Obit

Warren, 70

AMERICAN NEWSPAPER photographer Earl Warren died last July 22. He was 70.

Warren worked for the Tallahassee Democrat from 1969 to 1980. (Former Democrat photographer Warren dies at 70, Tallahassee Democrat)

Warren was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature photography in 1970.

In a statement on Warren’s death, former Democrat photographer Ray Stanyard said: “Earl liked to go to rural areas and find people he thought were interesting. He was very good at that.”

Democrat writer and editor Mary Ann Lindley said: “Earl was such a character, always joking. He was kind of sardonic, always seeing the ironic craziness of a situation. And he was a really artistic photographer, really into the story telling of journalism, not just snapping pictures.”

Pocha, 46

INDIAN JOURNALIST and editor Jehangir Pocha died of cardiac arrest last July 12. He was 46.

Pocha was the editor-in-chief of NewsX, a television station based in New Delhi. He also worked as a foreign correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle and The Boston Globe. (Journalist Jehangir Pocha succumbs to cardiac arrest, India West)

He was also the editor of India’s Business World. (Senior journalist Jehangir Pocha dies, NDTV)

In a statement on Pocha’s death, South Asian Journalists Association co-founder Sree Srinivasan said: “Jehangir was a pioneer in many ways, but especially worth noting is his recognition of the importance of covering China — its society, its culture and its ambitions — long before most other journalists did.” (Journalist Jehangir Pocha succumbs to cardiac arrest, India West)

Zareen Karani Araoz, president of the Massachusetts-based company Managing Across Cultures, said: “Jehangir was a very respected journalist, and had started his own entrepreneurial News Channel in Delhi, mentoring many others, who really looked up to him, and gaining the respect of the media community. He was always on the cutting edge of things, and gave his own unique and candid perspectives on them, with humor and sharp intellect.”