beatles which borrowed techniques from art historians- and his '...
Ian MacCormick was a British music critic and author, best known for both Revolution in the Head -his forensic history of The Beatles which borrowed techniques from art historians- and his '...
Indrani Aikath Gyaltsen
Indrani Aikath Gyaltsen was a freelance journalist, & writer of Indian origin.
Indrani Aikath Gyaltsen was a freelance journalist, & writer of Indian origin.
J. Anthony Lukas
Jay Anthony Lukas, or J. Anthony Lucas, was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist and author, probably best known for his 1985 book Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives...
Jay Anthony Lukas, or J. Anthony Lucas, was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist and author, probably best known for his 1985 book Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives...
James Mossman
David James Mossman (10 September 1926 – 5 April 1971) was a British journalist, broadcaster, a TV reporter, film-maker, interviewer and former MI6 agent with a famously acerbic interviewi...
David James Mossman (10 September 1926 – 5 April 1971) was a British journalist, broadcaster, a TV reporter, film-maker, interviewer and former MI6 agent with a famously acerbic interviewi...
James Truitt
James Truitt (died 18 November 1981) was an American journalist, born in Chicago, Illinois and raised by a prominent family in Baltimore, Maryland.
James Truitt (died 18 November 1981) was an American journalist, born in Chicago, Illinois and raised by a prominent family in Baltimore, Maryland.
Jan Lechoń
Leszek Józef Serafinowicz (pen name: Jan Lechoń; Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire, March 13, 1899 – June 8, 1956, New York City) was a Polish poet, literary and theater critic, dipl...
Leszek Józef Serafinowicz (pen name: Jan Lechoń; Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire, March 13, 1899 – June 8, 1956, New York City) was a Polish poet, literary and theater critic, dipl...
John Mulgan
John Alan Edward Mulgan (31 December 1911–26 April 1945) was a New Zealand writer, journalist and editor, and the elder son of journalist and writer Alan Mulgan.
John Alan Edward Mulgan (31 December 1911–26 April 1945) was a New Zealand writer, journalist and editor, and the elder son of journalist and writer Alan Mulgan.
John Winter (meteorologist)
John Winter (September 8, 1967 - April 5, 2007) was a meteorologist for NBC affiliate WFLA-TV in Tampa, Florida.
John Winter (September 8, 1967 - April 5, 2007) was a meteorologist for NBC affiliate WFLA-TV in Tampa, Florida.
Leopoldo Lugones
Leopoldo Lugones Argüello (13 June 1874 – 18 February 1938) was an Argentine writer and journalist.
Leopoldo Lugones Argüello (13 June 1874 – 18 February 1938) was an Argentine writer and journalist.
Lisa Howard (reporter)
Lisa Howard was a pioneering female journalist and television news anchor who also had a career as an off-Broadway theater and TV soap opera actress.
Lisa Howard was a pioneering female journalist and television news anchor who also had a career as an off-Broadway theater and TV soap opera actress.
Lucio Magri
Lucio Magri was an Italian journalist and politician.
Lucio Magri was an Italian journalist and politician.
Martha Gellhorn
Martha Ellis Gellhorn was an American novelist, travel writer and journalist, considered by The London Daily Telegraph, among others, to be one of the greatest war correspondents of the 20th...
Martha Ellis Gellhorn was an American novelist, travel writer and journalist, considered by The London Daily Telegraph, among others, to be one of the greatest war correspondents of the 20th...
Miguel Ángel Quevedo
Miguel Ángel Quevedo (died 1969) was the publisher and editor of Bohemia Magazine, the most popular news-weekly of its day in Cuba and Latin America, known for its political journalism and e...
Miguel Ángel Quevedo (died 1969) was the publisher and editor of Bohemia Magazine, the most popular news-weekly of its day in Cuba and Latin America, known for its political journalism and e...
Peter Shellem
Peter Joseph Shellem (6 October 1960, Philadelphia–24 October 2009) was an investigative reporter for The Patriot-News.
Peter Joseph Shellem (6 October 1960, Philadelphia–24 October 2009) was an investigative reporter for The Patriot-News.
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
Pierre Eugène Drieu La Rochelle was a French writer of novels, short stories and political essays.
Pierre Eugène Drieu La Rochelle was a French writer of novels, short stories and political essays.
Sandy Hume
Sandy Hume, born Alexander Britton Hume Jr., (September 2, 1969, Washington, D.C - February 22, 1998, Arlington, Virginia), was an American journalist.
Sandy Hume, born Alexander Britton Hume Jr., (September 2, 1969, Washington, D.C - February 22, 1998, Arlington, Virginia), was an American journalist.
Siamak Pourzand
Siamak Pourzand was an Iranian journalist and film critic.
Siamak Pourzand was an Iranian journalist and film critic.
Stefan Lux
Stefan Lux was a Czech Jewish journalist, who committed suicide in the general assembly of the League of Nations during its session on July 3, 1936.
Stefan Lux was a Czech Jewish journalist, who committed suicide in the general assembly of the League of Nations during its session on July 3, 1936.
Steve Kangas
Steve Kangas (born Steven Robert Esh on 11 May 1961, died 8 February 1999) was a journalist, political activist and chess teacher known for his website Liberalism Resurgent and highly polit...
Steve Kangas (born Steven Robert Esh on 11 May 1961, died 8 February 1999) was a journalist, political activist and chess teacher known for his website Liberalism Resurgent and highly polit...
Tadeusz Borowski
Tadeusz Borowski (; 12 November 1922 – 1 July 1951) was a Polish writer and journalist.
Tadeusz Borowski (; 12 November 1922 – 1 July 1951) was a Polish writer and journalist.
Tamar Golan
Tamar Golan (תמר גולן; December 18, 1934 – March 30, 2011) was an Israeli journalist and diplomat, who was known especially for her work to promote relations between Israel and Africa...
Tamar Golan (תמר גולן; December 18, 1934 – March 30, 2011) was an Israeli journalist and diplomat, who was known especially for her work to promote relations between Israel and Africa...
Tom Forcade
Thomas King Forçade (September 11, 1945 – November 17, 1978), aka John Thomas Moore and Kenneth Goodson Jr., was an American underground journalist and activist in the 1970s.
Thomas King Forçade (September 11, 1945 – November 17, 1978), aka John Thomas Moore and Kenneth Goodson Jr., was an American underground journalist and activist in the 1970s.
Tomasz Beksiński
Tomasz Beksiński (26 November 1958 – 24 December 1999) was a popular Polish radio presenter, music journalist and movie translator.
Tomasz Beksiński (26 November 1958 – 24 December 1999) was a popular Polish radio presenter, music journalist and movie translator.
Torquato Neto
Torquato Pereira de Araújo Neto (November 9, 1944 – November 10, 1972) was a Brazilian journalist and poet.
Torquato Pereira de Araújo Neto (November 9, 1944 – November 10, 1972) was a Brazilian journalist and poet.
Tycho Kielland
Tycho Kielland (25 March 1854 - 3 May 1904) was a Norwegian jurist and journalist.
Tycho Kielland (25 March 1854 - 3 May 1904) was a Norwegian jurist and journalist.
Vlado Taneski
Vlado Taneski was a Macedonian crime reporter and serial killer.
Vlado Taneski was a Macedonian crime reporter and serial killer.
William Brinkley
William Clark "Bill" Brinkley was an American writer and journalist.
William Clark "Bill" Brinkley was an American writer and journalist.
Zerah Colburn (locomotive designer)
Zerah Colburn was an American engineer specialising in steam locomotive design, technical journalist and publisher.
Zerah Colburn was an American engineer specialising in steam locomotive design, technical journalist and publisher.